Conversation with a 5 year old

Friday night I watched my niece & nephew for a few hours so their parents could go out. Not long after both kids went to bed, my nephew, age 5, came out from his room to use the bathroom. After that objective was complete, he came to talk to me in the living room. Here is the conversation we had:

Nephew: "Aren't you lonely?"
Me: "Why would I be lonely?"
Nephew: "There's no one sitting out here with you."
Me: "(Nephew), I live by myself." (he knows this)
Nephew: "For real? Why?"
Me: "Because it's awesome. Go to bed."
Nephew: "There's something chirping in my room. I think it's an alligator."
Me: "You'll be fine. Go to bed."

And he did. I had to admire his creative stalling tactics.

The next day I asked him what happened to the alligator in his room. His response? "I punched it in the eyes."

Yes, he's a imaginative little chap.

The Deal of the Day

Recently I received an e-mail from PayPal offering $10 off an order at Papa John's Pizza when you pay with PayPal. I read the fine print, and the purchase only had to be an order of $10 or more, so I decided to give it a shot last night. I looked at the offerings of my local Papa John's online, and lo and behold there was a pizza on special for $10. I placed a carryout order for today after work. Perfect- dinner and several other meals as well. However, at checkout I ran into an issue. I was told I had to pay with credit card or cash. This would obviously negate the whole point of the exercise.

It occurred to me that maybe the issue was specific to the store in my town. I switched the location to one near the grocery store I would be visiting today. It went through with no problem. When I finished with my order, it showed I had paid $0.70. What a deal! I make my own pizza fairly often, and just the cheese costs more than that. I ran some errands after work, then swung by and picked up my pizza. It was delicious, and it was definitely the deal of the day.