[ArwenBaggins]

Elanor hesitantly lifted up her spoon of banana pudding, a pushed it slowly toward her mouth. Her big blue eyes scanned the room, especially near Pio. She put the spoon in her mouth, and dropped it onto her plate.

She swallowed her mouthful of pudding, and hastily wiped her napkin across her banana-smeared mouth. Hamfast, sitting on a wool blanket on the floor, giggled and picked up a handful of pudding. It was about to be flung at an unsuspecting guest walking by, but Elanor caught his chubby hand just in time. She whispered a word of discipline in his ear, and looked around in embarrassment.

Elanor looked around, making sure her mother wasn’t watching her. She started speaking in whispers, but just loud enough for everyone to hear. "Well, this mornin’ Momma made Frodo and I take care of the house because she didn’t feel well. She said that the baby kept her awake all night. Maybe it’s coming soon!" Hamfast pulled a lock of her curly golden hair, pulling her attention away from her mother and new sibling back to him.

[ March 03, 2003: Message edited by: ArwenBaggins ]