Diappearing Act

Here are some recent conversations I have "enjoyed" in the weeeeeeeeee hours of the morning with Andrew.
A few days ago, Scott took Andrew to Gander Mountain. They saw something like this


and this


UGH!
Some time today while it was still dark, after 2 am but before 5 am, Andrew comes running in to our room:

Andrew: Mom do you know that when the coyote tries to kill the chickens, the farmers shoots it. But he doesn't want to waste it so he makes it in to a real stuffed animal !!!!!!
ME:Wow Andrew. nice to know. Go to bed.


About a month before he came running in FULL blast at about the same time, SCREAMING that he had disappeared.
I try to assure him that I COULD actually see him,so he could turn off the light. He didn't beleive I could see him. It was true, I was blinded by unexpected lights on..... but

I remembered he had peanut butter or his face when I went in and checked on him before I went to bed. I told him to lick this mouth near the right corner, that I could see peanut butter. Luckily he doesn't know his right from left-anymore than I do at that time in the morning. It worked and the light went off.

He still checks every couple of nights to make sure he hasn't disappeared. Last night after the coyote, but before dawn was one of those nights he just had to check if he had disappeared.