Holy Crap, My Kid is Awesome!

I knew this day would come. I just didn't think it would come so soon. Tonight, we were sitting in Chili's since her birthday is tomorrow (YAY!). I announce to her that when we get home, we get to watch Gilmore Girls because it's the season premiere!!! Now, she is often annoyed with GG since I take over the TV when it comes on and she doesn't get to watch Spongebob. She says, while still coloring, "That'll be great." Deadpan. No inflection. I look at her quizzically. "Really?" She looks up at me with a twinkle in her eye and says, "PSYCHE!" OK, #1: Nice 80's reference to a phrase that should've never gone out of style. #2.... is that.... SARCASM??? My baby? My darling child? Being sarcastic? She may not look like me, but I think we all know now that this is indeed my child. She has been paying attention!!!

And then on our way home, we were sitting about 3 cars back from a stoplight. She sees a squirrell... or what appeared to be a squirrell, anyway... looked more like an overgrown hamster to me.... running across a field and directly into a soon-to-be busy intersection! =0 I say, "Cover your eyes! Cover your eyes!" I mean, we do not need her to be scarred for life from this. The rodent-type creature skitters safely across the street and as I watch... we watch... of course she never covered her eyes.... I say, "Honey. I don't think that was a squirrell." She says, "Yes it was!" I say, "Are you sure? Where was his tail?" My genius: "Right behind him!!!" The "you idiot" portion of that statement was implied. I laughed SOOOOO hard!

And then... oh yes, there's more... we get home. I have been backing into my parking space at night since I have calculated that it saves us approximately four seconds every morning. Also, something you should know: Gabi is my personal post-it/dry erase board. She remembers EVERYTHING! What to get at the grocery store, what we have to do after school, what I came in here for. So, I start to pull in normally and then remember. I start to turn around and I say to Gabs, "Baby, you've gotta help me remember to back in. " Gabi: "Mom. You should really start to learn to remember these things yourself." Lil smartass.

I'M SO PROUD!!! =)