What will he think of next?

Last night I was feeling pretty tired. This week I've just been really exhausted which the MD said is to be expected. Still, it's horrible to be tired when you've got kids climbing all over you wanting to show you school papers and needing snacks.

It is safe to say that I was not at my parenting best last night. I was in the recliner in the living room resting (with my eyes open - sort of) when I noticed Max going in and out the front door. I wasn't sure what he was doing but I thought he might be playing with the cats. Until I saw him go out the front door with a bucket full of water. THAT woke me up.

"What are you doing?" I asked.

"Icing the driveway" he said, as if I had just asked how his day was.

 "Why?" I asked.

"I don't know. It's fun, I guess."

By the time I was able to get up and survey the driveway I was shocked. An area about 5 feet wide and 10 feet long was a complete sheet of ice. It was actually kind of impressive though I didn't let on about that.

I kept trying to get to the bottom of why he did it. He mentioned that he could "skate" on it but that it would also be funny to watch our cars slip on it. OMG. Is he trying to kill me? Decidedly not. He's not that kind of kid, but wow, icing the driveway. Huh. 

He never ceases to amaze me. The things he comes up with - riding my garden cart while holding onto a makeshift sail.  Or the things he says - What do all of these things have in common? Banana, apple, peach and pear. The rest of us might answer that they're all fruit. Max's answer was that they all have skin. Which is true, but, wait what?

Sometimes I feel a kinship to Mrs. Edison - "Thomas, you're going to do WHAT with a kite and a key? In this weather?"  I suppose though that the worst thing I can do is stifle his creativity and his slightly skewed view of the world.

He constantly keeps me guessing and I'm never quite sure what he'll come up with next. When he was really little I used to say things like, "Don't ride your bike without a helmet". Now I have to be a little more thorough.

"Don't jump off the roof, don't make the dog pull you in a wagon (she's only a mini schnauzer after all), don't bring that chicken in the house, don't eat chili with your fingers (Joe's favorite), don't try to ride the llama." I really should just record something and just roll the playback. It would save me a lot of time.