I forget sometimes

River and I were sitting on the couch talking.

Well, there was talking combined with some pillow fighting and Riv's stinky feet trying to be shoved up my noseholes in a wrestling move.  Any time you sit with a 14 year old boy, you never really sit.....there is some sort of fidgeting, thumb war, burping, boogers or ninja action going on.  But we still managed to have a conversation!!!!  

A conversation with a teenager!!!  

Things were going swell :)

This was the convo:

Me:  This is your dad's schedule for next week.
 [I gave him the itinerary]

Riv:  Oh.  Ok.  

Guess what is happening next week.?.

Me:  What?

Riv:  Just guess!!

Me:  Hmmmm......I'm not thinking of anything.  

Does it have to do with your school?

Riv:  Geez mom!!!  

How unpatriotic and unsympathetic are you???  

Think of the dates on the calendar!

Me:  What do you mean?  The only thing that I can remember that is coming next week is me and your dad's anniversary.  

What am I missing?  

Wait!!!!  

Now I remember.

The 9.11 anniversary :(

Riv:  I would have to say the 9.11 anniversary is a bigger deal than you and dad's anniversary!
How do you forget 9.11?

Me:  How can you say that?  If it wasn't for the fact that me and your dad got married, you wouldn't even be alive!

Riv:  Um.....mom.......

I would still be alive even if you and dad never met.

Me:  Shit!!!!  You're right!!!  

I forget sometimes.