This one caught me by surprise and I won’t lie, I kinda just wasted it by sitting around all sad scared and depressed… but during the NEXT global pandemic I’m definitely going to get in shape, write a novel, learn guitar AND go through some of those boxes in the basement.
9yo: “Hey Dad - you know how at Halloween we BOO’ed people by putting candy on their doorstep, ringing the doorbell, and running away?”
Me: “Yeah?”
9yo: “I love that - so why can’t we do it for Christmas, too? We just invented this! We can start it!”
Me:
11yo: “Yes!! And we can make up signs saying ‘You’ve been HO’ed!!”
9yo: “YES! HO’ed!!!”
Me: “Ummmmm maybe we need a different name for it?”
9yo: “Why?”
Me: