First thing that happened to me this morning:
Niki: Dad, wake up! It is nearly 6.
Me: Why are you awake? (She still has some jetlag)
Niki: I have been awake since 3:45
Me: What? You are going to be in trouble in school.
Niki: Relax dad! I am planning to sleep during Social Studies!!

I think sometimes she forgets that she is still 9 years old.

Both the girls are up very early (jet lag adjustment is still going on). To impress upon Nikita, I told her how I am going to attempt the coldest run of my life (minus 7 degree F with windchill).

Evidently, she is not upbeat on my surviving.

Her very pointed question was “Why don’t you give us your will right now” 🙂

Last night Sharmila and I were in bed watching a sitcom on TV before going off to sleep when I noticed something small and shiny thru the master bedroom windows in the trees. I was trying to figure out whether it was a reflection of a light inside our house that I was seeing on the window or was it moonlight shining on some ice formation on the twigs. I straightened up and asked Sharmila – “Is that the moon”? And then for good measure threw in “Or is that your face”?

You know you have been married for twenty one years by how romantic values cede precedence to practical values. Sharmila looked at my face and the direction in which I was looking and then looking outside, said “What do you mean? How can my face be over there?”

I almost fell off my bed, guffawing! 🙂

(BTW, when teased later, her defense was it was not a full moon :-). Go figure!)