Not Reading

Tim and Kathy were over with Declan last night. Kathy was reading to Tara (good luck coming to our house and not getting caught by Tara for at least one book!) She was reading a Dora story. And of course they always sprinkle a little Spanish in to make it educational. Like putting Vitamin C in a Little Debbie Nutty Bar makes it nutritious.

Anyway, Kathy reads the word Abuelo. Now Tim is fluent in Spanish, so he asked Seamus if he knows what it means. Seamus says sure - it means Grandmother!

Tim is surprised, and asks where he learned that. In Spanish class he responds. Really? You have a Spanish class he asks? No! Says Seamus. He's just messing with him.

Kathy keeps reading and keeps throwing out words. Of course Seamus knows very few. But they fall into a routine.

Eventually as Kathy asks about a word Seamus moves towards the book. Of course Kathy pulls it away from him so he can't cheat. This goes on for a while, and I can tell that Seamus is confused. But it keeps playing out this way.

Finally you can see that Seamus understands what is happening, and yet he still doesn't understand it. That is he knows she's hiding the book from him, he just doesn't know why. So when he can't take it anymore he runs up to Kathy (who is hiding the book) and says "But Aunt Kathy - I don't know how to read!" Oh! Right!

The look on her face was priceless.