Stuck

Papa and Ty have a game. Papa (Michael) has played it with our children and most any other child that's game for his game. In this game Michael starts to say something or to do something and then suddenly stops, frozen or stuck. What the child or children have to do to get him un-stuck is to clap their hands together. Ty's been getting Papa un-stuck for a while now.

On the way to the airport for our return back to the land of sunshine, Papa started playing the stuck game. Ty would clap. Then (and I could almost see the idea forming in his head) Ty decided that he would get "stuck" himself. He'd start to talk and then stop with his mouth open. I tried to clap to get him un-stuck, but he didn't want me to un-stick him. It was Papa or nothing. Ty's Stuck Game went on for quite a while. He was quite taken with it and would laugh (I love his laugh) delightedly. Sometimes Papa AND Ty would be stuck at the same time. That's when I'd come to the rescue and un-stick one of them.

Be careful that you always have someone around to un-stick you!

NS