Joy: I can’t believe it’s snowing again!
Michael: Yeah, and it’s freezing out again, too.
Joy: What should we do?
Michael: How about a little wager at the pool table?
Joy: What kind of wager? Neither one of us has any money.
Michael: Well, Mommy is going to Waterloo tomorrow, and she never takes more than two of us at a time. Let’s say whoever wins, gets to go on the trip, and decide who else gets to go, too?
Joy: You’re on!
Michael: You can go first. After all, you’re going to need an advantage.
Joy: Thank you. I will go first, not because I need an advantage, but just because you offered.
Joy: Oh, this is harder than it looks!
Michael: You’re doing all right, but you know you’re going to lose, right?
Joy: Not if I can help it.
Michael: Read it and weep, sister. If I make this shot, you lose big time.
Joy: You have to make the shot first, big talker.
Michael: Treasure! No!
Joy: Bad kitty! Get down from there!
Joy: Come back here with that ball, Treasure!
Michael: We mean it, Treasure! Right now!
Michael: Now what? How are we going to figure out who goes to Waterloo tomorrow if we can’t finish the game?
Joy: And I was this close to winning, too.
Michael: Yeah, right. How about a game of cards to see who wins the bet?
Joy: Perfect. I’m a card shark you know.
Michael: Ha! We’ll see about that.
Sofia: Should we tell them we already asked Mommy this morning if we could go to Waterloo with her?
Luna: No. It’s kind of fun to watch them wear themselves out for nothing.
oh ! pauvres petits Joy et Michaël !
c’est vilain, les filles… de ne pas les prévenir !
mais je pense que Maman vous emmène chacun votre tour !
pensez à ramener une surprise à ceux qui restent, n’est-ce pas ???
Oh, we know we were little mean Auntie C., but Joy and Michael didn’t include us in their wager either! We did bring back some yarn and pretty buttons, and a cat statue though, for everyone to share…Auntie S. bought us the cat!
Girls will be girls! But it is a lovely story!
Thank you, Auntie L.. We were a little mean, but then, Joy and Michael were also a little presumptuous thinking they should get to choose who goes to Waterloo, don’t you think?
Hahaha, that was funny. Typical sibling shenanigans. Have fun in Waterloo!
Thank you, Auntie R.. We did!