Like we often do when the boys need to be in two places at once, tonight was a “divide & conquer” evening. I got the long straw and took the oldest two to the bookstore while Dad took the little three to soccer. 😉

On the way to the store, I put on some Carmex medicated lip balm, and one of the boys commented, “Something smells good.”

I replied, “Carmex?? I didn’t think it smelled very good.”

“Well, it smells better than perfume,” he added.

“I don’t get it – how can Carmex smell better than perfume?” I asked.

“This girl two lockers down from me sprayed a bunch of it today, and it was gross,” he explained.

I grinned and replied, “Maybe she was flirting with you and was trying to smell nice.” This elicited a chuckle from the other brother and a scowl from Mr. Anti-fragrance.

“No, I’m pretty sure she just did it to annoy me.”

lol – boys! They have much to learn about the wily ways of women.