V: Hey, Jesse, I'm blind. I can only see a little bit out of this eye (pointing to his right) and this one (pointing to his left) is just for decoration.
*We have no idea where he got this idea of having an eye just for decoration.*
V: Mom, what's this?
Me: A yardstick.
V: Why's it so long?
Me: To measure long things.
V: Like an elephant's trunk?
Me: Sure.
Me: Victor, it's time to get dressed. What would you like to wear today?
V: Dance party clothes because I'm dancing with my record player.
Me: Okay, what do dance party clothes look like?
V: (Starts to dance)
Me: Great but what do dance party CLOTHES look like?
V: My Batman shirt and tight pants.
Me: Okay then.
V: When are you going to put up the mistletoe?
Me: How do you know about mistletoe?
V: Eden told me. Mommies and daddies kiss on the lips under it.
(Eden, when questioned, explained that she and Victor were singing Have a Holly Jolly Christmas and he wondered what the mistletoe was.)
V: So, where do you have the mistletoes?
Me: I don't have any mistletoe.
V: I want one for my birthday, for you to hang up. Can we buy some? Can you look for some at the grocery store?
*Victor finally found his mistletoe at Uncle Blair's Christmas dinner on Sunday. He was very pleased to be able to kiss Mariana and PopPop under the mistletoe.*
A conversation with a special friend who spent the day with Victor:
Victor: Are the bags on the seat beside you?
Friend: One bag is on the seat beside me. The others are in the trunk
Victor: The elephant's trunk?
Friend: No, the trunk of the car.
Victor: Is it big?
Friend: Yes.
Victor: Like the elephant's trunk?
Friend: No.
Victor: The elephant's trunk is long.
Friend: Yes, that's right. Did you learn about elephants at
school?
Victor: No we don't have elephants at school. Do you
have elephants at your house? Does Rylee (a pet bunny) like
elephants?
Friend: No, I don't have elephants at my house and I
don't think Rylee would like them.
Victor: I don't have elephants at my house because
they poop. Where are elephants?
Friend: In the jungle or in the zoo.
Victor: Do you go to the zoo?
Friend: I haven't been to the zoo for a long time.
Victor: I want you to go to the zoo. Go to the zoo
tomorrow.
Friend: Would you like to go to the zoo with me?
Victor: No I'm too busy.
Another conversation with his special friend who had also taken him to lunch at the retirement community where she works:
Friend: Victor, I need both hands to carry our plates, so
I need you to hold on to my pants so I know you
are with me.
(He did exactly as asked.)
Another staff member: You did a good job listening. You are a good boy.
Victor (with a huge smile): Yes, and I'm soooo cute too! [😊]
And on the way home from his special time with his friend (he was on a roll that day):
On the way home:
Friend: You are such a big boy.
Victor: I'm 4 and next I'm 5.
Friend: Then you can go to kindergarten.
Victor: No, I won't go to kindergarten because I might hate kindergarten.
(That was the "word of the day". Everything was either "I hate..." or "I used to hate...")
Friend: You might like it. I think you should go to kindergarten.
Victor: I can't go to kindergarten.
Me: Why not?
Victor: I have to go to high school with Isaac.
Mariana: Victor, I love you.
V: I love ham.
S.S. Teacher: Who is going to sing in the children's choir Christmas Eve?
Victor: (Proud smile on his face) I am! I'm the best singer in the world!
V: (Upon entering a room) I don't like quiet places.
*No other comment needed. That's Victor's life in a nutshell. And ours.*
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