The Sokilizer

It was a beautiful day today. March 31 and 9 degrees outside. The windows were open and the spring breeze was wafting through the house. You just don't realize how stale the air in your house gets from those winter months until you get that spring breeze blasting through. Saturday or not, the work could wait and I was going to enjoy some fresh air.

All 5 kids came with me. We stopped at the park for awhile where Courtney got her first ride on a swing. She rewarded me with peals of laughter. Of course, I didn't bring my camera. We left the park and since we were all enjoying the weather so much, we decided to keep walking.

I took them on a longer loop through our neighborhood--to a part where we seldom walk because of the distance. Half way down Paul, with a long drawn out lament, sighed,

"Mommmmm...you're wasting all my energy..."

Me: "Well...isn't that the point? Keep walking."

After watching the tread from the bottom of his boots create a great deal of friction with the pavement for far too long (Pick up your feet son! Those boots gotta go through at least 1 more!) Paul spoke again.

"Well...I guess it's OK...I actually took my Sokilizer with me. It has just a little bit of energy in it that I can use. I think it will get me home."

Me: "Oh good Paul...you use what you need because I'm not going to carry you."

We got home just fine. Paul never spoke of being tired again. That Sokilizer was exactly what he needed--it put an end to the complaining, it made my son feel manly and he was as cheerful as could be. YAY for the Sokilizer!!!

I could end the story here. But I think a little more deserves to be said. I'm betting you don't know what a Sokilizer is, do you? Are you just pretending you know what it is--not wanting to voice your own obvious ignorance? I bet you don't want to admit a 4 year old's vocabulary is superior to yours. Well, I swallowed my pride and decided I was going to find out what it was (thinking it to be some 'vital' object in the realm of super heroes or space and all such nonsense...) Later that evening I went online onto Wikipedia and looked up 'Sokilizer'. Turns out it's not even a word.