The brown crayon

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When ashley was barely 5, we moved into our very first house. A real house with a backyard, swingset, little tykes turtle sandbox and all the trimmings.

One day, in our very own living room ashley was on the couch with her dad. she had a box of crayons. she was pulling each one out and asking daddy, "what color does this one say?" a blue one, that is midnight, a yellow one, that is canary, a purple one, that is violet ..... then, she brings out the brown one. "what color does this say?" "Brown" daddy answers. Ashley looks at him, "Daddy, I know its brown but what does it saaaaayyyyyy" .... "Brown" he answers again. Im watching over on the other end of the couch, knowing what any mom would do, in my head i hear "oh, you're right, it saaaayyyys CHOCOLATE!" ... I'm laughing, Ashley says "daddy, see? this one is blue, midnight, this one is yellow, canary, what does this one say!!!!!! I know its brown but what does it SAY?!?!" Larry finally says ITS JUST BROWN!!!!! I laughed for days.

So smart .... she was always so smart!