[Blade]

At Thanksgiving dinner, "the Christmas elf" who is almost 5 now, is sitting across from me. She is a chatterbox! I ask what was she learning at school (daycare). She says she hasn't been to school this week. I ask her what were you learning last week. In her rambling 5 yr old story telling voice this is what she tells me.

In Ms soandso's class, we watched a movie about a mermaid. She always put her flippers on the table and ya not suppose to put your flippers on the table......PAUSE

you can imagine the look on my face, mermaid, flippers, mermaid at the table. I'm sure I must have had some stupid blank look on my face. All the while she is still rambling about mermaids and flippers.

THEN IT DAWNS ON ME WHAT SHE IS TALKING ABOUT!

Flippers on the table. It was a movie about teaching good manners and you are not supposed to have you're elbows on the table. When I got it, I started to laugh. I laughed so hard I had to cover my mouth with my napkin, and I laughed and laughed.

Love those special moments/laughs with the little people