Which?

Elijah likes to ask “Which ____?” For example, when we are going to go out to eat, Elijah asks, “Which restaurant?” When going to church, he says, “Which church?” It was kind of cute until last night at VBS. He was doing something that was getting annoying, and his “nana” who is too nice to really discipline said, “now, stop that Elijah.” Didn’t phase him. Then mommy said, “Elijah, please stop that.” Again, he was like a train rolling down the tracks. So then I stepped in. I said, “Elijah, nana and mommy have already told you to stop and you have not. You are being disobedient. If you do that again, I am going to take you into another room and spank you. Do you understand?”

He replied, “Yes.” He then went on to ask, “Which room?”

When I grow up...

Elijah is beginning to understand the concept of time and growing up. Twice in the last week he has stated his desire to do something in the future.

We were watching the end of “October Sky” when it showed a clip of a space shuttle launching, and Elijah inquired, “Where is that plane going?” We told him it was going into outer space, or more specifically, his favorite celestial body – the moon. He then went on to say, “Can I ride on that space ship?” Carrie replied, “One day, when you get bigger.” He thought about it for a while and said, “Can I take my trucks?” This reference of course to his many die cast vehicles he carries around with him.

The other day, while on the way to the store, we passed a construction site that contained many heavy-duty machines. One was a roller. Elijah saw it and said, “When I get bigger I'm gonna drive a roller.” Fair enough. He already drives a car and tractor. Why not add roller to the list.