When my child was a preschooler, he was often a great source
of entertainment in the things he would say, but I have to admit, it was
nothing compared to today. Despite other
issues middle school age may bring, he has never made me laugh more.
Today alone he has been a constant mood-lifter.
This morning, on the radio, there was a bit about how many years
of our lives we spending doing things like sleeping and working. He has been thinking about this concept all
day. When we got home this afternoon, a
salesman knocked at our door and after was able to interrupt him and tell him
no thank you and closed the door, Aiden said “We only have like 4 months of
free time, we don’t have time to hear about windows!”
His new thing, on the way home from school, he wants me to
let him out of the car about ½ mile from home so he can try to race the
car. Yes, sure kid, you will someday
win. Not! But hey, it’s even better when you tell him
you saw an alligator as you let him out, right next to the river.
During baseball practice, another parent was talking to him and said
something about him being about 4’6”. “I
AM FOUR FOOT NINE!” God forbid you short
him some height. He now has a new
nickname, “Four Foot Nine of Awesomeness” (Thanks, John!). I have
been calling him that all night. He said
the name is too long, we might need to shorten it. I asked, “’Four Foot Nine’ or ‘Awesomeness?’” He replied, “Of.”
Before he went to bed, we watched tonight’s Big Bang Theory
which we had DVR’d. His favorite
character is Sheldon. I’m pretty sure
that is because he is the preview of my child as an adult. If you want to know what my life at home is
like, watch a few episodes. (And then
you’ll understand the name of my blog!) I
had to pause it so that he could go into his own diatribe of how he completely
agreed with Sheldon on the naming of the Xbox One. And then I had to hear all about it again
when I went to tell him goodnight!
And that’s why they have wine. Because even the best moments in life go
better with a good Pinot Noir.
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