In the Future

Kevin made this comment during a recent meal: "Will you kids still spend Thanksgiving and Christmas with us even when you're grown and married?"

Before they had a chance to respond, trying to forestall any future guilt, I said, "Well, in all fairness, they will have to spend some holidays with their in-laws."

Karson piped up, "We don't have any in-laws!"

"Well, not yet, but you will when you get married", Kendra joined in to explain.

Following a long pause, clearly still confused, Karson asked for clarification, "Wait, is it in-laws that are bad or out-laws??"

Good question : ) I suppose it depends on who your in-laws are. (Just for the record, I have some of the best!)

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Kurtis never fails to amuse me during our conversations. To me, they rarely make any sense. To him, I'm sure they make perfect sense.

Like the other night when he told me that he was almost getting bigger like daddy. This is one of his favorite assertions.

"You are?? Oh, my! What will I do then?" I said in a mournful sort of voice while hugging on him.

Confidently, pointing to his toddler bed beside us, he replied, "You'll grow smaller and sleep in my bed."

There lies my future.