Ever After

My kids love knock-knock jokes, but a few weeks ago, Tad played the biggest knock-knock joke thus far.  Here’s how it went: “Knock, knock” at the front door. “Who’s there?” I wondered aloud as Bryan went to answer it. “Tad!?!” he replied as he entered the kitchen with an alarmed look on his face and [...]

Most nights as we drift off to sleep, Bryan whispers the same sweet sentiment: “I love you.” I groggily croak: “I love you more.” But being the competitive sort, he trumps me: “I love you most.” And so it has been for the last five years, until a few nights ago. Vivi had charmed her [...]