Saturday morning, Carrie and I are lounging in my bed, playing with Hal. On the ceiling above the bed are two tiny photos of me. One is from the Young Single Adult ward photo directory (3 years old), and the second from my most recent passport application (from 2.5 years ago). The best way to explain the existence of this "shrine" is to remind you of our penchant for seeing how long something can stay somewhere (e.g. the Christmas ornament we had hanging from our ceiling fan for two years).
Anyway, Theo comes in, and notices the pictures. But at that size, and that far away, it's hard to tell who it is.
"Why are there pictures of Aunt Beth on the ceiling?" Theo asks.
"Um. Because Gordon likes looking at them," is my best answer.
Eyebrows up.
Then in a sing-song voice:
"Gordon likes looking at a GI-RL! Gordon likes looking at a GI-RL!" as he dances out of the room.
I'm really hoping he forgets this whole episode. Otherwise, as he gets older and reflects on this memory, his view of our family could get really complicated.
yes, best he forgets
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