banannie

I had my nine year old going for awhile when he asked what to do with the March calendar page he’d just taken down. I told him to save it because it would be March again in two weeks. He’s a bright kid, he knows it’s April Fools Day, but he fell for it. Even when I told him it was because we need to make up two weeks every 8 years, similar to adding a day in a leap year. Even when I told him we’d be having two Easters this year. Even when I told him he’d have two extra weeks of school.

In his defense, he was focusing on list of the “10 Best Ideas” he’s ever had. It’s pretty complex. Also he was trying to think of a way to prank his brothers, which as far as I an tell involved putting boxes in front of their bedroom doors so they’d trip (I told him to think of something… safer.)

I felt guilty and clued him in. He laughed (thank god!) I had no plans to prank anyone today, that one just came to me and it was too easy to riff on once I got going. Scary even. I’m done for today.