Waiting for a Concept of "Soon"

Yesterday we got a call from Aunt Kathy telling us she was going to stop by to see us for dinner. After getting the message, I turned to Fiona and said "Aunt Kathy is coming over soon!"

Fiona shouted out "Kathy" and ran to the front door gate, shaking it excitedly. I tried to explain that Aunt Kathy wasn't here yet, that she'd be here soon, but Fiona was having none of it.

I'm reminded of the co-worker who once made the mistake of telling his kids he had tickets for them to go to Disney World and then spent the next six weeks fending off questions of "when are we going to Disney World, Dad?"