Wednesday, November 08, 2006
But someone's got to do it...
Max earned himself a day off from school today by coming down with a case of pink eye. Rather than learning about the changing of the seasons and corn and Hiawatha, he got to accompany me on a trip to the hospital to pick up x-rays. As we were waiting for the elevator in the parking garage, I gave him the job of remembering on which floor we were parked. Walking toward the hospital building, it dawned on me that this was where Max had been born. His only return visit was for Boo's birthday party two years later.
"Max! This is a very important building. Do you know why?"
"No."
"It's where you were born! It's where I got to see you for the very first time!"
"No way."
"Yes way. And did you know that Poppi actually designed this building?"
"You're kidding."
"No, I'm not."
"Neat building."
"Isn't is incredible that Poppi designed this building and then something like twenty-five years later you were born here?"
"Yep. What floor was I born on?"
"The third."
And so it went as we headed for Radiology, signed out my films, and made our way back to the parking garage.
"Hey, Max. Do you remember what floor we parked on?"
"The third."
"Good job, Buddy. Now we won't get lost."
Max sighed. "It's hard being in charge of everything."
"Max! This is a very important building. Do you know why?"
"No."
"It's where you were born! It's where I got to see you for the very first time!"
"No way."
"Yes way. And did you know that Poppi actually designed this building?"
"You're kidding."
"No, I'm not."
"Neat building."
"Isn't is incredible that Poppi designed this building and then something like twenty-five years later you were born here?"
"Yep. What floor was I born on?"
"The third."
And so it went as we headed for Radiology, signed out my films, and made our way back to the parking garage.
"Hey, Max. Do you remember what floor we parked on?"
"The third."
"Good job, Buddy. Now we won't get lost."
Max sighed. "It's hard being in charge of everything."
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