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Logistics
Filed under (The Home Front) by The Cubelodyte on April 6, 2008 @ 07:29 pm

space rocketThis morning the youngest talked about blasting off in a rocket to space. He asked if space was big. “Very, very big. As big as the whole universe”, I told him. “Would it take forever to see all of space?” he asked. “Yes”, I replied, “it would take pretty much forever to see everything there is in space”.

He furrowed his brow and nodded gravely, as if digesting a concept of great import. He scanned the sky intently, then turned and put his hand on my shoulder, a solemn countenance on his face.

We’d better bring some snacks“.

 


Comments:
3 Comments posted on "Logistics"
TikiJuggler on April 7th, 2008 at 9:28 AM #

awe…
Ya know before I had kids I would think this story was so cheezy. But now that I have kids, I know that it is moments like that, that make everything in life worth it.
Cheers:)


The Cubelodyte on April 7th, 2008 at 2:32 PM #

Funny how it changes things, isn’t it? A lot of things that might have been formerly trite or saccharine suddenly strike a chord after you have kids.


Angry_Flower on April 9th, 2008 at 9:04 AM #

Children say the funniest things. Little Sammy likes to watch Re-runs of the Croc Hunter with Comcast’s on-Demand. The other day he asks my wife to put on Croc Hunter and he says,” Mom I like the Crocodile hunter he knows a lot about animals…well except sting rays”…nice


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