Red in the Face
Azul walked into my room, beer in hand, and said, “This is for you. It’s a Marble Red.” I took his offering and said, “Thank you my sweet little love.” And thought, man, I trained him well, too bad it’s only nine in the morning. He was very proud of himself.
Pez Power!
Like every other five-year old, Azul has a huge sweet tooth, and I’m sure it’s no surprise that Halloween tops the list of his favorite holidays. One of his all-time favorite candies is Pez and the combination of both is almost too much for him to take. When I handed him a Halloween Pez dispenser for his special Halloween treat he jumped up and down in a celebratory dance and then got right to business with the packaging. He paused for a moment, looked up at me and said, “I am really becoming a big boy. I can fill a Pez dispenser, which is something four-year olds can’t do.” I replied, “Yes, my big boy, happy Halloween.”
The Force is Strong with This One
Much like Jerry Seinfeld, some of my best conversations happen in the car. So, in the car, on the way to Gram’s, we saw a “Cash for Gold” sign and Azul asked what it said. I explained what getting cash for gold was and he excitedly exclaimed, “Wow! I hope I find treasure on the beach, and gold diamonds. Then I’ll take it there and get cash!” I don’t know what gold diamonds are or why the beach, but I enthusiastically responded, “That would be awesome!” And then asked, “How much do you think you’ll get?” He took a couple of seconds. “A hundred dollars. That would be a lot!” I followed up with, “What would you do with a hundred dollars?” Immediately, with a big smile on his face and his hands in the air, he yelled from the back seat, “Crazy! Buy Star Wars Legos of course!” I laughed, of course.
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