Funny girl

Autry called me into her room to turn her light off.

Autry, you aren't a toddler anymore, you know you can turn your own light off.
But I like you to do it!
When I'm tired, I don't want to get out of bed just to turn your light off.
But you always do!  And put my book away, and tuck me in, and bring me water, and give me a kiss, and turn on music...  it's tradition!

I laugh and give her a extra big squeeze, leaving my face buried in her neck.  We are quiet for a minute...  And then, with perfect comedic timing, she says:

Well, this is new!

Overheard recently

Luke and Autry are playing family. Luke is the dad and she's the mom.

Autry - Honey, you need to take our daughter to preschool. It's her very first day!
Luke - Um, I can't do that.
Autry - Why not? I need you to take her!
Luke - I have a very important business meeting.
 Autry - Oh.
Luke - But then he really went skateboarding, right?
Autry - Right.

 Also, the other day I overheard Luke telling Autry that he is dedicating his life to science, magic, and mystery.

Mom, I've got a really good plan I've been working on.
Yeah, what's that, Luke?
At school, I act like I can't run very fast. Everyone thinks that I am slow. I almost slipped up when Linus was over the other day, but I don't think he saw me.
Why do you want people to think you are slow?
Because the day of the big race, I am going to break out my speed and beat everyone!
Okaaay...

Luke told me that Brian and I are the perfect parents because Brian is firm and I am nice. "You need to be firm so that your kids are respectful, and you need to be nice so that your kids are nice."

I went to Autry's class to give a presentation during Ayyam-i-ha. I took about fifteen minutes to explain the holiday and how we celebrate and Autry passed out little gifts. I felt that it went well. As I was leaving the classroom, one kid grabs me and says, "Sooo, is it Autry's birthday?" Before I could reply another one answered, "No silly, it's Valentine's Day." Oh well...

He won't be able to get away with this much longer.

Brian was telling someone this story the other day, and I figured I should write it down here, because it is good one... We were in Port Aransas at one of those cheesy beach souvenir shops. Brian told me to tell the kids that they had hermit crabs in the store so I sent them off to go look for them. A few minutes later a tall, blonde sales clerk comes up to me and asks me if Luke is my son. I told her he was, and she laughed and said he had just walked up to her (let's assume thinking she was me), grabbed her butt, and said, "I thought you said there were crabs in here?"