Lydia and I were having a conversation about synonyms while her and Sam took a bath.
“Let’s think of some other words for ‘funny,’ ” I suggested. “Let’s see, there’s ‘hilarious,’ ‘amusing,’ . . .”
“And ‘bootie,’ Lydia chimed in.
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“I need pumpkin! I need pumpkin!” Sam shouted repetitively this evening. Back to pumpkins again.
“Well, you’re not getting any pumpkin,” I replied.
“DADDY SAY YES!” Sam fibbed.
“Nice try, dude.”