Luke-aroni

My middle child has never been very talkative. He likes to sit back and listen to the conversation and chimes in only when it's absolutely necessary. But lately I have been shocked by his nonstop chattiness. I know most kids go through a major "WHY?" phase at this age, but Luke really isn't asking questions-- just sharing his ideas. I think it might get annoying eventually, but right now I am totally getting a kick out of his train of thought. For years I have been wondering what is going on inside that large, unusually round head of his. Here are a few excerpts from recent conversations.

LUKE: Mom, Mom, MOM! I just thought of something really weird! What if you were a boy, but you were still married to dad. Wouldn't that be crazy?

ME: yep.. pretty crazy. and pretty gross.

LUKE: Or what if you were a boy and dad was a girl and you were still married to each other. How CRAZY would that be?

ME: So crazy that I don't even want to think about it.. or discuss this anymore.

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LUKE: I know everything about temples and churches.

ME: Really? What do you know?

LUKE: I know that they are exactly the same except for they look different on the outside and they are different on the inside.

ME: Nothing gets past you, kid.

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LUKE: So I am thinking of a new word that you've never heard before. Guess what it is.

ME: This is kind of hard for me since I've never heard of it before. Why don't you give me a hint.

LUKE: Well, it's sort of a mix between flamingo and kitchen.

ME: Hmmm.. even after that great clue, I am still stumped.

LUKE: It's really cool. It's FLAMITCHEN.

ME: That IS an awesome word. I will probably use it next time I stub my toe, if you don't mind.
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LUKE: Mom, I know that you are going to say NO to this.

ME: Then why are you even asking?

LUKE: Well, it's just that we really want to take the couch on the trampoline and sit on it and jump at the same time.

ME: No way, Jose.

LUKE: Not even the smaller couch?

ME: No.

LUKE: Dang! I knew you were going to say that.
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LUKE: What are we having for dinner tonight?

ME: Since dad isn't gonna be home, we're making pancakes.

LUKE: Can you make mine into the shape of Megatron?

ME: I can do Mickey Mouse.

LUKE: I would rather have something like a Transformer.

ME: Well, it's kind of hard for me to make Megatron with pancake batter. What is he an airplane or something?

LUKE: NO! Ha! He's a Super-SONIC JET!! Duh!

ME: Well, excuuuuuse me!