Driving

Today we made a day trip to Casper. First one since we about got killed on the ice rink. It was not good weather. But this time, we went slow. Real slow. I wouldn't have minded even slower, but I trust Chet to be a wise driver. But, the 2 hour drive became a 3 hour drive. We did, however, have some good conversations with the boys. These are some that I can remember.
1 - Carson informed Chet and I that we kiss too much. He said that we kiss when we leave, kiss when dad gets home, and kiss, kiss, kiss about 500 times per day. He says that it's gross. I said that I love dad soooooo much, and asked the boys if they knew that. Carson says, yeah, I know because you always kiss him.
2 - We were telling the boys on the way home that we were sick of them trying to hurt each other more than they were just hurt. I told them a story about a man in the ward that very much disagrees with Chet's style of handling the young men, and that he talks bad about Chet to the bishop and stake president. I told them that Dad doesn't get mad and talk bad about him, but is nice and invites him to everything possible to try to be friends with him, and I told the boys that all their lives they would have people be mean and hurtful, but we needed to be nice to them. Carson says, but it is fun being mean to each other. I told them that all their lives they would try to be convinced by their friends that certain things were fun, but that didn't make it right. They wanted examples so I was trying to give them examples. Caden says, well it's fun to bully people, but that doesn't mean it's right. Then he says, "you lose things when you are mean. Like the spirit." After not saying much for the next while, he speaks up and says, "I have just made a decision. I am going to go on a mission." (He has been telling us for a long while now that he will be going to college instead. This was a huge thing for him.) Then he says, I feel the spirit a lot today. I think that is the first time I have ever heard him say that. I loved it!
3 - Carter asked if you get to choose the college you go to. I said, sure you do. He said that he would go to a Wyoming college because they are cheaper with scholarships. I said that was true. I then told him that when he gets home from his mission, he might want to spend a little more money and go to a Utah school because there are a lot of cute Mormon girls there. He says, "Yeah, I think that I will. I want to marry a cute Mormon girl. But where will I live?" I told them about apartments in Utah. I told him that they could rent an apartment with friends or just sign up to share with someone and split the $1000 rent, so he would pay $250 for his room. He says while never taking his eyes off the ipod, "OUCH! That is a lot of money!" Chet and I started laughing and Chet says that Carter will share his room with 4 boys to save money, and Carter says, "Yeah. I will share with as many as I can to pay less than that!" My little money boy!
4 - Carson tells us that he quit GATE. That is the gifted program here (maybe it's called that everywhere?) He didn't test into it because he doesn't care about tests. He just answers A on everything to get done faster. When school started the teacher quickly saw he needed to be pushed more, so she was sending him. (Carter LOVES gate, and lives for it!) He says that the teacher pushes you way too much, and it was not fun. "She wants me to try really hard all the time, and I hated it!" That would be my Cars. Love him to pieces. Not my over achiever, that's for sure. If it's for a benefit he can see, he'll outwork anyone. But just because... no way!
SO many more things I am sure that I have already forgotten. We were sure laughing a lot in the front listening to them just kinda talk. I love to hear their thinking sometimes. They really do think about things. Some days I feel like it is one big no thinking day. They just go hog wild without a single rational thought. But that's not true! I love my boys!