Miscellaneous Jolee (September 1998)

GROWING UP IN BROOKLYN
 
Jolee is not interested in eating, so she decides to climb under the table and play with Melanie's, Grandma Cyndee's, and my feet. "Jolee," we ask, "Don't you want some meat?" Jolee replies:
 
"Meat this!"
 
Further investigation has determined this phraseology was entirely coincidental, and she has not replied in this fashion since.
 
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Jolee's vocabulary was enriched recently while observing a verbal altercation on the street below. Since she basically repeats anything you ask her to, this news should not be surprising.
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Additional favorite things of Jolee to say:
 
You talkin' to me?
I'm walking here!
Luke, use the force!
 
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Jolee is pumpkin-crazy. Everything is pumpkins, pumpkins, pumpkins. She plays incessantly with our pumpkin decals on the windows. As a spectator at Saturday's "Ragamuffin Parade", Jolee saw a range of various costumes, the most popular being a witch. Or, as Jolee said, repeatedly, "More witch!" She's definitely going to have fun with Halloween this year and, no, she won't be a Green Bay Packer cheerleader. And, sadly, the Kenneth Starr costume doesn't fit her yet.