cimorene

perrin: i want to read a book and watch cim read.
me: it could be hard to read *and* watch me do something at the same time, and it could be *really* hard because i'm not reading anything.
p: i want to read and watch cim drink her teeeeeeea and read.
me: oh, well that's a problem because i'm not drinking any tea. i finished my tea.
[pause while p thinks]
p: talk about what cim is going to do.
me: i thought i'd just hang out in here for a while, and then when taumas gets home we're going to watch a movie.
p: [thinks] i want to watch cim make a cim out of broccoli.
me: but we don't have any broccoli. so i can't make a cim out of it.
p: *i* want to make a cim out of broccoli.
me: but you can't, roo, because you don't have any br--
p: i DO have broccoli!
me: oh, okay. where?
p: i have broccoli in the cooler! [presents duplo bucket]