Early morning observations

Mommy, groggily: "What numbers are on the clock?" (We've been establishing that when the first number on the clock is a seven, it's "wake-up time!" ... anything before that means it's time to lie down and be quiet, dammit.)

The Boy: "Seven ... one .... eight"

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"Eight is a big number mommy. A BIG number."

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"One is a small number, mommy."

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"Seven is a flat number."

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"A circle is round!"

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"But a square is not."

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"Oh look! It's a nine! Mommy! A nine! YAYYYYYY!!!"

Now if I could just greet the day with that kind of enthusiasm.