Just Picking Up Our Minivan

So Steve (the owner of Rockport Automotive) was waiting for us in the driveway to give us a ride to his shop to pick up our minivan. We had studded tires put on for the winter season. It's so nice that they provide that service and I'm really grateful for it! Well, no ride with Li is uneventful. You never know what he will say. (Bless his heart, I of course love him so much!!!)

Steve is very religious. I noticed a bible on his backseat. I put in Makana's car seat and everyone got in and settled. Li was ready for conversation. Before Steve backed down the driveway (wow, I have maybe once done that as it curves..and he went fast too!), Li mentioned the movie Austin Powers (Steve said he never saw it, but knew the basic story), that it had sex in it, and that he and Makana both had a girlfriend, but "Sadly, Katie doesn't." Yikes! Katie told Li to "shut up" and said she had no interest in boys right now. I told Katie that shut up was not nice to say and she could say something else. Steve told us about how he was trying to take his business to the next level. Li went on about how someone told him he should "take it to the next level" regarding his girlfriend. He said that didn't know what that meant. I asked him who said that to him and he said Justin. I said that Justin must have been kidding/teasing. I did feel a bit embarrassed that Steve was hearing Li talk like this.

Katie said that she wondered what Steve thought of our family now. I said the same sort of thing at first, but then said that he has his values and thoughts and opinions and is a nice man and he is entitled to have his own thoughts, values and opinions and that they may differ from ours and that that is okay. I know Li has recently watched Austin Powers and is trying to understand and process many things...sex, girlfriends, etc. He is just expressing to others what is going on in his head. I understand that. Steve may not and that is okay. I did try to explain to Li that it wasn't appropriate to bring all that up in front of Steve, especially since I know that he is very religious and might not approve of what we feel is okay for our family to watch. I don't want Steve to be uncomfortable and I don't want to disrespect the values I think Steve has. That thought makes me uncomfortable. I know Li doesn't understand very much about that all, but I figured it would be a good idea to at least try to explain why we don't say things like that (like out of the blue bring up sex) in front of others.

No more time to write. Need to be with Makana and get her settled in hopes we might transition into bed.