Goodbye February

Wow.... February's already over? My kids didn't believe me when I told them that today was the last day of the month... I think the conversation went something like this:

Student: "What is today?"
Me: "February 28. Last day of the month."
Student: "What?"
Me: "February 28. Last day of the month." (yeah, I'll admit, I can be a bit of a smart aleck with them sometimes, especially when I have to repeat myself about 19 times)
Student: "No, I mean, February has 30 days in it. So today can't be the last day, it's only the 28th."
Me (in my head): Duh. February's only had 28 days in it SINCE YOU WERE BORN.
Me (out loud): "No, it has 28. It's the only month that is shorter."
Student: "For real?"
Me: "For real."
Student: "But miss, why? Why didn't they give it 31 days like all the other months?"
Me: "Not all months have 31 days. Some have 30 and others have 31. And February has 28, remember?"
Student (silent for a minute): "Wait. Some months have 30 days in them? Not all of them have 31?"
Me (silently): Oh wow. If we haven't mastered a calendar, it's no wonder we have troubles with fractions.

What's amusing is that this kid definitely knows their months. Some days, they just have brain freezes and have a hard time remembering my name much less anything else. Welcome to the joys of junior high! :)