out of the mouth of boys

the other day xan told me, 

"daddy makes my heart so, so happy--

but you make my heart glimmer in the sun"

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i overheard a conversation between a boy (8 or so) and his dad--

"dad, can you believe (so and so) only put in a dollar, and he won $2,000??

$2,000 is alot of money, if i had that much i could buy---

(my mind immediately goes to --a death star lego set--)--and before my thought is complete

he confirms that there is a universal language of 8 year old boys--

he said --"5 death stars"--

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the boys ruined a new candle of mine today
i was disappointed

i sent them down to the basement so i could gain some perspective
xan came up a few minutes later...
x:  "mom, are you going to kill us?"
me: "of course not, i would never kill you"
x: (running down the basement stairs) "DAVID, I HAVE GOOD NEWS, MOM ISN'T GOING TO KILL US!!!"
 that one was worth the price of my candle