GC's California Visit - 9/3 to 9/10

[MouseWife]

Well...as a follow up to the Mark Twain post...

While taking my son to school we were discussing his schools' upcoming excursion to Disneyland. He is excited as this is a new school and basically all new students; and, he has made a lot of new friends, two that will be going.

So, I said 'Oh, wouldn't that be cool if the three of you were able to steer the Mark Twain like you did??'

His reply.

'Ah, no. Let's save that experience for someone who still believes in the magic. Someone who would really believe they are steering.'

I laughed. {while he is a curmudgeon, I reckoned what he said to your experience, GC, and well, YOU surely did fit the bill, believing in the magic}.

I asked if he remembered meeting you in Monterey and he said yes. I told him you had done just that very same thing yesterday. And, I said, Lisa, the redhead we've met, she did it, too.

Now, I think telling him that really made him think. I hope so. I think at that age kids try to be so grown up. I think it may have to do with being conned about the tooth fairy, etc. But, for him to hear that you guys did it, I think it really made him think. He didn't say anything but I was glad to enlighten him that way.

I think he thinks we have him do things because kids would like it. No. I have him do things because they are fun.

Okay...enough of that...