Do you know where your pencil sharpener is?

My daughter loves to draw. ;; She is 3 years old and her pictures are just now turning into indentifible objects. ;; Faces have 2 eyes a nose and a mouth. ;; Their bodies have extremely long legs and arms (like Minoot Bohl). ;; ;; She actually drew an octopus the other day that I knew what it was without having to ask. ;; Can you tell I am a proud father?

Yesterday one of her coloring pencils had worn down to the point where you had to hold it at a 90 degree angle to even make a mark. ;; So I tell her that I will sharpen it for her. ;; Now I know we do not have a pencil sharpener, but being from the South I know how to whittle. ;; My daughter is so upset with me because she doesnt want me to do anything to her pencil. ;; I try to explain that this will make it better for her to use but she just keeps crying while I am using a knife to sharpen it. ;; I know eventually she will appreciate it.

So I tell my wife about it last night and she asks me why I did not use our pencil sharpener? ;; We have a pencil sharpener? ;; She says sure so I ask where it is, thinking it must be in one of the kitchen drawers. ;; She then proceeds to tell me it is in the closet of the guestroom (that we never use). ;; I cannot believe I did not look there. ;; Isnt it amazing that my ;;wife just assumed I would know that? ;; She then informed me, "you remember, the one with the monkeys head". ;; Are we talking about a pencil sharpener still or is there a monkeys head in that closet? ;; ;; ;;So I get my gun out and go look for it (could be monsters in that closet too). ;; People, I tell you the truth, my wife owns a pencil sharpener like the ones we used growing up in school except the trimmings catcher is a monkeys head and you insert the pencil in his mouth. ;; How could I not remember ;;such a treasure ;;and that we keep it in the closet? ;; Well, at least I know that my daughter will be better entertained the next time I have to sharpen her pencils.

By the way, right next to that monkey pencil sharpener I found Jimmy Hoffa.

UPDATE... My wife has informed me that it is not a monkeys head but a gorillas. ;; There is a difference you know.

Grim