"Bob" for President

A friend of mine said she received the most wonderful gift from a niece ... a book with photos and funny things her son had said when he was little. Our kids say the funniest and smartest things, don't they? I don't know about you but I think I'll never forget them (and mean to write them down just in case), but then the phrases or funny stories go right out of my head. Since I am terrible about writing in a journal or thinking to stop and write down the funny stories as they happen, I thought I would share here. You don't mind, do you? Feel free to share your stories, too!

My daughter woke up before the school the other day and came over to me in the kitchen, where I was having a cup of coffee to start the day and watching my morning CNN. I can't start the day without CNN! I usually turn it off as soon as the kids come in because I don't want them hearing all the bad stories of the day but they were talking about President Obama's first 100 days in office, so I thought it wouldn't be too much for her to handle. (She's in kindergarten.) Well, that may have been a mistake as all that is going on right now is a little too much for me to handle, but anyway ... I'm thinking she isn't even listening but she is, of course, so the questions start. 

My Daughter, the Brain: "How long will President Obama be the president?" 

Me: "Four years or, if he runs again and wins, eight years."  

The Brain: "Then he can take a break and run again later?"  

Me: "No. Eight years is the limit for a person to be the president."

The Brain: "What if he wears a disguise?" 

Me: "A disguise? Like what?" 

The Brain: "A red wig." 

Me: "Hmmm. I think that would be interesting but don't you think people would still recognize him, especially if he still has the name Barack Obama?"

The Brain: "He could change his name." 

Me: "To what?"

The Brain: "Bob"

Me: "Bob Obama?"

The Brain: "No, just Bob."

Me: "So, you think Barack Obama should, after 8 years as president, buy a red wig, change his name to 'Bob' and run again?"

The Brain: "Yes."

Me: "Don't you think people will wonder who 'Bob' is and where he came from? What if they ask him what he did before he ran for president or where he went to school?"

The Brain: "He should tell them he doesn't remember."

Me: "So, if anyone asks him a question, he should just say: 'I don't recall?' Do you think it will work?"

The Brain: "Yes. He can just say he forgot."

Me: "Sounds like a plan. Let's e-mail it to him if he is still president in eight years. Don't want to get ahead of ourselves. It has only been 100 days."

The Brain: "What's for breakfast?"