The Fishy and the Egg: A backseat conversation

It all started with the announcement that in two weeks we'll be able to find out if the kids will be getting a brother or sister... of course the question "how can you tell if it's a boy or girl" came up. Elie and Jadon decided that you can tell by whether or not it has eyebrows and if it has pecks or boobies. Jadon misheard the word "pecks" for "eggs." That topic led to the fishy and the egg...

Jadon: "I have eggs!"
Elie: "No, you will have fishies. I have eggs. But you don't have the fishies yet. But I have my eggs already."
Jadon: "I have eggs. Right here." (pointing to his chest)
Elie: "No, those are pecks. Only Mommy and me have eggs. You and Daddy have fishies to give to the eggs. That's how Mommy got her baby. But you don't have your fish yet."
Jadon: "I have a fish?"
Elie: "No, I have my eggs, but you don't have your fishy yet."
Jadon: "But I want eggs."
Elie: "No, you and Daddy are the boys so you get a fishy to give to the egg. Mommy and me have eggs, not fishies."
Jadon: "Oh. Cause Daddy and me are the same and you and Mommy are the same."
Elie: "Yup. And when you get your fishie you'll give it to an egg."
Jadon: "Oh. Why?"
Elie: "To have a baby, of course."


Meanwhile Bryce and I are laughing out loud in the front seat!


Oh, and the fish/egg reference originated in a conversation between Elie and I when she asked about how babies are made... and wouldn't settle for a simple answer. That was a whole other hilariously puzzling conversation!

Spring is Here!

It's been rainy and a tad gloomy - but look at what this weather has produced! I'm so excited I can hardly stand it!!! I even love the foggy mornings...





Even the grass is green now!!!

Discovery!

I've recently made some wonderful discoveries that help me keep my kitchen clean - and of course have to share them!

To keep the inside of my coffee maker and tea kettle clean there's this wonderful product (which we used the last of today!) called "Dip It." You poor the prescribed amount into the coffee maker or tea kettle and either boil it or run a cycle - then do it once more with clean rinse water and the difference is amazing!

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Then there's this wonderful product from Method that cleans stainless steel, and is both non-toxic and environmentally friendly! (It also comes in wipes, made of bamboo - and those are wonderful too, but tend to dry out really fast.) It makes keeping these items clean a breeze!!



That's my Add section for the month:o) - enjoy!

Easter

Here are pictures from our Easter in Oregon. From painting eggs with Nonie, to my beautiful family!

Moment of Insight from a 4-year old

Standing in the cosmetics isle at Costco, where there are several smiling women selling some product or another, my 4-year-old son says to me, "Mom, know which girl I like best?"

Distractedly I ask him to tell me. Without hesitation he points to a mostly nude woman curled up on a tropical beach who is smiling radiantly,(apparently the razors she advertises not only shave legs, but give you perfectly toned, tanned muscles and are the key to tropical dreams come true...).

Having expected an answer such as, "You, Mommy!" Or even, "Aunt Ali!" Or maybe "Sissy!" I was a little dismayed at his choice. But he didn't stop there. Oh, no. His precious little voice piped up again, "Do you know why I like her best?"

"Why," I asked, wondering if I wanted to know the answer.

"Because every time she looks at me she's loving me," came his simple but profound answer.

It was then that it dawned on me; out of all the pictures of women featuring products in that isle, she was the only one not completely dressed and showing it all off with a radiantly inviting smile. I turned to my husband, who was listening in with amazement, and asked him if this is how men in general feel about adds like that.

"Actually," he said with a look of wide-eyed revelation, "yeah."

In a later conversation my husband revealed that while he knows adds like that and other sexually charged paraphernalia featuring women are counterfeit to what he really desires, the general idea that those images send is a beautiful woman wants him and that speaks love in his masculine language. Going further, he shared that being desired sexually means he's cutting it as a man, he measures up.

"It starts young," he shared, "for Jadon it's not about sex, it's probably just that instinctive understanding that a pretty woman smiling at him feels good. A lot like Elie getting a compliment from me about her pretty dress. The trouble starts when I believe that those messages or feelings are as good as it gets - like hamburger when steak is available, though it may come at a greater personal cost. Like putting my ego on hold for truth."

I still don't truly understand - and though comforted about my son's choice in favorite women, still a little concerned about raising a son. But I will say, I have a new view of my husband and son, and men in general... and an even grater respect for my husband's wisdom and love for God.