Mommy Did Go To College...Really!

Okay, so I get the feeling that my kids don't think I am very smart. This week is VBS for our kids, and they are so excited about it. The theme is Power Lab and they have been listening to the cd non-stop for the past few days. The other day in the car Kendall says "Jesus is powerful, and Power Lab - get it mommy? They are both power!" I affirmed her for her brilliant observation, but didn't admit to her that I actually hadn't really made that connection yet. Then I realized that she probably already realized it, which is why she added the "get it mommy?". I think that she has already deduced that mommy is not too bright. It reminded me of one of Bennett's winning comments a few weeks ago. We were sitting at the dinner table and he asked me if I was good at playing video games when I was his age. I told him that mommy didn't have video games like the ones he plays when I was little, and then he proceeded to lean over to Kendall Joy and whisper,"they didn't have much electricity back then when mommy and daddy were little". So my daughter thinks I am not too bright and my son thinks I am old. Don't you just love kids? Do you want to borrow mine - they are great for your self esteem!
My favorite comment of this week came from KJ and Addie yesterday. We went to lunch with the Tuttles and when I asked the girls what they wanted they both said they wanted chicken. Being the ever entertaining mommy that I am, I started making chicken noises. Addie looked at me and said, "no, not THAT kind of chicken". And KJ, wanting to back up her friend, said "no mommy, not the kind with feathers, you know, the nugget kind." Okay, so maybe I do know a few more things than my kids, I just choose not to share them. Why break their sweet little hearts? I have plenty of time to do that in the future :)
And my brilliant son, do you know what he asked today in the car? I think our conversation went something like this:
Bennett: "Is the salt in the ocean the same as our salt we use?"
Me: "umm..(flashbacks of high school chemistry and the periodic table)..yeah, kind of"
Bennett: "What about metal?"
Me: "What do you mean?"
Bennett: "How do you make metal?"
Me: "umm, well it is kind of hard to explain, maybe we could get a book from the library"
Bennett: "But do you know how?"
Me: "Yes (little half white lie), it is just complicated. And it depends on what kind of metal you want to make"
Bennett: "okay"
Whatever happened to questions like where do babies come from and what is the meaning of life? Those I can answer! I think I am being punished for not paying more attention in high school. So now I need to spend my days with my kids and spend my nights taking refresher courses online to brush up on science and math and MAYBE by the time Camden is old enough to start asking questions I will be better prepared for them. And maybe in the process I will find the cure for cancer and solve all the world's problems.