We arrived late to their home and Molly was asleep, but the hubbub and noise at the front door woke her up. Christina sent Kate to get her up and bring her out to say hello. At first she was shy and slow to talk so when we sat down at the dining table for a bowl of home made lentil soup and home made bread, I asked her what she had done that day. She told me all about the movie she had watched that day. Then she related all her movies, one after another.
This did not last long for soon the older girls and the four adults changed the conversation, but at any pause in the conversation, Molly quickly picked up her train of thought, returning to all her movies. This happened many times. Eventually we all laughed as Molly returned to her own conversation. By the time we are finished our meal, complete with home made baklava, Molly was beginning to tell us all the Christmas movies that we missed. She did point out to us that we had missed Christmas!! It was a bit of a snapshot of a four year old, being asked a question, then trying to keep the conversation going with her in charge. She normally is not interesting in being the focus of attention, but that night she was on a roll. I believe she could have gone on for an hour.
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