We heard something coming from the kid’s room. I went back to check. Jane was barely awake. I asked her, “What’s going on?”
“It’s hard to sleep when Ron’s being so quiet.”
Apparently, she’s used to Ron being noisy while she’s going to sleep. When they go to bed at the same time, Ron and Peter like to play a bit before sleeping. Last night, Ron was so tired, I don’t think he made any noise after we put him to bed, or even got out of bed. Jane went to bed a lot later, and had a harder time calming down. She stayed up and played with Mr. Jeremy and Mrs. Wendy, who came over for dinner. Jane told us all sorts of jokes, including a variation on the penguin joke below.
“How many light bulbs does it take to change a penguin?”
“What?”
“How many light bulbs does it take to change a penguin?”
“I don’t know, how many?”
“10!” [laughs very loud and maybe a little bit forced, like if I laugh hard enough, you'll laugh too, even if you don't get the joke so you won't feel left out.] [yes, that's how she laughed]
[Confused] “Why 10?”
“Because that’s how many it takes.” [more laughter, confusion from the listeners wondering what they missed, then realizing they didn't miss anything, genuinely laugh because Jane is funny telling a joke, regardless of the joke.] [and yes, she loved the attention]