What are they teaching these days?!

After school, I use questions and requests to learn more about Wonder Child's day. Today was no exception. On the drive from school back to my office, the conversation went something like this:

"Tell me something you studied today," I prompted

"Math. Reading," he listed.

"What did you do in reading?"

"We studied idiots."

I paused for a moment. "Idiots?" "In a Catholic school?" I thought to myself.

"Yes, idiots," he said. "You know, like 'raining cats and dogs.' Mine was 'hot under the collar.'"

The topic of the lesson dawned on me: "Oh, idioms, sweetie, not idiots."

"Oh, ok."

So glad we got that terminology straightened out. I wonder how many other kids are under the same mistaken impression? There might be some interesting conversations in other homes tonight.

It got me to thinking ... What are some other idioms of note?

(Wonder Child's dad suggested he ask me what a "toad choker" was.)

One of my personal favorites - "I'll fix his wagon!"