It's his active imagination...I SWEAR.

Patrick came home today with his third yellow light note of the year. It seems like his teacher this year is a little more strict than last year's. Which is fine, but he better watch his step a little more closely. Anyway, we had the obligitory talk about what was going to happen the next time he got a yellow light note, then had this subsequent conversation:

Luke: You should also remember that Santa is watching you.

Me: And he doesn't bring presents to bad boys.

Patrick: He doesn't????

Me: No, he brings a lump of coal instead. Is that what you want?

Patrick: What's coal?

Me: It's a rock. He brings the bad boys a rock for Christmas.

Patrick: To smash them over the head with?


Like I said, it's his imagination, and that's all.