lofty ideas

sometimes i just don't know where kristopher gets his ideas and the things that he comes up with. they just pop up from nowhere. an example of this is a conversation that we had the other day.
i had just picked him up early at school; taken him to a 2 hour orthodontist appt; taken him BACK to school for the volleyball game; gone to meet my dad in order to pick up kristopher's basketball practice gear; carried that BACK to the school and then waited the 2 hours until practice was over! tired? that doesn't even begin to explain what i was when all of that was over. at any rate, kristopher said that he appreciated it and to show his appreciation, the next day kristopher said this:

kt (arm around my shoulder squeezing tight): "mom, thank you for doing all that you did yesterday. that was something else."
me: "yeah."
kt: "yep. you did a lot and i definitely appreciate it. it will all pay off when i am older though."
me: "well i hope so."
kt: "yeah it will. as a matter of fact, when i get old, i'm gonna buy you something."
me (envisioning a new house by the sea in la jolla, ca - cause THAT is where i am going to retire): "is that right?"
kt: "yeah. what would you like?"
me (about to explain to him what type of house and what part of the beach i want to live on): "well..."
kt (interrupting me to say the unexpected): "i think i will buy you a loft. would you like a loft???"
me (WTH???): "NO i DON'T want a LOFT! what makes you think i would want a LOFT???"
kt: " well I want a loft. thought you would want one too."
me: "you are NOT getting off that easy dude. you are gonna have to take care of me more than getting me a loft. i don't want a loft. no sir."
kt: "oh."

i think he knows that it is going to be on!

mistaken identity

have you ever gotten text messages that were meant for someone else?
imagine if they were for your teenage son from a teenage girl!
that very thing happened to me last night.

text: "hey, this is xxx i am texting you my #"

i hit delete since i didn't recognize the return #.

fifteen minutes pass by and i get the second text:

text: "u r still invited!"

me (intrigued at this point because i know that someone is looking for kristopher and since our cell #s are 1 digit different, he has mistakenly given mine out for his. AND i want to know WHERE kristopher has gotten invited to go):
"who are you trying to reach?"

text: "kris"
(ugh! i can not STAND it when kristopher's friends shorten his name but that is another post)

me (going for shock value now): "well, you have reached his mother."

10 minutes pass before i get the return text that i was expecting

text: "OMG! i am soooo sorry! i must have written his # down wrong. i am so sorry!"

me: "no problem. he is not around me at the moment but i will give him the messages. now who are you and what are you inviting him to?"

then i give her time to get her lie straight...

five minutes pass

text: "oh, me and my best friend were jokin about us havin a girls day out and my best friend told him he cnt go lol i was tryn 2 b funny sayn he cud go"

**side note: i text in whole words and am not used to using those shortcuts like the teens do so i know she knew that she really did have an adult on the other end

me (rolling my eyes and thinking YEAH RIGHT LITTLE CHICK! i KNOW you were inviting him somewhere else but good answer!):
"and what is your name so i can tell him that you were looking for him?"

text: "xxx and my father is the pastor of XX Church. i used to go to school with kris."

me (realizing that i graduated from high school with xxx's mom and needed to contact her regarding the 25th class reunion):
"is your mom named XXX?"

text (they are coming back quicker now- like 30 seconds after i send them):
"YES MA'AM!"

me (knowing that now xxx realizes that i do know her parents and xxx is pretty scared now based on the quickness of her replies):
"ok, i graduated from high school with XXX. make sure that you tell your mother that it is time for the 25th class reunion and that we need to get together and plan it. tell her that we are all on facebook!"

text: "ok. i will. it was nice talkin wit u. i am sorry for the mistake. have a good night."

me: "thank you - good night."

today i say to kt: "who is xxx?"

kt: "what?"

me: "who is xxx and why was she texting me for you last night?"

kt: "oooooOOOO! i must have given her your # by accident. you know how they are almost alike and all..."

me (giving kt the side eye): "umhum. i was waiting for some x rated stuff from her."

kt: "ugh! mom. please. i don't send x rated stuff."

me: "yeah right. that's what all teenagers say but let me find out..."