Will's almost girlfriend Esther

Will has an "almost girlfriend". He had a crush on her in Kindegarten. I think they felt bonded because they'd gone to the same daycare years ago when they were too young to really remember one another but old enough to become friends.

He still likes her this year and after sledding today she drew a heart in the air and blew him a kiss. So he said, "You know I have to do it back" and drew a heart in the air and blew her a kiss. Then they played Monopoly and he said, "ladies first" and let her have the first turn.

He said Damagio and Essence are boyfriend/girlfriend and Robert and Helen are boyfriend/girlfriend but he's not boyfriend/girlfriend with Esther yet. He's waiting for her to make the first move. He's waiting for her to be the one to say it.

Apparently we didn't invite her to his 6 year birthday party and Esther told her mom that she sure would like to go to Will's party and Esther's mom told Esther that we have to get an invite to go. We'll be sure to invite Esther to Will's 7 year birthday party this year.

He also asked if it was okay to get married if you are different skin colors. I told him yes. He said even when you're old. I said yes. He said, "I knew it!" Apparently he just wanted to check that everything was okay with Essence and Damagio's union. We talked about how it doesn't matter.

He wanted to hear about the boy that liked me in first grade. I told him about the boy who would give me his toys from his cracker-jack box. I left out the part about how that boy tried to kiss me and I ran away and fell under the tire of the bus and thought I was going to get run over.

Then he mentioned that I didn't marry that boy....so we talked about how sometimes you like one person and then you like someone else and then someone else until you get a lot older and find the person you will marry. He wondered who that boy married. I have never wondered that myself since I always blamed him for almost killing me with that kiss.

So then I told William to go to bed since it was way past his bedtime and I can't have my little gentleman being tired and cranky at school tomorrow.