The Car-Wash Monster

Me: "Let's go a different way home so that we can get the car washed.  This thing is filthy."  I turn down the highway and hear a silence and look in the mirror to see Gavin's face looking a little concerned.  (Last time we went through, Gavin screamed bloody murder)

Me: "You're not going to scream through it are you?" 

Gavin: (smirking) "No."

Me:  "Are you sure?  I don't want to listen to screaming the whole way through."

Silence...for...about...3 whole minutes.

Gavin:  "Mama, (tongue click...that's his quirky sound he makes when he has something serious to say) I have to have a talk with you.  You know (tongue click) there's a monster that lives in the car wash.  He's like a dinosaur.  I don't really like monsters (tongue click)."

Me: (looking in rear view mirror...pretending to be shocked)  "You mean that there is a monster that lives in the car wash with washcloths to clean us?! Sounds awful! (looked back again to see him smirk and notice him realize how silly it all sounds)"

Gavin: "Yeah, maybe we can get the car washed." (tongue click)

Me:  "Ok, let's go."

...not a peep the whole way through. I told, both Gavin and Sophia (she screamed the whole way), about how it's like a whole bunch of washcloths rubbing against the car to scrub off all of the dirt.

 

Gavin: "Mama, I didn't scream." 

I felt pretty proud. 

$6.00 Carwash (yes that is a little pricey for what ended up being a crappy wash)
Free vacuum with lots of questions about the car drying
Conquering the Car-Wash Monster...priceless.