So... You're Leaving When?

As you may know, we had 3 lovely guests this past week staying in our home. They were all friends from where we used to live, and all very, very dear to us. The boys refer to each of them as "aunt" even though they are not related to us. We had a wonderful time with them all; I will tell you more about our lake trip in another post. But for now, I must share a story with you about my eldest son and his hospitality skills. One day he was sitting with Aunt Amy watching television as it was nearing lunchtime. I mentioned to him that as soon as the show he was watching was over, he needed to turn off the TV. Well, I was not present when the show ended, and Joshua was having a difficult time following the wishes of his mother and turning it off. So Aunt Amy tried to help him decide to obey, but he was not interested in help or obedience. You know, he just wanted to keep watching as long as he could. After repeated failed attempts to get Joshua to turn off the TV, Amy just turned it off for him, resulting in Joshua going over the couch and hiding his face in unhappiness. So, Amy went over to him to smooth things over as she began to wax eloquent about the value of obeying parents and how she wants what's best for him and will always ask him to obey his mom and dad, etc., etc. Then Joshua looks up at her and says, "So... you're leaving in a week, right?" Nice. I'm so glad that my children make our company feel at home here. Thanks, Ames, for loving my kids!