In Eckleburg's Eyes - 12/10/2008, Part 2

On Tuesday night, KLTW, RAW, and I watched The Dark Knight on DVD.

I arrived to find the family decorating for Christmas. KLTW had consecutive days off for the first time in recent memory and that fact alone was enough to put her in a great mood. As is their annual tradition, they were preparing to plant an Amaryllis. It should bloom in time for Christmas. KLTW also had the Delilah radio program playing in the background. It was a sign of how much I love her that I did not request that the channel be changed. I am convinced that people like Delilah are the reason a lot of people don’t like Christians.

After much debate, we decided to eat at the Texas Roadhouse in nearby Turkey Creek. On the way out the door, KLTW attempted to force her daughter into a jacket. KJW objected, citing the unseasonably warm weather. I sided with the kid on this one.

At the restaurant, we were seated in a large booth. I was shocked when Allen Horton appeared as our sever. He is a former MoFoS “supplier”. The women (KLTW and KJW) sat on one side of the booth and the men on the other. At one point, KJW wanted to crawl under the table. When asked where she was going, she said to me. Her mommy then asked, “Do you want to go to Chan because you know he’ll let you have your way?” Without hesitation, the child replied, “Yes”. KLTW could not even give me a few seconds to enjoy the delusion that the child just loved me.

During dinner, KJW used the expression, “What the?” We have no idea where she picked this colloquialism up. Her parents denied that it originated with them by noting that they would have completed the question.

After eating, we drove across the street and shopped at Linens-N-Things and Target. We frequented the former as the store is going out of business and all merchandise is at least 40% off. We shopped at the latter because we were low on diapers. No, the child is still not potty trained. (Note: It is really disturbing how much KJW enjoys being behind bars....)

Naturally, we stopped by Target’s toy department. I would attribute this to KJW’s presence, but if she were not there, RAW and I still would have walked those aisles. As always, KJW was well aware of the Spike the Ultra Dinosaur on display. When other children were playing with it out of her sight, she said, “I hear the dinosaur!” At another point, she pointed to a display and informed, “I want that for Christmas!” It is amazing that the concept that she is entitled to a gift on Christmas has already been instilled...

For some reason, the child does not want Christmas to be Jesus’ birthday. She is okay with it being someone’s birthday, just not Jesus’. Perhaps she simply is aware that it is unlikely that jesus was born in December and wants to correct the traditional error and relocate the holiday to spring. Yes. I am sure that’s it...

After shopping and procuring the all important diapers, we returned to RAW’s home where we watched The Dark Knight. KLTW and RAW had not seen the film previously and thoroughly enjoyed it. For the record, we started the film after KJW was in bed do that she would not see any of the movie. This did not stop her from interrupting on several occasions, but she was spared the violence.