Deal Sealed

Right before drifting off to sleep almost every night, I enjoy one of my favorite recap and chatting sessions with Mikey J. It usually contains some good-natured--yet robust--teasing of one another and much laughing. I triple love it! Last night, Mike reminisced about some of his shenanigans as a big brother, and I am now positive that we are destined to have children that are naugh-to the-ty! (if God blesses us with any at all...) [For the record, I ascribe no weight at all to Mike's theory that they'll be naughty because their lives will be replete with teasing because their mother (i.e., me) insisted on naming them "kooky" (read: super-cool) names like Wakefield and Thackery.] So, back to Mike's dark side. ;) Last night, I learned that Mike, or "Sweet Mike" to all who know him, when he was a young sprite, convinced his little brother Mark that everyone in his entire family was a robot. Everyone BUT Mark. When Mark started feeling a little too convinced of the tale, he knew how to call a bluff even at the age of 4 and threatened, "Stop it, I'm going to tell Mom." Mike, apparently an evil genius wearing the impenetrable and adorable disguise of innocent brown eyes and curly hair retorted: "NO!! Please don't tell Mom. She'll cut my circuits."

Yep, I'm destined to have some really naughty kids...despite the fact that I was THE perfect child. ;)Note how Mark looks like he wishes he could sprint away in this picture....I always wondered.