Day 3 - The Ride To School

After hanging out at her house watching Sleeping Beauty and eating a donut, I took Summer by my Sister's house. My way of doing something special for the few hours we had together. We enjoyed an episode of Spongebob while the dog sniffed her feet. All was well.

She has promised me that this will be our secret because the boys will be upset. I doubt her sincerity.

The whole ride to the school is spent asking her what she wants to eat...But I just keep asking about pizza because thats what I want. She does not want this but finds it funny.

She then announces her choice:

"Noodles"

Done. I ask another 5 times in different voices to be sure. We have a go.

This turns into the Noodle Song...

"Noodles Noodles Noodles
Noodles All Ooooover
Noodles Noodles Noodles
Noodles Everywhere"

The rest of our ride is spent with us taking turns saying (I don't recall why)

"I think it is" in different, increasingly higher pitched voices.

Solid gold.

So after all that I finally scoop the boys up and toss them in the backseat (don't worry they are securely locked in)...

At this point, although I told her it was our little secret, Summer has decided to betray me. I now see why her Mom wrote "Typical girl" in the Cheat Sheet she gave me...

People are not happy. Ethan specifically. Owen could care less.

To soothe this I say I have a surprise for them that Summer did not get. Owen loses it here. I hear him turn to Summer and ask

"Summer, why did you not get one? Tell me?"

I laugh and say she did. He tells me not to do that again because I tricked him.

It's now that I decide to distract them with things outside of the vehicle and I see a woman trying to cross the street. I point her out and ask what she is doing?

The ensuing conversation can best be described as a childlike discussion of decapitation.

Summer tells a long, convoluted story about it. Owen tries to explain that the blood in our neck keeps our head on...This is a back and forth exchange for a couple minutes (Ethan loves music and he hasn't talked since he asked me to put Garrett's band Gill on and I complied)...

Anyways, this whole conversation ends with Owen loudly saying the following:

"IF I CUT MY HEAD OFF I WILL SHOW YOU BLOOD!"

I am now laughing so hard they all immediately grow quiet knowing I am laughing at them.

The rides almost over and at this moment the song changes...With each song change Ethan quickly asks if the next song is Garrett. I say yes. He whispers "good."

And then we have this exchange:

Ethan - "Hey...Hey Bic-tor...is Garrett playin his git-git-tar?"

Me - "yeah buddy he is"

Owen (This fact apparently frustrates him) "Why is he never playing his other instruments??"

I laugh again and say I don't know why.

Silence for 15 seconds before Ethan pipes up:

"Hey Bic-tor...Can Garrett come ta ow house with his git-tar and play a song?"

"Yes...Yes he can..."

[It's at this point that I should tell Garrett he is on the hook for this...]