From time to time defining moments pop up and remind me that perhaps, just maybe, my family is not normal.

Return from work late. Shed Cootie Clothing. Shower. Happily climb into bed with Kindle. Begin to play Jewels. Get immense satisfication when colorful jewels click into place as three-in-a-row jewels disappear. New jewels appear with each click. Very addictive. Very satisfying. Mindless pleasure.

Slide . . . Whoop!... Shazzam! . . . Clickclickclickclickclick!

Slide . . . Whoop! Whoop!. . . SHAZZAM! . . . clickclickclickclick!

Satisfaction spreads through me like a smile.

Sleepy Husband growls "Turn the light out! Why are you playing video games in the middle of the night?!"

"HEY! I just had a dead man's TOOTH caught in the tread of my boot! I need to DE-COM-PRESS, thank you!"

"Oh . . . ok."  He rolls over and goes back sleep.

Shazzam! clickclickclick! slide . . . Shazzam! click click click

As the jewels click into place, I have that little niggling doubt that we might not be normal. 

Shrug it off. 

Slide . . . Whoop! Whoop! Whoop! . . . clickclickclickclick!  SHAZZAM!