Announcement from niece

Babysat my niece yesterday. She announced to me that I have a sister named Mommy (Actually I have 2 sisters named Mommy). Then she asked who her nieces are, she has cousins and aunts. I explain she doesn't have nieces, she has to have a brother or sister and when they grow up and have babies like my cousin's wife is having a baby, then you have niece or nephew. She understands she has to grow up first to have a her own niece. Even further, she figures her cousins are my nieces too cuz their Mommy is my sister too. Ah, conversations with almost 6-year-olds are so much fun.

Then my brother-in-law gets a Slepping Beauty costume cuz niece wants to Sleeping Beauty from Halloween. Now she wants to be Ruby from Max and Ruby. But there are no Ruby costumes or even rabbit costumes beyond age 2. My sister buys face paint, but can't find the purple dress Ruby's wears or rabbit ears. I suggested she wears her Sleeping Beauty dress and paint her face like a rabbit, but nieces says no. My poor sister and brother-in-law.

Then my sister looks at pics of potential adoptees and discusses with hubby on the phone that I said they looked like cute kids (I will love anyone they adopt). Her adoption councilor said for a baby they might have to wait another year (they have waited for 2 already) so they said they would take a less than perfect child younger than their daughter. Many defects are minor and can be dealt with like my sister's diabetes or my uncle's deafness. My brother-in-law wants to rush cuz he is tired of all the questions from family and friends, but sister points out they are not buying a house, you can't give back the kid if it doesn't work out. Sister wants to look at the pics together and decide what is best for them as a family, not for everybody else. So hopefully within the next year I will have a niece or nephew.

Later.