Roots and Grubs

Iris Out Loud #2: The claw game

Posted by mamster on Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Laurie was in California for four days, so for Iris’s and my last dinner on our own, I told Iris she could have whatever she wanted. Of course, she said, “Lobster!”

“Okay,” I said. “Tomorrow we’ll go down to QFC and see if they have any lobsters in the tank.”

Iris thought about this. “But the best lobsters come from University Seafood and Poultry.” I had to concede this. “What is poultry?” she added.

“It’s birds that you eat,” I said. “Like chicken, duck…”

“They should call it University Seafood and DUCK!”

So while Iris was at the morning babysitter, I called and placed a hold on a lobster. Iris thought this was hilarious. “Are they holding the lobster?” We went to pick it up in the afternoon. It weighed a pound and a half and we brought it home in a box. On the way home we passed Sarah, the babysitter. “Got your lobster, huh?” she said.

When we got home, Iris asked if she could eat the claw meat. “Sure,” I said. “Could I have one and you can have one?”

“I should eat both of them,” she replied.

So I boiled the lobster and cut up both claws for Iris. But there was really only one part of the lobster she was after. Here, I’ll let her tell you.

Iris Out Loud 2: Lobster (1.4MB AAC)