With this kid, even a whisper is deafening. Seriously, don’t ask him to tell you a secret.

Loud and slobbery, like a goofy dog or a bad date

Ah. It seems my grandson doesn’t just exit a slide in the play area as much as he propels himself out with all the gusto of a fired-up paratrooper… and follows up with karate parkour moves

Dishwasher stopped working. Grandboy asked what was wrong with it and I said the power’s not going to it for some reason.

“See? No lights. No power.”

“Ah gwampa no power it no working. It’s dead.”

“Yep”

“You gotta charge it, gwampa. Get the batteries charged, then it’s working again! Plug it in gwampa plug it in ok?”