Honey, I love you
"I love you too, Boo"
What are we doing for New Year's Eve
"We were invited to a New Year's Eve party by Steve."
Are we going?
"It depends on whether we can take the kids, as they are growing up so fast and may or may not enjoy it."
Let's check with them and see if they can handle an adult party for a bit. We don't have to stay long. The meal will go for an hour or so, then games. Steve and Deb are the best host and hostess we know.
"Or... we could let them choose between a movie or Pizza Ranch or maybe TV's Fright Night."
Let me guess, you would like to go to Pizza Ranch? And if they choose a movie, you could get in a nap to bring in the New Year. You know all the movies playing are kids' movies, right?
"I am just pretty sure they will choose Pizza Ranch due to all the games in the back room."
You know you are getting so old. They aren't going to choose Fright Night. Maybe we could catch available family if we go on Zoom.
If you want to stay home, the kids are having a combo birthday for Sarah and a New Year's Eve party. You could stay home and still eat heartily!
"Well, I am old, but are you accusing me of trying to stay home or go to Pizza Ranch and then get home early?"
Let's just say that I know you well enough to know what you are up to when it comes to getting out of the house. Almost 80 is making you an old man, clearly!
"Well, I'm not 80 yet and you are getting pretty old too. I can't believe I married such an old lady."
Okay, I am old too! Barely 70, but I could be okay with an early night. I haven't made it to midnight in years. Well, probably not since I stopped drinking and taking drugs. And I wasn't an old lady when you married me, Mr. Brady.
"And you are a pretty cute old lady of mine, if I do say so myself! And what is this Mr. Brady stuff"
Haven't you noticed that I'm rhyming with you in this conversation? You do this to me all of the time, so I decided enough is enough!
"Okay, but I do such a better job of it!"
Right, you shit!
"So sorry, sweetie pie. You have to admit my rhyming is a bit better and I have that outstanding wit!"
You remind me of a nit! Always hanging on, can't get rid of... oh maybe I'm thinking of a nitwit.
I'm sorry now, honey bunny. My attempts to outrhyme you have me giving you a bit of a bite, then what's showing is my witwit!
"What is witwit? I feel hit!"
Kind of like a middle finger, a warning, now I will quit!
"I'm relieved to be done with this bit."
So let's give the girls the choice and plan to go to Pizza Ranch and home early. We will skip the party this year but go to their next one. What say you? I am tired already after all of this, I will admit!
"I'm done now too. I will quit!"
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Denise E Lindquist
I am married with 7 children, 28 grands, and 13 great-grandchildren. I am a culture consultant part-time. I write A Poem a Day in February for 8 years now. I wrote 4 - 50,000 word stories in NaNoWriMo. I write on Vocal/Medium daily.
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Comments (4)
Cute stuff! Happy New Year Denise! 🥳
Nicely done, Denise
I noticed the rhyming hehehehehe. Loved this!
How cute and festive!