fairy godfathers

It is not often that Kooka gets the chance to direct playtime around here. A large portion of it is spent doing what the big brother decides, but today was different. Today Punk consented to play Sleeping Beauty with Kooka. They both decided to be fairies and spent nearly a half an hour re-enacting the scene where the fairies are making a dress for Princess Aurora. They love the part when the fairies (Fauna, Flora and Merriwether) point their wands at each other and shout, "It should be pink!" "No - blue!" "No -Pink" "No- Blue."

The fairies always have British accents, and speak with a just a hint of refinement in their voices. After about 20 minutes of "arguing," I hear Kooka's voice say, "I am the head fairy and I say PINK!"

There was a moment of silence, and then a very dignified, James Bond like voice responds, "Well then Merriweather, I'm afraid I'm just going to have to kill you.'

Aaahh - nobody knows how to ruin a perfectly good game of fairies like a big brother.