Magic

One day Annika was demanding that I get her one thing after another. I stopped her and said, "What's the magic word?"

"Spanish," Annika replied.

When I started laughing she ventured an alternate suggestion, "Spanish rice?"

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When we were on vacation this summer Annika awoke one morning and crept over to Wendell's side of the bed. Then she said loudly in a sing-song voice, "Dah, dah, DAH...I'm a-wake!"