Bode has added a new obsession to his growing repertoire: meteorology. He’s a numbers guy. We call him Rain Man because he’s constantly counting and observing. During the long drive to Canada, I assigned him to track the speed limit…and he continues to inform me of every single speed limit sign.
In case you’re not very observant, there are a lot of them.
And he also reams me out when I’m exceeding them.
But the weather has taken his numbers obsession to a whole new level. When Jamie bought his iPad, I spent an entire morning with Bode on weather.com learning about temperatures around the world.
I haven’t dared to tell him about the Weather Channel.
Every morning as the kids get ready for school, I tune into 9News and then the Today show. The past few months, I’ve started to notice a pattern with Bode whenever the weather came on. First, he’d hush us down so he could listen but now, it is the end of the world if we do not stop in tracks to find out what 9News’ Becky Ditchfield is sharing
I’d like to think he has a secret crush on her but I suspect he’s just awestruck by her meteorological phenomena.
Bode is not a dramatic kid and coils in disdain whenever Haddie convinces him to perform her little ditties with him. But the weather? A whole new Bode is born.
youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rdaPT6rq9M
<iframe width=”420″ height=”315″ src=”http://www.youtube.com/embed/5rdaPT6rq9M” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe>
Watch out, Becky. The singing kindergarten meteorologist is coming for you.
I'm a Canadian-born mom of two, former Denver Post columnist, family travel writer, editor of MileHighMamas.com and 9News contributor. Expert on all things Utah, Denver, family and travel. Lover of laughter and life. Happily married to a man obsessed with growing The Great Pumpkin. 