Tuesday

Jonathan and I were alone today at lunch. Anna stayed with my Mom while I went to pick him up, and we had to run to our house to get some stuff, so we just ate some leftover Chinese while we were there. We were at the table and he said, I don't ever want to get the flu again. I agreed! He is finally better! He went back to school on Wednesday.
I can't believe a week ago today I was studying for my midterm and packing up to go to Raleigh the next morning. Everything I did last Tuesday was sort of dumb, I overstudied and underpacked. I studied a lot and memorized everything and then the midterm was really easy. It was cold in Raleigh and I did not pack anything warm. I borrowed some clothes. My Mom took Dave and the kids on a boat ride down in Sebastian (one of those boat tours, my Mom has not taken up boating or anything) for Dave's birthday. I am sort of bummed out that I missed that! Both the boat ride and Dave's birthday. They saw alligators and dolphins and Anna got to drive the boat for a bit (Jonathan declined). But I am glad they had a nice time. My Mom was kind to let them move in for those five days while I was gone, and she fed them every night and drove Jonathan and Anna to school and back. And watched them while Dave was at work. So she basically took my place while I was gone. I swear Jonathan grew a foot while I was gone. I guess he has been eating a lot at my Mom's, and she took him to the barber shop on base and got him a very sharp haircut. He is just getting so tall and thin.
We got Chinese food last night when I FINALLY got home after a long day of sitting in airports and waiting on delayed flights. The weather was awful in Raleigh, but thankfully, it was also awful in Atlanta, so my connecting flight was delayed just enough that I was able to catch it. After we ate, Jonathan got out the chopsticks and was like look, I made a V! And then he spent a long time showing me all the letters he could make, and what sound they make too. Then he got a splinter from them and was very upset. I was telling him that we should go to the craft store and get a bunch of popsicle sticks and we could make the whole alphabet. He immediately said, hmmm... I don't know, I think the Bs would be too hard to make.
He is right, so I said maybe I would get some pipe cleaners also. I think it would be cool to make the whole alphabet really big all the way across the living room.

Anyways, I was eating lunch with Jonathan today, and he said, I really don't like Happy Meals.
I was like WHAT!!??

And he says, Yeah, I really don't like them. They don't taste good, actually (this is his current favorite word). I think I just like the toys, actually.

Wow, is this the beginning of wisdom or what?