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| The Wizard of Oz came on at Jason's parents tonight right as Dorothy was setting off on the yellow brick road. Calvin was immediately transfixed, but didn't have much to say until the scarecrow described his problem to Dorothy. Calvin became concerned, and broke the silence: "What happens if you don't have a brain?" (caught off guard) "Um, well, that's not a good thing." "Does it hurt?" "Well, if you don't have a brain, you don't feel pain. Actually, you're usually dead if you don't have a brain." (more silence, as I feel like I completely bombed the answer to that question) Calvin suddenly looks relieved, though, and blurts out, "Hey, scarecrows don't have brains!" Well, then I guess there never was a problem. Now, back out to the living room to field questions on the Tin Woodsman. | | |
| Since he isn't that big into putting more than a couple of words together at a time, naturally there are not that many Isaac quotes to be had just yet. But, lest he feel like a neglected second child someday, here is one:
Isaac picked up his blocks all by himself after playing with them, without being asked, for at least the second time today. He brought the covered Duplo container to me with a satisfied expression on his face.
"Yay, Isaac! Thank you for picking up your blocks!"
He smiled, and then declared his payment: "I want chips."
Chips you shall have, young man.
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| Calvin is pretty good about sitting silently and contentedly on car trips, although if you engage him in conversation, it may be hard to control or end such conversations. But, usually he is quiet, and I have no idea what he is pondering.
Having finally been fever-free for 6 hours, Calvin and I headed out to Walmart to pick up a couple of grocery items and a new lampshade. On the way back, Calvin's voice broke the silence.
"Mommy, if I had a pickle hat and lost it, could I go to the mall and get a new one?"
"If you lost a what?"
"A pickle hat."
"What's a pickle hat?"
(tolerantly, as if it was obvious) "It's a hat that looks like it has pickles on top."
"Uh, sure, you could get a new one." (why not? who stocks those anyway?)
"Well, I could go to the mall to get a new pickle hat, but then I might walk in the store and feel like I have pickles on my back and my pickle hat might be on my back."
"So...that means you would have found your pickle hat?"
"Yeah. It might be on my back. Those things happen sometimes."
So, I now know what he was thinking about.
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| Continuing Autumn coverage at the ever undependable source for news:
Our trees actually do grow a little each year. The perk: no leaves to mess with. Yet.
Let's see, on the health beat:
 
Calvin enjoyed himself a little too much at the ER. This is the third time he's been to the ER in his life, and combine that with five calls to poison control, he's kept us and the insurance company busy. Thankfully, he is fine. This time, it was what I think must have been a gas bubble. The pain was centered on his belly button. He was doubled over in pain, unable to sit down, lay down, or go to the bathroom--just leaned against the coffee table sobbing for a couple hours, hardly able to walk until I finally decided he needed medical attention. As it turns out, the pain left an hour after arriving at the ER, so here he is enjoying cartoons and the sound that comes from the remote. Tests indicated some full intestines, so we took care of that when we got home. I keep telling myself that I'm glad it wasn't anything serious.
Travel and leisure:
Our annual trip to Powder Valley Nature Center--walk with us...
      
The boys liked the freedom of the trails. We also went inside and explored the exhibits, including a beehive, aquarium, puppet playplace, treehouse, "name that smell", stuffed wildlife, children's library, turtle tanks, bird lookout, and of course, the elevator.
On the Town:
Jason and I went to see "The Phantom of the Opera" for the first time for my birthday. Or, as Calvin says, "The Famine of the Opera" (to me, opera casts don't generally look like victims of famines). We ate at Union Station beforehand, and stayed in a 4 Star Hotel thanks to a low Priceline bid. The hotel had some perks, like a hot tub bigger than most hotel swimming pools, as well as high ceilings, fancy fixtures, and...a phone by the toilet?? I still prefer the 3 Star hotel perks like free breakfast and free parking.
A few pictures to close out the post:
  
My husband is a great guy. However, he actually likes this musical, so going to see it was fun for him as well.
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