blabber mouth, Gracey

(I wish I could write this in a way to make it as funny as it truly was tonight at dinner.)

Just the four of us were sitting at the table for dinner, enjoying some stir fry, jasmine rice, and catching up on each other's day. All of the sudden, Gracey's face lights up like she just remembered something and says "Dad! We bought you a shirt for your birthday today!"

I just throw my head back in defeat! I NEVER can surprise Corky with a gift, somehow he always has a hunch....this time, when I finally think he might be surprised, Gracey just blurted it out.

We laughed about where this conversation had gone, especially Corky. He thought that was the funniest things he had heard all day. Finally I say, "Oh well, at least you don't know what it looks like!"

Gracey says very matter-of-factly, "Dad, its striped."