Waiting for the bus this morning, AJ couldn't resist reviewing his big line for today's Circus play just one more time. I'm glad he's taking it so seriously, but can't help but think if he doesn't know it now, he never will.
He's a little disappointed that he can't draw whiskers on his face. The teacher drew the line (no pun intended) on just how much help she could provide to get 20 kids in costume.
AJ will be a vision in brown today. I sent him to school in brown shirt, pants and shoes to minimize how much he needs to do to get ready. The shoes are new. In fact, I think they're the first pair of "dress" shoes he's ever owned. As he put them on, he declared, "these are probably girl shoes."
"No," I told him, "those are called deck shoes. Those are the kind of shoes you're supposed to wear on a boat so you don't make scratches or marks."
AJ started to recognize the potential coolness of his new footwear, but still seemed unconvinced.
Thinking quickly, I pulled an Eddie Bauer catalog out of the recycling bin. Sure enough, there was a guy on a dock wearing fairly similar shoes. Next to the picture were cut-out shots of shoes showing the color choices: brown, navy and tan.
AJ quickly started taking off one of his shoes.
"What are you doing?" I asked.
He pointed to the inside of the shoe, which had the brand name Cherokee printed in white letters on the sole. "Look, it's the same," he said, suddenly quite satisfied with his shoes.
Confused, I looked back at the catalog. Over the picture of the brown shoe, in white letters, was printed BROWN.
His reading skills still need work, but Mommy's spin-doctor skills remain in top form.
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