What boys learn...

So, my kids ride the bus to and from school. They are in third and fifth grades and I am fighting a losing battle to keep them innocent. There are a lot of older kids that share the bus stop and apparently, there are some interesting conversations happening. The other day Ben, who is 8, asked me, "Do you know what tea bagging is mom?" I was very proud of myself, I managed to only partially choke on my snack, (thank goodness it was just toast; that gets soft real fast!) and I kept a semi-neutral expression on my face: I think. Anyways, I replied with, "Yes Ben, I do know what that is. Do you?" His response, "Of course mom, but do you know what it means?" So I said, again, "yes, now you tell me what it means." His answer, "Oh mom, it's when a boy puts his privates on someones face, everyone knows that!" Lord help me! When did kids start talking about tea bagging?? When further pressed as to where such information was obtained, I found out that this was the topic of the day at the bus stop. I think I'll start driving the kids to school!

It is now that time of year that moms everywhere both love and dread; Christmas vacation. I have done the good mom thing and compiled a list of fun yet educational activities to do over the next two weeks. Will this be the year that my list actually gets followed? I'm not holding my breath! Most likely this vacation will be like those of the past, two weeks of all day p.j.'s, movie overload, and too much junk food. In other words: fun!