I spent one afternoon last week with Soren, Elliot, and Penny while Marianne went to use a spa gift. Lovely hair, by the way! It was nice to have some comic relief amidst the chaos. Moms are amazing, period. But I think moms with more than kids than they have arms are especially amazing. In between juggling naps and questions from the boys, I had this funny conversation with Soren that made me laugh.
Me: Do you guys want some milk with your snack?
Soren: Do you get milk from my mom?
Me: No, I get milk from a different farmer in Junction City.
Soren: No, we can't drink it.
Me: Well, I get raw milk from cows just like you guys do. It's just from different cows. I think it's ok for you to drink it.
Soren: What do your cows look like?
Me: I think they're brown and white. What do your cows look like?
Soren: Well ... (complicated description I can't quite remember that included specific shades of brown on specific parts of the cows' bodies)
Me: That sounds like my cows. I think you can probably drink my milk.
Soren: Do you have a picture of your cows?
Me: Hmmm. Yeah. I can get one on the computer. (I found a picture on the farm's website.)
Soren: Those don't look like my cows. Sorry Jen, we can't drink your milk.
Me: Ok Soren. Do you guys want water?
Boys: Yeah.
(I get them water.)
Me: Do you guys want to share a banana?
Soren: Where do you buy your bananas, Jen?
Me: Capellas
Soren: We can't eat your bananas.
Me: (Ah-ha, I'm catching on!) Where do you get your bananas?
Soren: Market of Choice
Me: (Wondering how far logic will take me) Well, I'm pretty sure Market of Choice and Capellas buy bananas from the same banana farm. I think it's ok for you to eat my bananas if you want some.
Soren: Oh! We shop at Cabellas too! But mama only buys bananas from Market of Choice.
Me: (Alas, conviction wins over logic.) Oh, so you can't eat my bananas?
Soren: No.
As one would expect, that Scrivner boy sure knows that food source is important! Way to go Marianne :)
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Ha! I am so glad you posted this. He has doubled-checked with me a few times now on what the better questions are to ask "grass-fed Jersey milk?" and "organic banana's?" and tonight I read his this and he laughed a hearty belly laugh and said "WE buy bananas from Capella's TOO!"
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Thank you so much for watching them all for me! I think it is far more daring to jump from 1 to 4. I've gradually waded into this chaos and acclimated. I don't think I would have volunteered when I only had 1.
Oh. It was fun. Your children really are very wonderful, especially in their curiosity! I'm glad he enjoyed the story.
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