My Son, The Unknown Comic

My son has an unusual sense of humor.  Usually he's pretty quiet and keeps to himself.  He has a form of autism called "Ausberger's".  He is highly intelligent, highly creative, but socially under developed and has trouble communicating.

Every now and then he pops in the room where I am working on something or in the kitchen while I'm fixing a meal for my mother and drops a one-liner on me that has me rolling for days to come.  Recently he dropped on me something I have to share, it tickled me so much.  Hopefully it's not one of those "you-had-to-be-there" funny moments....

We had a LOT of rain here in southern California, so much so that the streets flooded and roofs leaked all over the place.  Well, my boyfriend was enjoying the pouring rain (which we rarely get here ) outside on a couch we have under our patio cover.  It's a very nice place to sit and enjoy the rain when we get it.  My boyfriend who works very hard everyday, fell asleep on this couch outside, snoring loudly he was sleeping so deeply.

My son came to me in the kitchen and says, "Mom, outside it's raining and pouring... And there's an old man snoring".

I looked out and saw my "old man" laying there on the couch snoring so loud our animals were afraid to lay near him.  I laughed so hard at my son's observations that I woke up my boyfriend and, of course, promptly told him what I thought was so funny.  Heh, heh.  He didn't laugh but I know he enjoyed rather than be annoyed by my son's humor.  Off the wall, spontaneous, and not often shared, my son's humor is truly a joy and relief in this home of confusion and stress. 

(Lord, help me to enjoy the simple, funny things in life, especially in my son, and thank you for giving me such a special child that brings that joy to me seemingly when I need his comic relief the most.)