Kids say the darnest things. . .

Dad was teasing Anika yesterday when he caught her off-guard as he flipped her upside down. I could see Anika's petrified face and warned Daddy just as she started crying hysterically. Dad cuddled Anika on the couch and tried to explain to her that he didn't mean to scare her. "I was just playing with you," he said. "Daddy," sobbed Anika, "I'm NOT a toy."

The laughter was contagious and soon even Anika joined in. Now Anika goes around the house saying, "I'm not a toy" and laughing hysterically. She cracks herself up -- and her parents, too, sometimes!!