Hydration

Apparently, along with moping (not mopping...mope-ing) and complaining, I also don't take pictures in the winter. So I'm trying to think of some posts I could write that don't require "illustrations".

...which brings me to "5th Grade Maturation Program" that Tyler will be attending today. Yep, my firstborn is old enough for that stuff. Crazy. Last night Cade and I tried to prepare him for what they would talk about as delicately as we could. At the end of our little speech, Tyler says, "Yeah, I think we're mostly learning about 'hydration.'" Say what?? It was a lot of years ago, but I don't remember anything about 'hydration' from my 5th grade maturation! I begin to panic. Have I been missing something all these years???! Is it a boy thing? I have no clue what "hydration" has to do with "maturation", unless you are "vegetation". ALL THESE WORDS!!

So I ask, "Do you mean 'maturation'?"

"No, hydration, like being clean" he insists.

"Oh....HYGIENE!"

"Yeah, hygiene" he says.

Whew. Glad we got to the bottom of that one! Relieved that hydration isn't the new buzz-word in regards to puberty. Come to think of it, there are a lot of "-ation" words for an 11 year-old to keep straight. I started a mental list, but let's not go there.

Maturation. What a dumb word. I'm sure glad Cade's accompanying Tyler today. With 3 boys in a row, I get to skip out on a few "maturation" programs before Hannah takes a swing at it. At least I'll know what "-ation" term will take center stage on that day: "menstruation". Goody. That is, unless things are different in 7 years. They could be calling it "hydration" by then. Who really knows? I don't.

Have a great day!