My anti-war 12-year-old

“Mom, how come if you kill someone here it's called murder, but if you kill someone in another country they call you a hero?”

Stupid song lyrics

Yesterday were were driving along listening to the radio, and E comes out with:

"Why did he shoot the sheriff? He's just going to have to go to jail."

Using your brain is hard work

E: Hey Mom, I can count to 100 by 2's, wanna hear? 2, 4, 6, 8... 94, 96, 98, 100.

Me: Nice job E, I didn't know you could do that.

E: Wow, that really hurt my brain. There's a big hole in it now where I used it up.

It's warm outside...

E ran inside to ask, "Where is a short sleeve shirt so I can feel the nice day into my body?"

He wants to donate his organs!

While driving past a cemetery this evening...

R: Mom and Dad, you both want to be burned when you die, right?

Me: Yes, I want to be cremated.

B: Well I haven't really decided yet.

E: I want to know if there is a way to give my heart to someone else who needs it when I die. You know, if there is someone whose heart doesn't work good, can I give them mine? Can we find out about that?

What is it?

Well to the unenlightened, it might simply be an empty candy cane. You know; garbage.

But to a seven year old boy it has been absolute treasure:

• A cane to bend over and walk with
• A gun
• A sword
• A conductor's wand
• A telescope
• A Quidditch broom
• A megaphone
• A guitar
• A banjo
• A trumpet
• A bass violin
  
• A microphone

About divorce

Today E asked a couple of interesting questions. First he wanted to know what a half brother is. Evidently R had gotten that one wrong.

He also wanted to know what happens when people get divorced. After explaining how forms are filled out to submit to the government, etc., I got "Oh. I thought people dressed up in their fancy wedding clothes again, and slapped each other all over to take back all their kisses."

The Fall Schedule

We can't start signing up for everything we'd like to until we know R's soccer schedule. We have E's, but they are taking their time with R's.

Basketball, swimming, skiing, drawing...

Me: R, do you want to continue with the art classes you were taking last year?

R: Yes, I want to take drawing because engineers need to be able to draw.

What have I done?

This morning I'm laying in bed waiting for the weather to come onto the Today show, when R comes in to snuggle.

R: Are you going to walk on your treadmill today?
Me: No.
R: Why not?
Me: I just don't feel like it.
R: But you haven't walked on it at all this week.

I guess I don't get to be "sluggish" today :-) And the exercise has done wonders for the fog which my brain was enveloped in.

A moment in time

Me: E, please put your shoes on so we can go. This is like the fourth time I'm asking you.

E: No it's not, it's the third. I'm counting. My record is ten.

My creative kid

"This guy is so special,
he has an invisible head."

Aunt Debbie

E: "Here's one dollar and four quarters. I'm going back to the hardware store to get that frog for Aunt Debbie."

Me: "But E, you already bought something for Aunt Debbie."

E: "I love her."