Is there anything better than . . .

. . . Cruising down the road with the roof open, music blaring, and singing at the top of your lungs in unison with your kid?

. . . Arriving home from work and unexpectedly discovering that there are REAL stairs and a REAL sidewalk in your front yard, and that the Stairs of Doom can officially be disassembled?

. . . Standing in the paper goods aisle in Target and realizing that since you now have a pantry, you can FINALLY buy 12-packs of paper towels, meaning you won't have to buy paper towels again for a whole week? Maybe even two!

. . . Thinking about how you miss hockey but then realizing football is just around the corner? FOOTBALL!

. . . Listening to your kid have a one-sided conversation using her Little Mermaid phone, realizing that she's "talking" to Daddy, and that she keeps repeating herself over and over, just like you do when you know he's not really listening?

. . . Finding a pair of jeans you haven't worn forever, trying them on, and realizing that they are too big?

. . . Stepping outside early in the morning and watching as your kid pauses, looks around, and says, "It's really froggy out today?"

. . . Looking in your kitchen cabinet and deciding that you don't really need those sippy cups anymore? "Real" cups RULE!

As Alexis would say, "I don't fink so." That's about as good as it gets.