When Nature Calls...

This evening, Daniel was pestering me about when I was going to get a boyfriend and who he would be. After amusing Daniel for a little while, yet not giving him the answer he wanted, I asked him why he didn't ask Michelle these questions instead. Very quickly he agreed and I went to my room to get my phone so he could talk to her. It didn't take long before I realized she wasn't going to pick up. Meanwhile, John was listening to the whole conversation and piped in that he wanted to talk to Kate. As I typed in her number, John listened at my elbow expectantly. She didn't pick up either. My sudden suggestion to call and talk to Chris was instantly accepted and pleaded for. So I dialed his number.

"Hey Katie!" came Chris' familiar voice. After exchanging the usual "how are you doing" and such also checking to make sure Chris had a little time to spare, I handed the phone to John. Immediately, John plunged into the retelling of some stories that NEVER cease to give him joy and make his eyes twinkle with laughter no matter how many times in the day he tells them.

After about 5 minutes of talking to them, while walking around the whole house only to end up back in the girls room prancing nonchalantly back and forth on the bed, he quickened his pace of telling the story and as soon as he finished, did a little dance on the bed and abruptly said he had to go. Handing me the phone, he jumped off the bed, rushed to the door and sprang out of the room, closing it behind him.

He certainly never runs out of ways to make us all laugh - whether or not he means to!