They're about to pass me up...



Little H started preschool last week.  I know a lot of people keep their kids home until kindergarten, but those people probably have more to teach their kids than I do.  I've about maxed out everything I know with Little H, and I've lately resorted to making things up.  It's funny to me, but it's not so funny when she repeats things I've told her to others and gives me full credit.  Like a month ago when she told my brother (who's a twin) that I told her he only has half a brain because twins have to share.  Or the time she asked Dan's parents about wearing grass skirts because I had told her that everyone who lives in Hawaii has to wear them all the time.  And I don't bother to correct her when she comes up with funny theories on her own.  Like the time she told me that she had a dead itch on her forehead that she needed to wash off because it had started on her nose, jumped to her cheek and finally landed on her forehead where she was able to scratch it to death.  Or the time she asked me if grandma (my mom) was scared when she was a little girl because of all the big dinosaurs.

I feel like my kids are here for my entertainment until they get older; after that, they are here to support me in my old age.  And that is the reason I want them be smarter than me.  Which some how has happened sooner than I'd anticipated.  And in spite of Little H already assuming she knows everything, I think there may be a little more to learn beyond counting to ten in Spanish and knowing how to write out her name in all caps.  Maybe not, though.  We'll see.



In the meantime, Buster is also starting to make such great progress.  Especially with the words he's been learning.  After we got past that strange stage when he thought his name was 'Diaper', and then 'You', and then said 'Welcome' instead of 'Thank you' for a couple months, his vocabulary started taking off.  Also he's very good at identifying his colors (except for 'green' which seems to be the default color when he's not really sure).  That means I've about maxed out my vast knowledge with him, too.  As soon as I can get him potty-trained and counting to twenty, I'll have done all I can do.
 
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