Simplicity

This afternoon as I dressed Ethan in his snow clothes I pulled him close to me and kissed his neck and his head.

"I love you so much that I just want to keep you forever and ever," I told him. "Can I keep you forever?"

"No." he said.

"No! What do you mean,'No'? Aren't you going to stay with me forever?"

"No."

"But where are you going to go?"

"I going outside, Mommy."