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Jonathan went to a “Hero Party” today dressed as Ben 10.  For all of you without young boys at home, Ben 10 is a boy that owns a special watch.  This watch, called the “omnitrix” can turn Ben into any one of ten aliens.  Adam and I discussed buying a present for his friend.  Adam complained that we needed to get something cheap.  I reminded him that this friend had come to Jonathan’s party and had given him a really nice gift, so we needed to repay in kind.  “Or at least,” I said, “have it LOOK expensive.”  Adam took the kids to choose a gift.  I picked Jonathan up from the party and on the way home I pointed to the huge building by Gunnies that we call the “Monstrosity.”  “I wonder if they’ll ever finish that building,” I said aloud to Jonathan.

“I don’t know,” he said.

“Actually, I think they started building it and then ran out of money…so they stopped building,” I commented.

“Yeah…and they’re probably all dead now.”

“What?” I querried.

“All the guys building that building…they’re probably all dead…they started it so long ago.”

I had to giggle a little to myself at his observation.  Then as we got home, I went to change out of my work clothes to be comfortable for the football game.  Adam came in and said, “So, I asked Jonathan how his friend liked her present.  He said ’she liked it, but I told her it was the cheapest one we could get.’”

“He said that!” I gasped.

“Yup.”

Be careful what you say around your children.  Everything is fair game for repetition.