Spontaneous Verbal Christmas List

Daniel crept out of bed in his Perry the Platypus pajamas and whispered the following news-flash to me:

"Daddy, I want to tell you what I want for Christmas.  One thing that I want for Christmas is a dog - a  puppy."

Having reported the thought while it was fresh in his mind, he just as quietly (with encouragement) went back to bed.

(October 5, 2012)