If I Were Mayor…

I was cleaning up the kitchen before dinner today and found a stack of school junk that Luke forgot to put away, so I cleared it off for him.

The paper on top of the stack happened to be his recent essay assignment, “If I Were Mayor for a Day.”

If I were mayor for a day, I would choose my sister Angela to be my advisor because she’s intelligent, responsible, hard-working, good at math, and can help me with the budget. I would also choose her because we share a close bond and she will assist me as I make plans and decisions for the city.

 Then he proceeded to outline said plans for the city, budget management and the like.

 …Is it just me, or are third graders getting a lot smarter than they used to be? Ach. Luke is eight years old and making me feel inadequate.

But he said he would make me his advisor. Out of all the infinitely impressive role models in his life he picked me. He didn’t even mention Kiri or Ben. He said “I would choose my sister Angela.”

I really hate to admit it, but that essay kind of makes me feel a little happier inside.

~ by candelabrum on Wednesday, April 2, 2008.