18 Dec 98: Cameron has been
diligently reading his advent calendar in the days leading up to Christmas. He
especially likes its map of the Holy Land, so he decided to make his own. He showed
it to little brother Samuel: "This is the gas station, and those are traffic
lights, and that's Bethlehem." "Bethlehem is a bad place, Sam; there's
some guy there trying to kill Baby Jesus!"
15 Dec 98: I'm having a furnace installed this week. Cameron was covering his ears as he watched the workman drill holes in the floor for pipes. "Why do you make so much noise?" he asked him. "I get paid to make noise" the workman answered. "Well, you might not be getting paid, you know," Cameron advised.
04 Nov 98: I went with Cameron to his primary class open house. I sat with him at his desk and he showed me all his work. Eventually, I got up and told Cameron it was time to go. He shook his head slightly, all the while watching his teacher out of the corner of his eye. I repeated that we had to go, but he wouldn't move. So I knelt down and, still eyeing his teacher, he whispered, "Dad, you're supposed to sit down 'til the teacher tells you to go."
02 Nov 98: Cameron was tipping his chair back on two legs. "Sit on all four legs!" his mother scolded. "I don't have four legs," he replied.
06 Oct 98: Cameron, Samuel and I were out for a walk. We passed a hill and Samuel asked "Who put that hill there?" After a second's thought, I answered "God did." We passed another hill - same question - same answer. Four or five more hills later, and Sam still had the same question and I still had the same answer, "God put it there." Then Cameron asked, "Why didn't Jesus do any of the work?"
20 Aug 98: Cameron caught some toads, and he was trying to sell me one. "You can have one for two dimes," he said. I told him I wasn't interested in buying any toads. "OK, you can use your Air Miles," he offered.
23 May 98: Cameron was playing Batman, and had a pouch strapped on his waist as his utility belt. He told me everything he had in the pouch - his rope, batarang, and perfume.
18 Apr 98: It was a bit chilly this morning, and Cameron said he needed some "ear mops."
11 Apr 98: Yesterday was Good Friday. Cameron asked if today was Bad Saturday.
29 Mar 98: Cameron has a thing lately for motorcycles, and for God and all the things He can do. "Dad, can God pop a wheelie?"
28 Mar 98: It's Cameron's birthday today. He asked his mother to pray to God to come to his party.