sweet little orc

felix has given up barne tv these past days. he's been fascinated with "the voice" channel instead, but i don't want him to watch it. he's only 6 and some of the music videos are not suited for a 6-year old. we always argue everytime we come home from school. he wants "the voice" and i want "cartoon network". one time, i was so tired to argue with him that i gave in to his demands. when i switched the channel to "the voice", bruno mars' "just the way you are" was playing. it happens to be my favorite song for this season, so i ecstatically jumped and sang along with the song.

this afternoon, it was the same scenario. i was full-handed when we got home. aby came for a visit, i had to fetch some logs and make a fire to warm up the house, i had to pee, i had to take scott out to pee, i had to take out the plates from the dishwasher and i had to prepare dinner. so felix was happy as he sat quietly with his lego stuffs in the living room while tuned in to "the voice". as aby and i made dinner, i checked on him once in a while, and he said to me, "don't worry joan, i'm not watching the videos, i'm just listening to the songs". yeah, right!

i called him when dinner was ready. after a couple of excuses, he finally joined me and aby at the dining table. we had small talks...talking to felix with my elementary-level norsk and shifting to tagalog when i talked to aby. in the middle of dinner, he sat straight up, and said, "it's your favorite song, joan". i was surprised because i didn't even hear the song at first. he stood up from his chair and said, "i'll turn up the volume so you can listen to it". he went to the living room and did just that. i was flattered and i said a thousand thanks to him. he came back to the table and finished eating his food. after he said "tak for mad" he went back to his lego and "the voice".

aby was surprised to see how sweet felix is. i know, i know. his little gestures can be overwhelming sometimes. he is my sweet little orc. i never thought he pays any attention to me when i tell him my favorite songs, things or food. but he does. last summer, he showed up in my room with a handful of dandelions because he remembered that yellow is my favorite color. so he thought, i might like dandelions. and i did! one time, when i suddenly burst into tears in the grocery store, he walked out on me, but came back with my favorite strawberry-vanilla ice cream and said "i picked this out for you so you'll stop crying". he would patiently walk with me down to the library (even in a freezing minus 15 temp) because he knows that i love books and i just want to be surrounded by them.

ah, he's just full of surprises....my sweet little orc : )