Appreciation

The girls are having breakfast while I make them their sandwiches for school.

Me: "Emily, would you prefer white bread or brown? I'm afraid we don't have ham, so how about cheese and cucumber instead? And Phoebe, is a plain cheese sandwich alright for you?"

Phoebe: [Reflectively] "Dad, I've just realised something. Every day you get us up and make us breakfast and give us a sandwich for school and then you pick us up from school and we go home and you cook lunch for us."

Me: [Smiling] "Yes, yes, my love. I do." It is nice to be appreciated.

Phoebe: "Your life is really boring, isn't it?"