My 14-year old daughter, Alexis, overheard me the other day talking about my blog, and she asked me when I was going to write something about her.  I told her that I didn’t know what I would write about her, and besides, I said that people might find it kind of odd that I would randomly blog about one of my kids.  But, Alexis did something the other night at dinner that – I believe – warrants a post.

What she did the other night was something she’s done hundreds of times before, but in light of her request, it struck me that I should share it with others through my blog.  What did she do, you ask?  She made us laugh.  Hard.

As long as I can remember, Alexis has been funny.  We have video of her doing and saying funny things as early as before she turned two.  We’ve often thought that we’d be $10,000 richer if we would have sent some of her stuff to America’s Funniest Home Videos.

She’s a master at remembering funny lines from movies and TV shows and pulling them out at the perfect time for maximum effect and laughter.  The other night at the table, she rattled off a routine she had seen on YouTube from a recent Saturday Night Live episode.

I don’t know if you’ve seen it, but one of the cast members plays a character named, Judy Grimes, an incredibly nervous travel agent invited to give travel tips on SNL’s news segment called Weekend Update.  Judy is so nervous that – even though she talks a lot – she never gives an travel tips.  Instead, she rattles off frenzied monologues that change direction every time she says “just kidding”.  (Check out the video below to see her in action!)

Without so much as a thought, Alexis perfectly rattled off a portion of Judy’s frenzied monologue at the table the other night…and we roared!  (If you’re lucky, maybe she’ll do it for you.)  Later on that evening, I got to thinking about how much laughter and fun Alexis brings to our home on a daily basis.  She is truly a blessing, and one of the ways she regularly blesses us is with her wonderful sense of humor.

I’m not kidding.