Counting Red Tickets

I smoothed out the long zigzag stream of red paper tickets across the living room rug after our quiet ride home from Chuck E. Cheese. Little Bear was tucked securely in the crook of my elbow, his pink satin blanket draped over my forearm so it stayed clean. We had won such a tall accordion stack from all the clattering games. With two careful fingers, I folded the perforated paper back and forth, building a neat red block right beside my knee. Then, I gently slid the very top ticket under Bear’s fuzzy paw to hold. Its waxy red surface felt smooth and cool in the sleepy lamplight. #Mybuddydoll #ryder #ChuckE.Cheese #Tickets