Eli's Burden

I dropped Eli off at my friend's house so she could watch him while I volunteered at Isaac's school.  My friend has a little girl that loves Eli.  He has a lot of little girls in love with him.  I hear stories from moms of little girls saying they drive by the house and their daughters start giggling.

 I remember being a little girl, eight perhaps, and going on "bike rides" around the neighborhood.  You know, ride my bike and if I conveniently rode by Josh Couch's house, well, that couldn't be helped, right?  I see a lot of that in the future--little girls riding by the house hoping to get a glance at Eli.  Right now their moms drive them by and they giggle and clap and exclaim, "Eli's house!"  It's all very innocent.

But, back to my friend watching Eli.  She told me he collapsed on the couch with a big sigh and said, "I'm just so tired of making everyone laugh all the time."  It must be hard to be funny....

This week we have a play date with another friend, also a girl.  He is already thinking of ways to entertain her.  He said, "I know how I'm going to make Carly laugh on Wednesday.  I'm going to slap my head.  That always makes her laugh."

As strange as it sounds, that gets me every time too.  He could probably sit silently on the couch and I'd laugh.  Something about those freckles, that red hair, and his mischievous grin. I just wait to hear the next funny thing pop out of his mouth.

I guess Eli can add me to the list of his admirers, as long as he remembers that I was the first.

You didn't know that Eli was also a magician, did you?  He has figured out a way to turn his head around on his body.  Or maybe he just hasn't figured out how to wear his clothes the right way...

Today I'm guest posting over at Mormon Mommy Blogs.  I think it will be posted later in the day so you can go over and check it out if you so choose.