army

Out running to the commissary with Gavin, Solvei and Nels today, we stopped to have lunch with Nate. As we were driving, two people in uniforms (we were on an Army post after all) crossed the street at an intersection and we had to wait for them before we could turn. Gavin asked Nate, “how come your friends from work were crossing the street when we’re trying to drive?” I think it’s funny how, just because they work at the same place as Daddy, and they all wear the same uniforms as Daddy, they must be Daddy’s friends. So with those criteria, Nate has roughly 1,106,000 friends and 25,000 close friends. Hope they don’t all come over for dinner!

On this same trip for lunch, Gavin asked me something, I answered, but Gavin wasn’t listening. I am constantly having to repeat myself with the kids. I find it especially irritating when I have to repeat an answer to something they asked. Lately I am often saying, “I’ve just told you, you weren’t listening again were you?” So when I said exactly that to Gavin, he replied with “Mom, I have something to tell you. My ears are awake at night, and asleep in the mornings.”
Nate answered with “But it’s afternoon now so they should be awake, so you can listen.”
Gavin insisted, “No, because afternoon is still part of the morning”