Because she's cool like that...

On the morning drive to school...

Impertinent Daughter, musingly: "I wonder what we're going to do in Athletics today?"

Auntie, suddenly seized by mischievous impulse: "Maybe you'll learn how to defeat the invading Mongol hordes!"

ID, blinking: "That's... that... would be totally awesome!! Swords!! Spears!! Bashing people! I could do that!"

Impossible Son, piping up from the back seat after the daughter is dropped off at school: "I know how to defeat the Mongolly Horns!" (because he has Auntie's hearing glitch)

Auntie, trying not to laugh: "Oh yeah? How?"

Impossible Son, beaming: "Give them your chocolate chip cookies! You are going to bake some today... right? Right?"

I guess I know a hint when I hear one!

Unexpected Surprises

I got home from picking up the kids and refereeing a squabble (why does a trip that takes five minutes feel like two hours when your kids are fighting?), so I was nice and cranky and very much the Bear. When I got up on the front porch, I saw the mail had come, and what did I find in the mailbox?

A Gackt postcard from karadin!

SQUEE!!!

It's GORGEOUS!! *and Miss Priss rolled her eyes at Auntie when she did a little happy dance on the front porch, which Mr. Manzie promptly joined in, though he didn't know why*

THANK YOU!!! HEE!!

*gets busily busy on her own little project*