Partners in Choices

I am trying to be better at incorporating Evan's preferences into our daily decision-making process. It isn't working well.

M: Do you want to stay in DC or drive to Richmond?

E: Yes.

M: Which one?

E: Sure.

M: Stay in DC?

E: Maybe.

M: Go to Richmond?

E: Maybe.

Thanks, Mom, for dinner

We used Mom's credit card to pay for a dinner. I said, Thanks Mom. Evan said, What Mom? She did not make this.

True.

Dangerous Movies

We recently visited our nieces and nephew in Wisconsin. Planning a movie to watch that night, Evan forbid using his own. "Can't watch my movies! Too dangerous for kids!"

Even More Texts

Evan and I have done a lot of joint travel in the past years. He gets bothered when he doesn't come along. I've started to get him some movies and books to be delivered when I leave. This was a bad precedent to start. I've been inundated with requests for DVDs the past few days. Today, he asked: "Is my packers day get tomorrow." He wanted to know if his package would arrive tomorrow since I was leaving tomorrow. Sadly, it wont come until early next week.

Church History

Direct quote: I watched Prince of Egypt years ago. In Boston. In Watertown. On Netflix. Yeah, it's church history.

Yes. Yes it is.

Texting, not calling

When Evan texts me, his message is often not clear nor understandable. So I often call him back instead of guessing. As a result, now when I text Evan he calls me back and asks me what I want. My texts are clear and understandable. I want him to read them. He is matching my behavior, which is both acceptable and ridiculous.

In a rare texting conversation without calling interruptions, we planned part of our return to Boston as follows:

E: I me park stree get poster me come back evan

M: what poster

E: my work

M: MIT or state Capitol

E: About you want a anything

M: Ok

E: You lot do thing get back boston

M: What things?

E: Mit homework

For Parker

Evan has loved "Shake It Up, Chicago" for a while, and Zendaya's amazingly repetitive song "Replay" is a new favorite. Apparently Parker introduced him to it, and Evan now wants to listen to it again and again. So when driving home last week, he made a music request. 

Can we play replay music? For Parker?

Yes. For Parker, we can.

I am on the internet

I showed Evan the BYU Computer Science homepage. He asked me, Oh, have you met that guy here in Boston? 

Then, Hey, that's you! Why are you on the internet?

Da Vinci at the MFA

Evan and I got cultural by going to the MFA. The library pass gets you in with half the price and part of my $60,000/year tuition covers free entrance to the local museums for MIT students.

There was an exhibit about Leonardo da Vinci and beauty. Basically, it was a bunch of sketches of ugly old men and beautiful young women.

As soon as we entered the exhibit, Evan had many questions for me:

1. Leonardo! Are the Ninja Turtles here?
2. Where's Michelangelo?
3. Where's Raphael?
4. Where's Donatello?

Later, we walked down a staircase that was part of a classically designed rotunda. Evan had many more questions for me:

1. Is this the capitol?
2. Where's George W. Bush?
3. Is Obama here?
4. Is "Night at the Museum" here?

How was your summer? I am going to Utah.

Evan the conversationist always has a go-to question and fun fact to share. His current question is, How was your summer? His current fun fact is, I am going to Utah in October.

This was his line at the temple recommend desk. With Anwar as he checked our receipt at Costco. While I was talking on speakerphone with the car mechanic. And to the information help desk guy at Boston Children's Hospital. He also asks me once or twice a day.