664. Count Me In

(Overheard conversation between Short and his buddy, also age five.)

Short: How many trees are in the world?

Buddy: I don’t know. How many?

Short: I’m asking you. How many?

Buddy: Tell me.

Short: (exasperated now) I don’t know! I’m asking you! How many trees in the world?

Buddy: Uh, I don’t know. How many?

Short: I think 3000.

Buddy: (silent agreement)

Short: How many dogs in the world?

Buddy: 10,000.

Short: I think so, too.

Buddy: Short, how many Santas in the world?

Short: How many what?

Buddy: Santas.

Short: (confident) ONE!

Buddy: Cor---rect! Good job.



I need to be the carpool-driving mom more often.

MOV
*amendment:  At breakfast this morning, Short told me how Santa gets through locked windows and doors.  "He's kind of like a ghost, Mom, that's how it works."  So great to have a resident Santa expert in the house to explain these things to me.........................