The Hardest Night of the Year

Daylight savings time adjustments are always rough. A random day when time (Evan's trusted, frequently checked constant) randomly shifts. It isn't natural. He doesn't like it. He doesn't trust it. 

We still discuss time zones and how our parents live in a different time than our brothers than our sister. Evan asks to double check that they really have a different time at the same time. 

To him, I surprisingly, casually decide to change the very clockwork of his life. And it happens late at night, sneakily, while he sleeps. 

Before going to bed last night, I changed the stove, microwave, and bathroom clocks. But Evan checked his own computer, clock, and phones, and they were on the old times. 

It is 11 o'clock! It isn't midnight. Jason, check your computer!

Since it wasn't 2am, it was still the old time. Evan spent an hour readjusting all of the clocks back to their proper time.

So this morning, with church starting in 30 minutes instead of 90 minutes, I restarted his phone (it updated the time) and adjusted his clock. 

Evan thought this was cheating. He was not amused. We were late.

#LIGHTtheWORLD

I am really excited about this initiative and following the 25 days of Christmas.

Brotherly Comparisons

Height in the Wilson family is a most valuable commodities. It was a blessed day when we each passed our mother and then father. Blair almost didn't hug me after my mission, eyeing my warily, until we got home and let the marble roll on the pan to prove he was still taller. Mackey and Parker frequently jockey over height. 

Evan, unfortunately, loses many height contests. But he still cares and hates when we put him in the front row of pictures. 

B: We're almost the same weight, but you're shorter. 

E: I'm not shorter. 

B: Are you taller or shorter than me?

E: It's close. 

Late Dinner

E: We will be late

B: You could start making dinner

E: Why

B: So we're not late

E: I buy taco bell

Pregamming

We are heading to our cousins' for dinner in an hour and Evan is heating up a frozen meal. 

B: What are you doing!?!

E: I haven't had lunch yet!!!

B: But we're going to eat in an hour. Why are you angry?

E: I'm not angry

B: Why did you yell?

E: I didn't yell

B: We will have one meal at cousins' and then another here. That's two. 

E: Yeah. [Keeps opening the package]

B: Ok. Eat now and again and again

E: Good idea. Thank you.

What's another frozen dinner? I should've just let it pass. I already asked him to vacuum and he did. I need to be more patient and consider the low cost of a frozen dinner. Oh, and the "don't spoil your appetite" would not have been a relevant reasonable response.

Museums at 5pm

Living in DC changed Evan's life. For one thing, he remembers that the Smithsonian museums close at 5pm. And this is true for most other museums as well. 

Therefore, whenever it is nearly 5pm, Evan checks his phone for the time and tells me that the museums are about to close. 

The other day we were eating lunch at 2pm. With no plans to go near a museum.

E: Hey Brigham, museums close in 3 hours.
B: Ok. Thank you.

Angry or Happy?

Evan was being grouchy and sassy.

Me: Evan, why are you being angry?

Evan: I'm not angry. I am happy. I am great. I am better than you. 

Meal Titles

Breakfast was at 11. Our next meal was at 530.

E. Is this lunch or dinner?

B. Dinner. 

E. No! We haven't had lunch yet. 

B. Ok. This is lunch. Dinner is ice cream after. 

It's my birthday

We spend 364 days a year counting down to January 12th. 

On August 28th, I tried to find out what Evan did for my birthday.

At home:

B: What did you give me for my birthday?

E: I got your library book today.

After dinner:

E: This In and Out dinner! This is for your birthday.

B: I paid.

At the ward picnic: 
E: It's your birthday lunch! How do you like your birthday lunch?
B: This is a ward activity.

Solomon and the baby

Evan is trying to watch Thor 2, Pirates 4, and an episode of KC Undercover at the same time. He has to choose between his computer, live TV and Netflix. 

A wrinkle in the analysis is that live TV is better than Netflix which is better than DVDs. All about scarcity