The Gladiator 1 -- Mamaw zip

The kids love watching American Gladiator. I'm convinced that Sosie is going to be a contestant on it someday. She is deep in training now. When she spends the night and I am trying to wrestle her to sleep, she kicks my butt........and every other part of my body. The other night after about 30 minutes, I finally caved. Told her good night and rolled over.

It was about 30 more kicks before she was sure she was the victor. I laid there like the beaten slug I was. About a minute later I hear the pint size Xena wannabe saying, "Ooooooooohhhh, Aaaaahhhhhhh."

I pry open my eyes to find the bedroom flooded in an eerie light. I roll back over to find Xena has triumphantly thrown open the curtains and the streetlight, reflecting off of the fallen snow is making the bedroom a study of light. She ooohed and aaahhhed a bit more, closed the curtains, laid down, kissed me, snuggled up with Bobo the monkey, stroked my face and went to sleep, meek as a mouse.

Kids. I'll never understand them.