carter quote and bemidji tidbits

So, last night while sitting on the potty (having claimed he needed to poop to get out of bed) Carter's stomach gurgled. He said, "did you hear my tummy growl?" I said, "Yeah, it gurgled a bit." He tells me, "No, mom it GROWLED! It was saying, 'Hey Carter do you have any food for me in your bed?' and I was like, 'no tummy.'" Imagine him saying it with some hand gestures and eye rolling and then whispering his "no tummy" response to his tummy. I thought it was so cute--except for the fact he had lied about needing to poop just to be out of bed!

Some random Bemidji tidbits:
While I feel like I am starting to get settled and know my way around better, some things have struck me as odd. Such as the fact there's only 1 drycleaner in the entire city along with 1 dermatologist who has a 4 month wait for an appointment by referral only! And it always cracks me up when they ask me if I want my milk in a bag (pronounced "beg"). Of course I want my milk in a bag, it gets sweaty in the car. Carter gets excited when he sees a "real mail truck" because a civilian car delivers our mail. The 2 McDonald's are super serious about wearing socks in the playplaces and sell socks for $1 in case you forgot. 4th of July seemed almost like a religion in Bemidji, which was fun, and I think it'll be way more fun as the boys get older and can stay out late enough for the fireworks :) It'll be interesting to learn new stuff about the area as we spend our first full year here!