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I often listen to books on CD in the kitchen. Mysteries are my favorite. I didn't think my kids were paying much attention as they wander in and out waiting to be fed. They don't watch any detective shows on T.V.

Yesterday, though, I got a surprise. My five year old often "makes movies" by setting up a tableau of his action figures and telling a story about them as he moves them around. It's a solitary game and he doesn't like anyone else to touch them. This time, however, he came to get me to show me a movie he made for me. It was a detective movie complete with "crime blood", an "old lady nurse detective" (Anne Perry's Hester Monk?), a soldier-killer named Sam and a victim named Pete Larsen. The motive was apparently copying fish. I don't undertand it either. When he was done telling the story he looked me in the eyes (very rare) and asked me if I liked my story. I said I thought it was an awesome story.

That is AWESOME!! ! Don't you just love it when your kiddo's surprise you like that??

That is really cool

that's great !........My favorite valentine this year was from one of my students. ( He has AS, btw). He stopped me in the hall, and started to fumble in his jacket pocket for something. He fished out a red plastic heart shaped box. When he opened it , i could see it was filled with skittles. one skittle fell out onto the floor in front of us. he pointed to it, and said : "that one's for you". I picked it up and held it in my hand while i'm thinking: "dear god, i hope he doesn't want me to eat this...". He then takes his hand and places it beneath mine and starts pushing my hand up towards my chest....then he says: " better wipe it off first ."

LOL ! I just love my job !