February 2020

Nick and I went to the Toledo Auto Show on Friday evening, to pass the time.  It was every bit as pathetic as you could imagine. There were so few people attending we almost couldn't find it.  We passed some former work colleagues of mine on the way out of the show, and of course, Nick's first words were, "My Dad says the new BMW grill looks like Hitler." Because, that's a normal greeting.  Never mind the context that we had been watching and talking about war documentaries. The show handed attendees a photo scavenger hunt upon entry, where you guess the 12 photos of obscure car parts, and return it for some drawing. Of course, he rattles them all off in the first ten seconds and the poor ticket attendant feels bad, so I had to tell him to play along. You can't play '20 Questions' with him, either.  His first clue, is 'they are very illegal', so all the while you're guessing drugs and firearms, you'll never figure out the correct answer is 'lawn darts'.  Good grief.

With Brandi working a few days this month, he got his first phone, so now he can respond to let us know when he's home alone, that all is OK.  Or not... he can text you that he needs you, then set the phone down and walk away for 3 hours and cause a panic.

On a positive note, Brandi has decided we are going to read at the dinner table ever evening (as if eating together isn't enough bonding) so we're reading a book called, "The Summer of Monkeys."  Nick is enjoying it, so OK by me. One evening he's reading, it's his turn, and he's really into his, his voice fluctuating with the characters, and he's trying to sound like a young girl, a character in the book.  He sounded like Gilbert Gottfried.  That in itself was funny, but it cause us to Google the former comedian to show Nick to whom we were referring.  For a good laugh, search for 'Gilbert Gottfried reads 50 Shades of Grey' on YouTube.  You won't be disappointed.

Jason