Last night my brother had a dream that our sister was getting married. She was nervous and excited. She was especially nervous because her fiancé didn’t know how to dance. “Can you teach him to dance?” she asked my brother. My brother went to give him some pointers. Only to discover that her fiancé was Sauron. He took the moral high ground and refused to give him pointers.
Where do I go from there?
I guess for this week’s Top Five I’m going to get some guest input. Trevor (my brother) and his wife Katey are visiting this week. I’d say that Claire (my sister) is visiting too, but she lives back at home now because CORONAVIRUS.
Trevor’s Top Pick
Trevor: “Playing lots of tennis.”
Alex: “Why?”
“It’s a good workout and it’s easy to go to.”
“Anything else you’d like to add to your quote?”
“I’d like to change my quote entirely.”
“Ok. Go ahead.”
“Tennis is fun.”
Claire’s Top Pick:
What *I* think Claire’s favorite thing about the last week was: picking raspberries.
What Claire just said after I wrote that sentence: “My favorite part of the last week was getting raspberries from the patch and seeing everyone’s smiles when I bring them into the house.”*
Claire made a pie with those raspberries, and that should be on this list, too.
*this makes Claire sound like a character from Anne of Green Gables, and, well…
Katey’s Top Pick:
Katey: “Not having to work!”
Alex: “What do you like about not working?”
“Not having to work. No work involved. Nothing. No exams. Freedom.”
“Do you have anything else you’d like to add?”
“No.”
Claire’s Top Pick, Take 2:
Claire: “Wait. Ask me again what my favorite part of the week was.”
“Yes, go ahead.”
“My favorite part of the week was also not working.”
(I look at her like, did you just copy Katey’s answer?)
(She did.)
Claire’s Top Pick, Take 3:
Claire: “Also, I have a serious answer.”
“Okay, go ahead.”
“My actual favorite part of the week was going to the book barn and getting a lot of books.” A pause. “Why are you staring at me like that?”
*laughter*
Trevor: “Because…you sound…the way it’s going to come across…I liked raspberries. I liked going to the book store. To get books.”
Claire: “Oh man.”
Alex’s Top Picks:
Having family around all week, that pie Claire made, playing tennis, reading books, and yes I just copied all their answers 🙂
What were your favorite things from this past week? Let me know in the comments!
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