Well, something interesting happened while my husband was out with Logan. One of the things Logan loves to do is shop, and he especially loves home improvement. He loves bathtubs, shower curtains, sinks, and plumbing parts. He also, of course, loves vacuum cleaners. At Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse, the vacuum cleaners are on their own aisle and they are in a line. Logan loves this. They are so organized, in their own little spaces. Once, at home, he lined all his vacuum cleaners up and proudly displayed them. He said, "I'm making Lowe's!" We congratulated him on is hard work and admired each one as if we had never seen it before. (We had, in fact, memorized each one and might as well have issued a dinner invitation to all of them. They are that familiar now.)
Anyone who has been in a store like Lowe's knows how big it is. Several thousand square feet. Logan and Dad walked all over that store, and soon Logan got tired. There also weren't any siblings around to rival Logan for Dad's attention, so he was very well-behaved. Dad walked along with Logan and noticed a woman in the store with her son. This other little boy was very energetic, bouncing around her like a little ping-pong ball. She finally got exasperated with his behavior and said, "Why can't you be more like that little boy? See how well-behaved he is?" And she gestured at Logan.
Yes, I am still laughing about this. And yes, I treasure it, even though I wasn't there when it happened. But what it made me realize is that we all have our moments, and sometimes we are so busy getting through a difficult situation that we forget to stop and really notice the times that are NOT difficult, even if they don't last very long. Logan is a challenge to raise. Every day...and this is not an exaggeration...every single day, there is something that comes up that is some sort of problem, or issue, that needs to be addressed with him. But he is also a wonderful kid and a sweet kid and a very, very affectionate kid with loads of intellect stored in that little noggin of his...and I think we forget sometimes to appreciate those things more than we pooh-pooh all the other stuff.
Of course, when Logan got to the check out counter it was different. He stood there and noticed the scanner that the checker swipes stuff over in order to get the price. The scanner was built flat into the counter...you know how those are. Well, Logan tried to look into the scanner. Dad pulled him back and said, "Don't look in there! There's a laser in there!" And so Logan leaned way over and licked the scanner.
Yes. He licked it. Why did he do that? Did he do it to be funny? Did he do it to be a smart ass? Did he do it to gross people out? Minutes before, he had asked Dad for a lollipop...multiple times. And Lowe's didn't have any. Maybe he thought it was a big lollipop-type thingie? Maybe he just wanted to lick something? We will never know. Dad yelled, "Don't lick that!" and got the heck out of dodge.
Hey kid, why can't you be more like my son? He knows the right way to get attention! You could learn a thing or two!
As long as he's not crapping in one of their high-end porcelain jobs, I guess we're okay.
Criminy. Am I blessed, or what?
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