Did the stars go to sleep?

A very important call came in last night at 9:30 p.m. It was from my grandson, Dashiell II (or Bunny to us), who was refusing to go to bed, I guess. He is 3-1/2 years old.

Actually, Bunny's dad (big Dash) called me earlier at the request of little Dash. Little Dash -- Bunny -- has been pestering his parents to come over to "Nana and Carter's House" to spend the night. This has apparently been of great importance to him as he has been nagging them about it for several days.

Here's some excerpts from that conversation:

Me: "Hi Bunny! You going to come over and spend the night next weekend?"

Bun:  "Are da chickens out?"

Me: "They're in the cage. Behind the gate" (he's afraid of our chickens, but he likes to go with Carter to feed them.)

Bun: "Okay. Where's Yaya? (the dog)"

Me: "She's right here. We're going to go night-night."

Bun: "Oh... Is da bird out? (our cockatiel)"

Me: "No, she's going night-night. Why aren't you going night-night?"

Bun: "I not tired."

Me: "Okay, so what are we gonna do when you come over? You gonna sleep in your own bed?"

Bun: "yeeeah. I got two rooms"

Me: "Really? Where?"

Bun: ''I got one room at yer house, and one room at my house. I got two rooms."

Me: "That's right! You DO have two rooms! If you sleep in your own room do you want to have Dumbo in the bed with you?"  (Dumbo is the stuffed animal we got at Disneyland for my birthday)

Bun: ''Uhhhhmmmm. Nooooo.. I want. I want. I want... Daisy.... and  Pluto."

Me: "Okay, I think we can do that."

Bun: "How?"

Me: "Well I guess I'll have to see if I can find them somewhere."

Bun: "Do you have pink yogurt"

Me: "Yes, we have pink yogurt for you."

Bun: "Do you have chocolate?"

Me: "Yea, (laughing) I have some chocolate for you" (I sometimes give him a few M&M's if I have them)

Bun: "Do you have canny?"

Me: "I probably have some candy somewhere... I don't know."

Bun:  "do you have gum?"

Me:  "Yeah I have your orange gum" (it's sugarless)

Bun:  "Do you have Nana gum?"  (That's my nicorette gum which he pretends he's going to eat and then doesn't. Thank God).

Bun: "Nana! Your leg broked off?"

Me: ''No, it's all in once piece. You'll see... it's not broken off at all"

Bun: "is all togedder?"

Me: "Yeah, it's all in one piece! It's totally okay!"

Bun: "Where's Carder?"

Carter and Bunny talk ... I hear a discussion about whether there are presents for him and such....

I get the phone back.

Bun: "NANA!"

Me: "Yes, baby?"

Bun: "Are da 'tars in my room?"

Me: "Yes my love, the stars are in your room. They're waiting for you to come spend the night."

Bun: "In my room? Are duh stars in dere?"

Me: "Yeah, your stars are on the wall. They're waiting for you"

Bun:  "Did the 'tars go to sleep?"

Me:  "Yes, love, they went to sleep. They're waiting for you to come so they can shine again."

Bun: "Okay, Nana..."

Me: "I love you this big"

Bun: "Nana, I love you thiiiiiiis big".