Quality time under duress

Uncle Pat came and visited us while we were living in exile awaiting our renovations to complete. He came to compete in the Australian rowing championships, sadly he didn't do as well as when he competed in the Masters a few months ago.

In any case, he was consoling himself with a beer from my fridge that evening, when Alicia toddled over to him and asked if he would like to read her a story. Uncle Pat shook his head sadly, and gently explained to Alicia that whilst spending quality time with his niece was something that he could partake in pretty much any time he felt like it, watching the television and drinking beer was something that he rarely ever got a chance to do, so could she please get out of the way of Law and Order: North Dakota undercover farming task force.

Unfortunately for him, Alicia is not the kind of person who takes no for an answer: she pretty much slammed a pile of books on his lap, and placed her cute, bulbous head directly in his line-of-sight to the telly. After that, he had no choice but to read to her (and White Teddy). Good for her!