In the end, we all win.
Max often leaves his bedroom light on when he's done upstairs. Our way of reminding him to go turn it off is to say, "Hey Max, is someone in your room?"
Every time he says, "I don't know, I'll go check."
Runs up the stairs, checks, turns off the light and reports back. "Nope, there's no one in my room so I turned off the light.
This morning we're all upstairs getting dressed. Max is standing in the bathroom showing me his new shoes.
I interrupt the gushing, "Hey, is someone in your room?"
He says, without checking, "No. So why did I leave the light on? There's never anyone in there except me."
And Al Gore came down from the heavens and bestowed many blessings of energy conservation on my son. I was happy he realized leaving lights on is wasting energy and I was also happy he'd be helping Al save some energy for the earth.
But mostly I was happy he finally got the joke.
Very reassuring, and not bad for a - what? - 5-year-old....
I am trying to resist clicking on your Lice Fest post...trying...trying....I still suffer PTSD from what we call our "Year of the Head Lice," and I am obsessed with the subject.
Will not click...will not click...will not click...
But if it happens again, use Cetaphil cleanser. Those damn pesticide shampoos do not work.
Posted by: SuburbanCorrespondent | 2007.10.25 at 09:49 AM
oh, and I love your banner...
Posted by: SuburbanCorrespondent | 2007.10.25 at 09:49 AM
and now, if he'd only come to my house and bestow the same blessing upon us...
Posted by: melbs | 2007.10.25 at 10:37 AM
Max's shoes are totally rad!
Posted by: Spandrel Studios | 2007.10.25 at 12:02 PM
Those shoes are totally L.A.! Love it.
Posted by: Lori | 2007.10.25 at 01:07 PM
Man, why do they not make those shoes in adult sizes? My about-to-be-60 father really wants some!
Posted by: AnneM | 2007.10.25 at 01:26 PM
Bless his heart.
Posted by: Mitzi | 2007.10.25 at 01:42 PM
That's great that he got it - it took me until I was much older to stop. First my parents started charging me a quarter each time I left a light on. When that didn't help they would take a lightbulb. I had 2 lights in my room - that quickly did the trick. :)
Posted by: kate | 2007.10.25 at 04:33 PM
Adore the banner, and the light going on in his head.
Posted by: Jenn | 2007.10.25 at 11:11 PM
Congratulations on your new project. And I think your banner is genious ;)
Very cool shoes too...my son has the same ones but the brand is Ocean Pacific. Affiliated? We bought them in LA last week.
Posted by: Kim E | 2007.10.26 at 12:39 AM