Kids Say the Darnedest Things!

It's a special treat for Sydney when we take a bath together in the big bath downstairs. Sometimes we get out the beauty products and turn it into a real girlie fest. Last night she was tired and needed to get clean, so I suggested a bath. So, we were in the big bath with mud masks on and in walked Jake. The conversation went like this -
Jake: "What's THAT?"
Sydney: "Mud mask"
Jake: "What does it do?"
Me: "Well it's supposed to help get your face really clean..." - even as the words were coming out, I was trying to anticipate his next question or comment and figure out how it made sense to me, much less to an 8-year-old boy, to slather yourself in mud in order to get clean.

To my surprise, his next comment was nothing that I anticipated as he said... "And keep you single!" HA - where does an 8-year-old get something like that?

Kids today are wise beyond their years and it's a funny time when they start to understand more grown-up things and to give you glimpses of the young adults they will be. Jake is in that transition period where one minute we will have a really grown up conversation about his feelings and observations he's made or opinions he has - and the next he's whining about the toy he wants and hasn't gotten.

Anyway, this week has been SO much better than last. We had a good weekend. On Sunday we took the kids to Schlitterbahn and, even though Martin and I weren't initially thrilled about the prospect of spending our Sunday in the crowds, we ended up having a blast. The kids are loving Magic Camp and I'm making good progress with work and getting caught up on some things I had hoped to complete last week. Martin is enjoying being home and catching up on yardwork and rest, and we got to have a date night tonight!