Tobin was cuddling a stuffed animal.

A:  Aw, is that so cute?

T:  Mhm!

A:  Do you know who else is so cute?

T:  Mhm!

A:  Who else is so cute?

T:  Skitter.

I was lying next to Tobin, waiting for him to fall asleep.  He was feeling chatty, but I wanted to be a good role model, so I stayed quiet while he monologued.

T:  For Halloween, I was a witch.  I still love you.  I wore a hat and a cape.  I went trick-or-treating with Daddy and Bubby, and it was so much fun.  I got candy and it was SO GOOD.

Then he reached over and touched my cheek tenderly and said…

I will always be your grandmother.

At that point I burst out laughing and pretty much ruined the quiet mood, but I couldn’t help it.

I was reading a book to Tobin about dinosaurs.

T:  I have a tail, too.  (He patted his rear end.)

A:  Where?  On your butt?

T:  Yeah, because I have poopy in there.

I bought a black-and-white striped boatneck top for my Halloween costume, Madonna in “Papa Don’t Preach.”  I wore it again the other day for the first time since Halloween.

T:  That your costume?

A:  Yes, it was my costume.

T:  Your zebra costume.

Denny was teasing Miles about having his pants zipper undone.

D:  Your barn door’s open.  You don’t want your cows to fall out.

M:  My cows are too big to fall out.

This reminded me something his Great-Granddad would have said, or at least laughed uproariously at.

Tobin was laughing at an episode of Curious George.

T:  That’s the silliest George I never seen in the whole wide world!