Bye, Mommy!

Those are Eli's words to me when he's about to get into trouble and doesn't want me around. I'll ask, "Eli, what are you doing?" He'll look at me, wave, and enthusiastically say, "Bye, Mommy!" In other words, Get out of here. I don't want you around to see what I'm about to do. I started asking, "You're going bye, bye? Well, where are you going?" That one thwarts his plans sometimes, but usually "the boy" is not to be deterred. He just tells me point blank like it is. He points his little finger at me and says, "Go!" It doesn't get more clear than that. Since I know exactly what he wants me to do, I know exactly what he's going to get into:

T-R-O-U-B-L-E!