Kevin has Issues...
Ya’ know what’s special?
The first Monday of the new Cool Season, that’s what. And today is the first Monday of the new Cool Season, so that means that TODAY is special.
Okay, so you’ll probably remember that Great Grandma Gee Gee’s Third Cousin, Twice Removed, Gladys HoneyWings, showed up on Friday for Visit. I guess it’s been a long time since they’d seen each other, beecause when Gladys spotted Gee Gee, she gave her a huge hug - it was a tremendous hug, probably the biggest and most tremendous hug that anybody’s ever gotten.
“Blanche!” she buzzed as she kept hugging her. “Blanche, Blanche, Blanche! I’ve missed you so much!”
For a minute there, I didn’t know what was going on and thought that, maybee, this Gladys bee had just shown up at the wrong Boot Box. I wondered why she kept calling her “Blanche”…then I remembered, that’s Great Grandma Gee Gee’s real name: Blanche. (I keep forgetting that.)
After all that hugging, Gladys and Gee Gee started buzzing back and forth about a whole bunch of bees and things I didn’t know anything about, so I left.
Anyway, at one point later that day, I was sitting there, minding my own buzziness, when I noticed that an empty box of Bendy Straws was moving all by itself, which was highly unusual. So I investigated.
It turns out that Kevin (my Illegitimate Nephew) was hiding inside the box. He looked like he was highly distressed or something, so I asked him, “Are you highly distressed or something, Kevin?”
He peeked out from under the box and whispered, “Is she around?”
“Who?” I asked.
“Gladys!”
“Oh. No, she and Gee Gee went to Bees ‘R Us to pick up a set of new Spatula Cozies,” I told him. “They won’t bee back for quite awhile.”
“That’s a good thing,” he said.
“Why do you say that?” I had to know.
“I dunno, uncle. Every time she sees me now, she rubs my head and tells me how cute and utterly adorable I am. And if that isn’t bad enough, she’s a…she’s a… “ and then just kind started looking all nervous again.
“She’s a…hugger?” I took a guess.
“Yes! She’s a HUGGER, uncle!” he said.
“I’ve noticed that, too, Kevin. Is that a problem for you or something?”
“Well, it kind of is. You probably already know that I’m still grappling with some issues from my Larvahood which continue to remain unresolved, and that leads me to experience somewhat of a heightened level of anxiety when it comes to certain Dsplays of Affection,” he explained.
“Like hugs?” I asked. (Personally, I like those, so I really wasn’t sure what to say to him about all this.)
“Exactly, uncle. Hugs. But also Wing-holding, Head-Rubbing, sitting too close to me…and forget Bee Kisses. It just makes me feel…”
“Like finding a new job?” I asked, trying to change the subject.
“No… just generally uncomfortable. So I’m trying to avoid her until I can reconcile my Larvahood Issues,” he told me.
“So, what’s that gonna take, about a week or so maybee?” I was curious as to how long Kevin was gonna try to keep hiding from Gladys.
“Uncle Georgie,” he said, “you’re the best uncle in the world, and I love you, but that was a highly insensitive remark. You evidently are making light of my Larvahood Issues, and I’m going to say right now that I don’t appreciate it.”
Then he grabbed his box and left beefore I could apologise.
I think he probably went off to work on those Issues or something. I hope he resolves them soon, beecause Gee Gee just informed me that Gladys will bee staying with us at least until the end of the Cool Season. That’s a long time to bee hiding out from somebody you live with, right? I think it is.
Anyway, we’ve been having a pleasant Visit so far. Gladys is amazingly sweet and energetic and highly affectionate - and she likes to do dishes - so I don’t mind having her around at all.
Well, I need to cut this short today, beecause I hafta put on my Carpenter’s Assistant Togs and go help Junior and Harrizzzz build that Coffin I was telling you about last week. I am totally positive they need my help in a huge way, and I don’t wanna disappoint them (even though I’m already late and was supposed to bee there an hour ago).
So I’m gonna go do that.
I hope everybody has a sparkling fresh day!
I’ll see ya’ later!