Me: Did you just fall asleep while I was talking to you?
Nell: I was merely resting my eyes.
Me: I was telling you something important.
Nell: Were you?
Me: Yes. I was going through my list of Things To Do Before Tomorrow.
Nell: It was a very long list.
Me: And then you started to play Cheeky Animals.
Nell: Are you sure?
Me: I saw you stick your tongue out.
Nell: One has to keep oneself amused at times like these.
Me: Times like what?
Nell: Listening to a long list of things someone hasn’t done yet is dreadfully tedious.
Me: You give me lists all the time.
Nell: That’s different. You need lists.
Me: And you don’t?
Nell: No. It’s all up here.
Me: Did you just tap your head with your paw?
Nell: Of course I did. I have no need for lists.
Me: Talk about pot and kettle.
Nell: No, thank you. I have much more important things on my mind. Now, why is there a chair and a bedside table on the landing?
Me: Kev’s moving the furniture around in the children’s room so they have space to play.
Nell: Nobody is going to want to sit on the landing. It’s cramped and all you are looking at is a wall.
Me: The chair isn’t going to stay there. It will go back in to the room once the bed has been moved.
Nell: Enough. You’re giving me far too much detail.
Me: You asked.
Nell: What about the pyjama situation? The children always have new pyjamas on their beds.
Me: I’m going into town with Kev later to get them.
Nell: Don’t forget the llamas.
Me: I’m not taking them shopping.
Nell: They need new pyjamas, too. You promised.
Me: Yes, I did. Sorry.
