Amusing himself

Things Jack Did In His Swing This Afternoon Instead of Falling Asleep:

1. Looked out the window
2. Sang*
3. Stared at the fish on his swing
4. Talked to the fish on his swing
5. Banged the tray of the swing
6. Stared at his hand as if he had never seen it before**
7. Whined
8. Sucked his thumb
9. Sucked his hand
10. Sucked both hands at once
11. Cried
12. Laughed
13. Read "War and Peace"
14. Knitted an afghan
15. Memorized the first 514 numbers in Pi
16. Wailed plaintively
17. Climbed out and made himself a martini***


* His singing sounds like some sort of whale call, but is very cute nevertheless.
** This happens about three times a day now. He sticks his arm out, sees his hand and looks startled like "What the HELL is that? And WHOA! There are two of them!"
*** Shaken, not stirred