A Little... Distractable...

Michael has always been such a content boy. He will play and play on his own for hours. (This is part of how we survived caring for baby twins...) He is usually busy creating pretend games and races, keeps scores and counts random groups of things, and is always thinking up new ways to group things together.


As he has gotten older, the impending responsibilities of being a 5-year-old have sometimes gotten in the way his games and imaginative play. But he has been very good at assimilating the old with the new. It does occasionally, however, get in the way of task efficiency (...sometimes to the chagrin of a task-oriented mother...).

When asked to set the table, I often walk to the table to find something like this:


Me: "Michael! What do we have here??"

Michael: "So, this is just an alien fighter... and I just need some more forks to make some shooters."



When doing his homework, a simple worksheet can end up with a whole lot of extra "work" on it. Like this one:


Me: "Michael! So what's happening with all the numbers on this page?"

Michael: "Well... I just wrote all the numbers up to 42."

Me: "Well look. So you did."

Michael: "That's pretty much when I ran out of room at the top."



You just never know what he is thinking about... unless you ask.

And when he gives you the answer... it is always an interesting delight.