Ryker continues to amaze (and frustrate) me. He is so ready for school, except the whining that happens more than it should! He was so upset when he couldn't go last year. He loves to read and can't wait until he can figure out what exactly the book says. He's sure trying. It's been a lot of fun watching him learn. Jerrick and Gunnar quiz him all the time about 1+1 and 2+2. Then they jump to 100+100 and occasionally Gunnar will throw in a multiplication problem. Always makes me laugh, especially because Ryker gets so frustrated that he doesn't know the answer. Maybe because he's the fifth I don't stress about all things I did with the older kids. One being - will my kid be so far behind when he goes to school......
This probably won't be the case with Ryker. He said to me today, "Mom, can we order that (butterfly habitat - where you grow a caterpillar into a butterfly), I want to see a chrysalis." Yes, he really did use the word chrysalis. Not sure how he actually remember that word - although they did talk about it in preschool and Jerrick's class had caterpillars. But still . . .
And THEN he says to me, "Mom, do you know what squeeze the lemon is?" I say, "No, what does it mean?" Before I tell you what it means - here is my disclaimer. When a question is posed like this, always assume the worst and don't walk right into the trap. (Even if it's from a 5 year old) Apparently the kids new favorite movie is Get Smart. I've never actually seen the whole movie, only parts, which is very funny, and probably not appropriate for Ryker.... that's where the 'squeeze the lemon' started.
Ryker says, "Mom, squeeze the lemon means that you have to go to the bathroom." "Oh" I say and walk away (only option). Mental note - Ryker seems to remember everything so don't enlighten him more than necessary. So learning can be a great thing, except when they learn things they really shouldn't know - like flipping the double bird at passing cars . . . (still makes me smile - darn kid!)
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