Son Number Three: hey mom, I was student of the day today!!

Me: wow! Did you get the lollypop for being Student of the day?

SNTh: yeah.

Me: cool! What else do you get when you’re student of the day?

SNTh: you get to play on the computer and hold the teacher’s hand!

Me: great!

SNTh: uh huh… and you get to be third in line and

[he turns and his eyes sparkle with excitement]

you get to sit in the purple chair!!!