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The kitchen is where Nanna and Poppy are most of the time. 5o you can climb up on the flower barrel
and tap the window,

then duck down and they won't know who did it, or you can press your face
against the glass and frighten them.

lf they're not in the kitchen, you can't do any of those things and you have to wait until next time. lf they see you first, they wave and make silly faces.
Sometimes Nanna peek-a-boos me, which always makes me laugh. 5o I get a lot of extra fun and hellos before I even get inside.

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Just look at the ldtchen. lt's so big. lt has a table you can color and lots of drawers to take stuff out of and play with. But you can't touch anything under the sinlt.
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Sometimes Poppy plays his harmonica for me. He can only play one song, ..Oh, Susannah."

But he can play it a lot of different ways. He can play it dowor fast

or he can play it sitting down or standing up. He says he can even play it and

drink a glass of water at the same time, but I've never seen him do that.

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When I stay over we have our supper in the kitchen too and when it's dark outside we can look at our reflections in the window. ft works just like a mirror except it's not in the bathroom, and it looks like we're outside looking in.
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And I san "But I'm here with you, Poppy," and then he loolc at me in his funny way.

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ln the morning the first place we go is back to the lcitchen, and there,s the window waiting for us. You can look out and say good morning to the garden or see if it's going to rain or be nice.

And you can see if the dog next door is doing stuff in Nanna's flower beds. She hates that!
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HELLO, WORTD! WHAT HAVE YOU GOT FOR US TODAY?'

Nobody ever answers, but he doesn't care.

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Poppy makes breakfast. He says it's his specialtY.

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My favorite is oatmeal

with bananas and raisins that you can't gee because he hides them
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| find them all.

When I get dressed, I help Nanna in the garden. It's a very nice garden, but there's a tiger who lives behind the big bush in the back
so I don't ever go there.

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Or collect sticlts and acorns. "Not in the house, please."

Or just kick my ball around. Sometimes when it's hot Poppy chases me with the hose
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Then sometimes I iust sit by the Hello, Goodbye Window and watch. Nanna says it's a magic window and anybody can come along when you least exPect it.

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THE PIZZA DETIVERY GUY

(Pepperoni and cheese, he knows that's my favorite.)

TI{E QUEEN OF ENGIAND

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They all could come! And a lot more if they want! And if they do, I'll see them first.

Mommy and Daddy pick me up after work. I'm glad because I lcnow we're going home,

but it makes me sad too because I have to leave

Nanna and Poppy.
You can be happy and sad

at the same time, you know. It iust happens that way sometimes.

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When we leave we always stop at the window to blow kisses goodbye.

When you look from the outside,

Nanna and Poppy's house has lots of windows,

but there's only one Hello, Goodbye Window and it's right where you need it.

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When I get my own house someday I'm going to have a special

Hello, Goodbye YVindow too.
By that time I might be a Nanna myself.

don't know who the Poppy will be, but I hope he can play the harmonica.
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