Evening Routine Gifts

"There, now you're in your pyjamas too."

Late night teddy reading

"Amen. . . void where prohibited by law."

Sleepwalker on treadmill

"Damn. I took the Rip Van Nyquil."

"If you insist on doing all the voices, Dad. Don't you think father bear should have a deeper voice than Goldilocks?"

'Good night, Dear. Text me if you need anything.'

"Good evening, Susan. We've decided it's time you get your own bed."

'And you're telling me this, why?'

"The moral of the story, honey, is that being a celebrity does not make you a credible children’s book author."

"I didn't say my prayers, but I e-mailed God earlier."

"Do we go out or do we stay home and open a can of worms?"

Toothbrush Romance

"Don't pretend you're sleeping."

'Would you like a push Dear?'

"Am I looking happy or sad in the appropriate places?"

',,,and they all lived happily ever after, Now close your eyes and go to sleep'

'I'm glad you're reading my night night story. Dad being a tax attorney only reads chapter 11.'

"No, four glasses of water was enough. . . now I have to go to the bathroom!"

"Hoora! I made it through another day!"

"Your princess voice is kind of patronizing."

"Dad—will the heroine go into rehab?"

No caption (A daughter shines a light from her cellphone as her dad makes a Twitter icon shadow puppet).

"Sweet dreams my little tax break."

"Let's go to sleep so that when we wake up today will be tomorrow."

"The prince, …. what's his back story?"

'But I'm not tired yet!!!'

"Here’s a book with a pretty peacock on the cover. Let’s try this Flannery O’Connor story before bed."

"...and thank you for sending my guardian angel to protect me from that truck today..."

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"I'm not saying a horrible creature lives under your bed."

'She let the bedbugs bite.'

"Read it again, Daddy!"

''...And they all lived slap-happily ever after.''

Unable to get going each day without her dose of Katie Couric, Lois shifted her schedule to be in sync with the star's new evening news job.