Things I Heard Tonight

"Oooeigioushlalousiahedk." 6:50 am.

"You can go on back upstairs now mom. I'll be OK." 7:15 am.

"Yeah, I didn't wanna go to the gym either." 8:15 am.

"Can I have another breakfast?" 10:30 am.

"Look the sun came to play." sometime before noon.

"Can we go somewhere special now?" Post-nap.

We go to Toys R Us. I try to take a short cut to avoid mall traffic, but I am one block shy. It takes us twice as long to get there.

"Push the button by the horn and the other button. That way we can go faster."

"Are we going the speed limit?"

"I sure hope they have a Polar Express."

"The speed limit sure is slow."

He looks into the well-lit store wi

ndow. "I don't see any trains mom. We should go to the train store." I assure him. We get into Toys R Us the mecca of post-Thanksgiving sales for moms, kids, dads, grandparents alike...all from Mexico. I try to wander the store, making mental notes. Turner is fixated on trains. We are here to buy a train. There is no need to look for alternatives. 

"Can we go back to the trains now?"

"No, I don't think that is so great Mom!" With attitude.

"Does all that come in one box?"

"How far are we from the trains? Can we go back there?"

"I think that is too big for me" at the bikes.

"Can I put dirt bike on my list?"

"I wan

t to go back to the trains now please."

"Is Santa really watching to see what I touch?"

"Oooh. I want that. Can I just have that? Not put it on my list, just have it?" I pack it under my arm.

"It grows real grass."

"Mom, where are all the other dinosaurs?"

"Why do they put them in the picture?" It does seem unfair.

"How long does it take for the dirt?"

"It takes HOW long to make the grass?"

"The spike tail is huuuuungry. Sure hope the grass grows fast."

"Uh oh Mom. I got dirt on my hands. I just don't know how it got on it but you know."

With absolute disappointment, "Mom. Some ohhh mom! Some feathers just came off." He says this as I am typing this blog while he watches his seeds grow into green grass on the absolute coolest (not-a-train) toy in Toys R Us. He bumps into the mum in a vase and some petals came off. "I'll just put those back on." He does so. "I think I'll just move that on back over here." Moves the flower.