Les Freres Heureux

So here’s what’s been happening in the home of Julie The Nephews Mama:

Oh sure, it looks cute.  But you’ll note that nothin’ ain’t gettin’ by Sam The Newborn Nephew. He’s got one eye on each older brother, and has probably wrapped his knuckles in foil beneath his fuzzy suit.  He’ll need it.

“It’s a baby!” Will The Smaller Child Nephew announced when Sam was first carried into the house, as though this were the first he’d heard about it.  Jim The Child Nephew, meanwhile, no fool he, is wondering just how long this is going to go on:  “Sam’s still here,” he said in dubious tones when his mother handed him the phone last week.  I tried to speak to Sam as well, but he was not receiving callers.  Will, however, was:  “HI AUNT BETH!”  he shouted into the handset.

“That’s the first time I heard him do that,” his mother reported.  “Usually he just stands there and looks at the receiver and then hands it back.”  Not a phone man, the middle child.  Probably because it’s a security risk.  He must keep his plans secret until the proper time.  I’m thinking middle school.

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