Campers, packing and lunch

... continued from the previous post...

This morning I kept reminding Todd that since school is dismissed at noon today, we would be picking him up early and he would eat lunch at home instead of at school. Then I told him we'd go to Oma and Opa's house later tonight, and eat dinner there. He perked up at that, and asked: "Why can't we eat lunch at Oma and Opa's house?"

I explained that he got out of school right AT lunchtime, that it would take a long time to drive there, that we still needed to clean the house and pack up, and that by the time we got there it would be far too late for lunch = too hungry!

Todd's solution?
"We can eat lunch in the car! (i.e. on the way)"
Hehehehe....

On the way to school, after getting off the phone with Daddy, he asked me if I'd finished packing everything yet. I said no, and he suggested this time-saving technique: "You can clean up while I pack lunch!"

Before long, we passed by a truck with a camper attached and Todd wanted to know what it was. I explained how people can use it to sleep while traveling. So, Todd hit on another bright idea:

"When I grow bigger, I will get a camper. Then I can drive while you and Daddy sleep in the camper!"

You mean we can travel and not have to worry about transportation!? Awesome idea, son. I'm posting this here for posterity-- a couple decades from now I'm gonna remind you about this little deal next time we want to travel far away on vacation ;-)