Mom wanted suggestions for what to get Zach for Christmas. I mentally time travelled through the last year grasping for something that he really wanted or could use. The image that stuck: Zach, tossing and turning on top of the bedcovers in the summer heat, then making a trip to the freezer where he had left his pillow to cool. The man craves a cold pillow and is a constant pillow flipper. If only pillows had more than two sides, he might be able to keep his face cool enough. There was a lot of bellyaching over hot pillows last summer.
So I suggested a pillow that stays cool. Did such a thing exist? I wasn't sure. But since we've seen the advent of doggie raincoats and microwavable foot warmers, I figured there was a chance.
Scouts Mom and Christina found such an invention. Zach was pleased at Christmas. Mom mailed our holiday goodies and they arrived today.
This afternoon as I was going through our loot, Zach spotted his pillow, hugged it, and walked out of the room with it.
This is what I found in the other room:
Me: Did you do (some chore) yet?
Z: No. I just want to try out my pillow for a little while. And not think about anything that I have to do.
Me: I guess I better go away then.
That was 30 minutes ago. I dare not question his complex testing process.
