Mulled Vine

“You seem to have a spring in your step this morning,” she commented dryly.

I nodded, smiling, “Yes, woke up with it sticking out of my foot; most peculiar.”

“Doesn’t it hurt?”

“Not really, but it does mean I’ll need to buy lots of new shoes … or a drill.”

She paused frowning, “It’s not fair, you know … it makes you seem taller.”

I nodded and gave her a ridiculously joyful grin before bounding off in search of something interesting … like breakfast.