uh... you're not really a super-hero, kid.

Last night, after the third time I checked on Eliot when he was supposed to be sleeping....
Eliot: Hey, guess what? See that planet up on the ceiling**? I just put it back up there.
Me: Oh? How did you reach the ceiling?
E: I just put my two-step step stool on my pillow and stood on my tip-toes.
Me: WHAT?! Did you almost fall?!
E: No, I was very careful.
Me: Well that just sounds scary to me.
E: I wasn't scared. That's my super-power.

Well. Ok, I didn't realize this "super-power" thing was real. I thought we were just pretending. I think we're just a hop, step and jump from the ole cape-around-the-neck, jumping-off-something-tall, sure-that-the-cape-makes-me-fly, ending-up-in-the-E.R. prank.

**he has these little glow in the dark stars and planets on his ceiling. they fall off regularly, since his ceiling is made of popcorn.

New Profession

Until recently, Eliot has wanted to be a “Soccer Teacher” when he grows up. He really loves his soccer teacher – Coach Rob – because he says funny things like, “cough, cough wipe it off.” But last weekend he decided to be something else – an “Author”. That’s exactly what he told his babysitter when she asked. Then he elaborated with, “Also? I’m going to use a different name, to trick everybody! Just like Dr. Seuss!” I asked him what his pen name was going to be and he replied as if I was the stupidest person alive. “DUH, Mommy.. *snicker* I have not even written a book yet!! *snicker* I don’t know that yet!”

4 going on 13

Eliot was putting on his brand new shoes this morning with a strong dose of lethargy. “What’s the matter, Honey?” I asked. First there was a heavy sigh. Then, “the other kids at school get to wear different shoes. I just have one pair of shoes that I have to wear every day.” “Well,” (there was a bit of a snarky tone in my voice, I’ll admit) “if you learn how to use the bicycle breaks and quit wearing holes in the toes of every pair of shoes I buy… I might be able to afford more than one pair.” I’m a little concerned that I offered up this retort. I could see by the look on his face that he was going to take me up on the challenge. I foresee buying a second pair of shoes in the near future.

**UPDATE - Yep. Sure enough. No holes in these shoe toes. I asked him about it and he said he'd been using the bike-break. Why? So he could get some new ones. Not ones instead of these, but so he'd have ones to wear when he wanted to trade out.*** I'm almost positive he does not have access to this website, but I think I might need to double-check.

***his words, not mine.