Ho costumes and hooker trucks...

I figured I'd better make my first post a doozy to make up for my neglectfulness. Intriguing title, isn't it? It's really two stories...

Kailin and I were playing pretend recently when she said, "Here's a costume for you, Mom." I "put it on". The remainder of the conversation went like this:

"What kind of costume is this?"
"It's a Ho costume!"

"A HO costume?!"

"Yes."

Much silence while I pondered how to approach this.

"Kailin, what does a Ho costume look like?"

"You know, like a Ho...like a monkey..."

"OH! You mean a HoHo costume - like HoHo on Kailan?"

"Yeah, like HoHo, but it's short - it's a Ho costume!"

"Let's not call it that, okay?"

Then last week while my friend Julie was over I heard the following come from the living room:

"Juwee, will you help me with my hooker truck?"

I knew immediately that she was talking about her tow truck (which she has always previously called a tow truck) and I also knew I was darn glad I was in the kitchen where she couldn't see me laughing my butt off!