Each day, now that school has begun, I drop off my youngest, 8-year-old Eli, first and then take the others.  He is also the first that I pick up from school at day’s end.  So we get a chance to chat on the way to get  the others.  Oh, the things he says.  He is an optimist and a dreamer and a schemer.

For example, today he gets in the car…..

Me:  Hi babe!  How was your day?

Eli:  It was great!! I found an Indian arrowhead on the playground!!!

Me:  Really? (I can’t turn around and look at the arrowhead at this point…so I just keep asking questions.  I’m thinking…well, we live in Oktibbeha county, so it’s possible.)  Are you sure?

Eli:  (Enthusiastically) Yes!!  It’s carved out of the kind of mineral that Indians used to use.  I had no idea that my playground was the site of an Indian battleground!!!!

Me:  Well,  I don’t know.  We’ll have to show Daddy when he gets home.

Uncharacteristic silence from the back seat….but he is not discouraged.  No, he is dreaming big…because next, he says…

Eli:  (Very excited whisper) You know, I think that Squanto carved this arrowhead.

Me:  What? No, hon, I don’t think he was ever in Mississippi — he was the one who helped the Pilgrims.

(He is not to be deterred, no way.)

Eli:  Well, you know,  they were in tribes back then.  They moved around A LOT.  This arrowhead is so cool!!! It’s probably worth 50 bucks!

 

I should note here that I could not stifle my laughter after each of his declarations.  These boys keep life interesting!

Happy Friday, y’all!!