Inside Jokes

Aren't inside jokes great? They're very exclusionary, if that's a word, but ultra-fun nonetheless. Guys are particularly adept at it, especially with lines from movies. Annika and I have a set that are our own, albeit they're mostly lines spoken by Dory in Finding Nemo. At any time, feel free to brighten her day with lines like

"Are you my conscience?"
"Hey there grumpy gills"
"Mr. Bossy"
"Do ya? Do Ya? DO YA?" while getting increasingly closer to her face
"Dude? Duuu-uude? Hey, Dude!" (that's Crush, the sea turtle)

It's most funny when she brings them up out of nowhere at all. Lately, while driving in the car or sitting in the kitchen, Annika will say "Hey Dad - Nationwide is on your side" in a low, chanting voice, which of course comes from the Nationwide Insurance commercials.

In other news, the semester starts next week, Lisa and Annika have started school already, and we're into trimester number three of Operation: Dekker Male.