I get the feeling that this QOTW is going to be a daily blog for me.
I just got back from running errands with my sixteen year old daughter. First stop was the bank. While there I grabbed a blue lollipop from the kids' basket and grinned at her. She grabbed one also and grinned back.

Next stop was the used book store as she needed a copy of "Great Expectations". I had some books to trade in, but the woman at the counter told me that they didn't want any of them, so I struck out. At the same time my daughter found the Dickens section, but didn't find any copies of that particular book. She reported this as the woman at the counter was telling me to take my books home with me.

"Rats," I said to my daughter. "I guess we'll just have to take our blue tongues and go." And we stuck our tongues out at each other.

The old woman looked stunned for a moment, then shook her head and muttered something about kids...
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Thu 17 Sep 2009, 22:27, 1 reply)

sounds excellent =)
nice to have that positive a relationship with 16 year old =) a good appreciation of fun and silliness will take her far.

And just for the record, I read Great Expectations once... wasn't everything I hoped though ;)
( Allisade would love to hear from you, Fri 18 Sep 2009, 19:34, closed)