he tried to share the wonder of the steam coming out from the top of the coffeemaker with his granddaughterstried to share its ephemeral silverwhite curlicues the plaits the weaving its slender threads the sudden gouts and belchesWe have a coffeemaker too  I think its nicer than yoursyours is just whiteits stained Grampa

The steam girls see the steamhow intricate how lovelyhow very fleeting it isLook  he waved his hand beside its crown the steam was obliterated

the girls looked at each otherthe eldest took the lead as she did when she mentioned they had a coffeemakeras she always did  Its nice  When are you going to get a nicer coffeemaker Grampa

A prettier coffeemaker Stainless steel To match the microwave

Yes

she might have thought in her seven year old head he was coming around

I dont have a microwave

she blinked first  Why dont you have a microwaveeveryone has a microwave

Ohhoney  Your argument fails  If everyone had a microwave   Id have a microwave wouldnt I

I meanI meant  everyone else has a microwave

Baby  If I dont  Im confident there are other people who also dont

I can see that she said begrudgingly  she didnt like to lose arguments  patently she didnt like to lose at anything  she was going to be a dandy when she got older no one would pull the wool over her eyes

he loved her tenacity

Yes  My pointI was being facetious  You understand the meaning of the word facetious  her head bobbed up and downnodding  Excellent  What does facetious mean

Facetious

Yes  Excellent pronunciation by the way sweetheart

the four year old edging toward the doorway into the livingroom where her mother was said Excuse me

Yes lil one

Im going to see mommy  Okay

Okay

I think Ill go see mommy too

In a moment  he knelt on the linoleum floor so they were eyeball to eyeball  You can go when we conclude our conversation     Where were we   I dont rememberhe remembered

I dont either she said as she began edging towards the doorfilling the void her sister left beside her

OH  I remember  Facetious

Oh yes

Yes  You were going to define facetious for me

Facetious   Facetious

he nodded

Facetious   You said you were being facetious

I did  Facetious  You remember what we were talking about

We  were   talking

We were talking about the new coffeemaker you think I should have

We were  she brightened up

Yes  What about it

You were going to get a new one

Yes  And why was I going to get a new coffeemaker

You  were  going  to  get  a  new  coffeemaker . .

. . To match

To match

Yes  Remember  What was my new coffeemaker going to match

I dont know

Actually you do

No  I dontI dont know

Actually  You do

I dont

You do honey  Think for a moment  

I aman I dont remember 

Take a moment  I believe you do remember  Were talking  Nothing more  Me  Talking to you     Okay

Okay

So Ill ask you a question that I know you know the answer to it  An itll be the answer to what you say you dont remember   Okay

Okay

Excellent    Excellent like your pronunciation of facetious

Thank you

Youre welcome baby he was the only one who got away with calling her baby  her sister was the baby of the family  not she   Now listen very carefully okay

Okay

What does your handsome coffeemaker at home match  Look around the kitchen in your head

What does it match  The coffeemaker    What does the coffeemaker match

Look over by the refrigeratorjust past it

The refrigerator Just past the refrigerator

You have to look up  For some reason people fail to look up  Look up just past the refrigerator  

Grampa     I dont knowI cant see                                              

You can see  Youre not blind    What does your coffeemaker match

Match our coffeemaker

Look

Matches our coffeemaker just past the refrigerator   Look up                        OH 

Oh

I know

I know you know   What

Our coffeemaker matches our microwave

It does 

       So as Ive said  I dont have a microwave

You dont

Your not blind  You see one here

she looked   No

Excellent  So if I said Id get a prettier coffeemaker Stainless steel To match the microwave  And I dont have a microwave  What does that say about the word facetious

Define facetious

she screwed up her face thinking it over     So I think it means you were joking with me

So  to be facetious is to joke or tease  To be flippant or ironic  Im kidding you  Im talking tongue-in-cheek  All those help define facetious   So when I said Id get a prettier coffeemaker to match my microwavean I dont have a microwave  I was being facetiousI was teasing you

I understand

I know you do  Your very smart baby  But to answer your question  I love the steam coming out of the crown of this coffeemaker and I wont get another coffeemaker until this a one fails  Dies  Im one for function or utility over looks  If it works dont fix it  Thats a saying an adage a statement of truth

Thank you for explaining to me about facetiousthats a funny word  And an adage

Youre welcome baby   You wanted to see your mother

she reached over and put her hands on his shoulders  No  Not now 

You gonna give me a kiss or what

A kiss and a big hug

Im all for that

when they broke their embrace she said I love you Grampa

I love you too baby

1148,  Saturday,  29  7. 17

The Beatles  She Loves You  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoF-7VMMihA