In the meantime...

I am still working on a Chicago blog, but in the meantime, I thought I'd share some snippets of my conversations with my two oldest nephews tonight. I had them for a game night while other parents were at the DIA. They turned a very dismal Auntie into a laughing one who enjoyed her evening, as they are wont to do. We watched UP, they pretended to be asleep so Lilah would be tricked into going to bed, and we played Life.

"Which person is the driver?" -E
"It's always the man." -Me.

After seeing a concert in a church pop up on Last.FM with a crucifix in the background...
"Who is that guy?" -E
"It's Jesus." -Me
"Who the heck is Jesus and why doesn't he just get down?" -E

This one touched me.
"If I get married, I'll marry a girl and pretend that it's you." -E

This one floored me and made me go in the kitchen and laugh my head off. I think Zedd was trying to get out of the kissing aspect of marriage.
"I want to marry a boy." -Z
"Okay. Here's your husband." -Me
"Do boys still kiss when they marry boys?" -Z
"Yes." -Me
"Oh. Then I want a divorce. Anyways, with a husband, I can only have a baby if I adopt." -Z
"I don't want a baby! I just want a dog!" -E

Said with an eyeroll by Zeddicus...
"A condo is like a great big apartment." -Me
"I know what a condo is, Auntie. I've been to Disney." -Z

This last one seemed especially poignant, as we had just watched UP.
"What is this game about?" -Z
"It's about making all of the money. It's Life!" -Me
"Life isn't about money. It's about doing all of the fun stuff." -Z.