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

Time for bed

It is time

Evan has an obsession with time. He loves knowing how long it is until something starts or ends. He's a man of a schedule. He checks both of his cell phones for the time. And having the accurate time is paramount.

On our road trip out here, during a stressful moment when Mackey was killing my car's manual transmission and we were going to miss an exit, Evan pointed out we needed to change the time to central time zone. 

I say I will. Still helping Mackey shift. 

Evan taps me on the shoulder and points strongly at the clock. 

I stop to fix the time. And then get in the right gear. And we make our exit. 

Priorities.

Oh, Canada!

B: You need a passport because were going to Canada. 
E: Why do I need a passport?
B: Canada's a different country. 
E: Canada is not a country!

Don't tell Jen.

Questions in Quincy

Evan asked many many questions on our tour of Adams National Historic park in Quincy, MA. 

B: Evan you are asking too many questions

E: I ask 12. Not a lot