easy to impress

Yesterday, we were on the porch about to leave for school. It was pouring rain, and this guy rode by on his bike, and he was wearing one of those very practical but very-silly-looking bright plastic full body rain coverup jumpsuit things. (If you are not sure what I am talking about, I found this super dorky couple on google images that really do a great job at conveying the outfit). He looked funny, and as he rode by I looked at Amado so I could make a joke, but he was looking in the other direction.

"Mira, mijo! Mira ese traje!" I told him.

I thought we could have a good laugh at it.

"Wow." says Amado, very deadpan.

"Que elegante."

I'm still not sure if he was making a joke or not. It's hard to tell with this witty guy.

pulpo mama

The other day, I was trying to get Amado ready for school, get myself ready for work, and do about 14 other things. I was getting his socks on him, and he fired out 3 requests/mandatos in a row - I don't even remember what they were. "hand me that, do this, do that...."

I was losing patience, and I told him the same thing I have told him many times - "Amado, soy una persona. Yo tengo dos manos. Solo puedo hacer una cosa a la vez. "

"Perdon, mami" he said, truly apologetic.

We were silent for a couple seconds, as I struggled with his socks, and then he said - slowly, thoughfully - "pero los pulpos si. los pulpos si pueden hacer muchas cosas, porque tienen muchas manos! pero esta bien, mami. tu no eres un pulpo. esta bien".