Gigi to me this morning, after I wiped her face clean of the waffle and syrup stickiness and then kissed her entire face rapidly and mumbled, “You little scrumptious-umptious” —

“Please don’t say ‘Scrumptious-umptious’ or ‘Delicious’ to me. My ears don’t like it. And don’t chew on my face when you kiss me. My cheeks don’t like it.”

“Oh. Did Charlie teach you that? To be cranky about my lovey-dovey kisses?”

“I don’t learn all the stuff from Charlie.”