Wednesday, December 19, 2007

No More Pee-Wee's Christmas Special For You

Scene: Wednesday afternoon at home. Topher is putting together a crib. In walks Phoebe, a curly-haired almost five year-old. She has ratted her hair to gigantic proportions. There is a sparkly hair accessory carefully placed on the side.

Phoebe: Hey dad, do you like my hair?

Topher: WOW. Yeah. . . it's. . . really big.

Phoebe: Does it remind you of someone?

Topher: Um, should it. . . ?

Phoebe: You know, someone we know? Someone who's REALLY PRETTY?

Topher: Uh. . .I don't know?

Phoebe: SOMEONE REALLY PRETTY. . .

Topher: I give up. Who are you trying to look like?

Phoebe: CHARO! You know, from Pee-Wee's Christmas Special. She's so pretty.

Topher: Wow. Yeah, your hair looks just like hers.

Phoebe: Thanks!

Scene.

13 comments:

Carina said...

This is the birth of a family legend.

Charo.


Cootchie-cootchie.

wendysue said...

Come-on Chris, she DID say REALLY PRETTY!!

meca-leca-high-meca-merry-christmas!

~j. said...

She's going to start a paper route right now.

Bek said...

I knew all that Pee Wee would get you in trouble someday..

wait...she isn't almost 5. No way. I won't believe it. SHe is still 3, right? RIGHT?

topher clark said...

Ricardo: Feliz Navidad, Pee-Wee! That means Merry Christmas in Spanish. Say it! Feliz Navidad...

Pee-wee: Feliz Nabeeblah...

Ricardo: Feliz Navidad...

Pee-wee: Feliz NaBeeBLAH...

Ricardo: Feliz Navidad!

Pee-wee: Feliz NABEEBLAH!

Ricardo: Right...

La Yen said...

That makes me beyond happy.
I can't wait for Jooj to love Pee Wee as much as we do...
ps
Let's talk about your big but.

kacy faulconer said...

How sad. I thought she was going to say, "Mommy!" Ouch.

Leisha Mareth said...

Following the trail to your blog was so worth it. I'm guessing a sequined gaucho number is on her Christmas list (who can blame her?)

Haley Warner said...

Was this special actually on tv or do you guys OWN this PeeWee DVD? (can we borrow it?)

Lisa said...

It's an old VHS tape recording Topher and his siblings watched as kids. I hesitate writing that, however, for fear one of them might come over and steal it. It's pretty much playing nonstop at our house right now, so if you want to borrow it you'll have to pry it out of Hugh's fat, sticky, surprisingly strong hands.

jayne wells said...

PW:If you don't have snow at your house, just use 20 lbs. of coconut shavings!

Love it Lis!

Anonymous said...

I could swer she was gonna say 'Mommy'too!

Gina said...

I'm sure Phoebe DID say "Mommy!" (have you seen the 7th Grade class photo?), but those Clarks have to make things funny, like including Charo!