The Clarinet
Puck was having fun playing his latest game: Poof! “Poof” required only one thing, his baby socks. He found it very funny to toss his sock into the air and hear Collette say:
“Poof!”
He could sit doing this for a long time, laughing because his inanimate socks made such ridiculous sounds.
Breakfast was part of the plate of chocolate chip oatmeal cookies which Carrie had made. Then it was over to the Silverspoon’s where Denae was just leaving for her own dental appointment and Curly was dropping off Izzy at an OA event. Similarly, Dad and Frances were also on a Scouting adventure, camping out in the just freezing weather. Curly-crafted brisket sandwiches, potato chips (Theodore made a special trip to the store to get them), and mini chocolate eclairs for lunch while the Puck napped.
Sometime in the afternoon, OLeif found Rose’s old clarinet, which Curly had in his stash. Once OLeif figured out how it made noise, the quacking drones soon filled the house. OLeif was soon in competition with the television.
“Turn down the television, Curly,” Denae commanded. “I want to hear your brother play.”
Collette sighed as OLeif’s cheeks puffed more notes from the instrument. For a brief moment she imagined him in full Orthodox Jewish garb playing from a scene in “The Fiddler on the Roof”. The moment quickly passed.
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry,” OLeif apologized. “I’ll quit now.”
“No, I like it,” said Denae. “Keep playing.”
Meanwhile, Puck was busy getting into everything as usual.
“Look at him go!” said Denae. “He just crawls right over everything.”
Puck was currently sitting inside his toy box, hunting for anything that looked especially chewy. This included a pool ball, which Sebastian later snatched and tried his best to gnaw. He then thought about waving to the rest of the family, including Izzy who had just returned. Sometimes he remembered how to do it, sometimes he didn’t, and only stared hard at them in concentration with his big gray eyes.
In other news, Sunrise had been given an interview at the library, one of the few fortunate ones who was actually granted such an opportunity.