Friday, January 25, 2008

Aly, this one is for you!

I know I haven't posted all week. It has been a good week, but nothing has been very inspiring. Abram has been off-track, and it has actually been a nice break. We have managed to keep busy without watching too much T.V. Anyway, here is a little excerpt from my conversation with Abram this morning.
Abram: Mom, are there a lot of "right girls" out there for me?
Me: Sure there are.
Abram: How will I know which one is the "right one" for me?
Me: You'll just know. I knew with your Dad.
Abram: Yeah, but you're a girl. How will I know?
Me: You'll just know. Trust me.
Abram: The second I know, I am going to marry her right away.
Me: Even if you're 14?
Abram: Yup.
Me: I won't let you if you are 14.

I signed Abram up for a Friday off-track sports class. He was so excited all morning, and then he told me that he really hopes that his teacher there is a boy. This surprised me because he always has a thing for cute older girls. He then said, "I want my teacher to be a boy because girls aren't very sporty." I feigned shock, and told him that girls ARE sporty. He then says, "But YOU aren't sporty, Mom." (Like I needed him to point this out to me. If he only knew how bad I dreaded TA volleyball back in 7th grade. Or how bad I was at the sit-n-reach. Or how my A- in P.E. ruined my beautiful 4.0 grade point average.) So I proceeded to list all the girls he knows that are sporty. I'm not sure if I convinced him.

7 comments:

Aly said...

Abram is so great! I love everything that he says. He makes me laugh. Thank you so much for blogging. I miss it too much when you don't. Let's plan a play date soon. Love you.

The Durham Project said...

Heidi, for the record I've always considered you pretty "sporty." Your kids are so funny.

~Natalie~ said...

He's getting so big. He is SO DANG smart. Watch out! :)

Tony and Erica said...

Abram, so who would you consider a sporty girl. We would like to know? How did your sports day go? Good thing you have a hold on Abram, or you never know he might just marry "the right girl" at 14 or maybe a girl at the beach.. see my blog!

Anonymous said...

He is such a cute kid! I love it when you post the funny things he says!

I love "off-track." I haven't heard that term in years. I can't believe they still have to send kids year-round!

My mom used to sign us up for "off-track" things too. I remember ice skating, tennis, etc. So fun!

Ashley said...

You're sportier than some of us--hello, water skiing?

At least we have Liz who played high school sports.

Abram is hilarious. That kid, I swear.

Elizabeth said...

Abram is hilarious. I enjoyed chatting with him yesterday...especially at the end of the conversation when I said "Thanks for talking with me," and he said, "No, it's been my pleasure."