Saturday

This past Monday was the start of school. Excited on Monday, by Wednesday you were over it and not too happy about going to school. When I asked you about you told me that it was fun, but that today you "cried and cried."

"I didn't want to go."

"I used to cry when I had to go to school too, but eventually I stopped and learned to really like school."

"Why?"

"Because I liked to learn new things, and I liked to meet new people and meet new friends."

"I have Hannah."

"Hannah is your friend?"

"Yes, she was sick today."

"Aww, that's a bummer."

"Bwahahaha!! What does 'bummer' mean?"

"A bummer is when something is disappointing. Like when you expect to see someone, but they aren't there because of a cold. That's a bummer."

"Bummer is like bum?"

"No, a bummer is disappointing."

"Bum-mer....bum-mer...I want to go to a bum show."

"?!"

"I want to go to a bum show."

"What happens at a bum show?"

"Look at bums."

"What kind of bums?"

"Look at people's bums!"

"?!"

"And dog bums and horse bums."

"Like a rodeo, with people riding horses and bulls?"

"No, a bum show."

Since the start of school our schedule is different and our time together is shorter than before. Not sure how it would all play out, I planned on going out to eat somewhere. Maybe a restaurant (Baja Fresh, Tony's, Whole Foods...etc) and then perhaps the mall. Not my idea of quality time but at the very least it's play and time for us to work on our report.

School has you in a mood and rather than us going off on our own, you wanted to ride with me and go to the library with Mom and sis. On our way there you suddenly want to go to the mall, but since you already said library we make a stop there and read books and you ate a cupcake that the library provided for 'cupcake decoration day' or something. Where's Waldo was pretty engaging but when you were done with it you were done with it and wanted to go to the mall and play games.

By this time my blood sugar was starting to get sketchy and I had to get something to eat, plus I knew that you hadn't had any food either (besides a cupcake) and so we were making a stop at Whole Food's (which is attached to the mall) for some food and coffee.

"I want to go to the mall, now."

"We're at the mall, but we're going to get something to eat first, and I'm gonna get some coffee."

"You can get coffee at the mall."

"I want to get coffee at Whole Foods."

"Why?"

"They're coffee is better."

"I want to go to the mall, now."

"We will, but you have to be patient."

"I don't want to be patient. I want to be a bummer."

Bwahahaha!!