Can I quote you on that?
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 at 10:59AM Mike and I were discussing the things I needed to do before going to bed. I needed to pack for our trip to Florida and he reminded me about the pile of clean clothes on Christian's bed. I said,"That's stuff I'm going to pack. I can kill two birds with one stone!" He smiled and said,"They will probably poop on your head first."
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 at 8:02AM Michaela and I were playing a game called "Buccaneer" for her history lesson which included using pieces of candy for treasure-in our case it was Hershey's kisses. Mike came in and took one of Michaela's pieces and she got a look on her face like,"Are you really going to eat that, or put it back?" I said,"That's our treasure!" He raised his eyebrows and said,"This is part of the history lesson...I'm a pirate and pirates steal treasure!" I wish that I had Michaela's reaction on video, she giggled and laughed. Pretty cute.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at 6:00PM I learned a long time ago that platinum is golden.
-Uncle Matt
Thursday, November 20, 2008 at 9:19PM I went out with some of the moms in my son's kindergarten class tonight. Just before we all left I said,"I'm not sure if Eliana is awake or asleep, no one has put her to bed except me. Mike (my husband) might be..." and I acted as though I were bouncing a fussy baby in my arms, with a stricken look on my face (which he would never have on his face, but anyway). The mom next to me finished my sentence with,"pulling his hair out."
We looked at each other and giggled,"Well, maybe not that."
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at 9:39PM Christian-"Can I have some Pepsi?"
Me-"No."
C-"Why?"
Me-"It's a grown-up drink."
C-"No, it isn't just a grown-up drink."
Me-"It is in our house."
Michaela-"Christian, it's a grown-up drink."
Pause.
Michaela-"Mommy, can I have some Pepsi?"
Did I miss something?
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at 8:15PM During a discussion on the eternal nature of God, Michaela said,"It's, like, a mystery. How did God get there if he never got there?"
Friday, November 7, 2008 at 7:40AM "I'm not tired, I'm just not rested."
-Christian
Friday, November 7, 2008 at 7:39AM "My stomach says it prefers not to eat salad tonight."
-Christian
Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at 8:51PM (After a bit of a meltdown/explosion, and on his own he told me this)
"I prayed to God so that I wouldn't ever have bad choices.
I said,'Dear God, please may I never have bad choices. Amen!'"
-Christian
Friday, October 31, 2008 at 1:22AM Snuggling with Michaela before she went to sleep...
"Mom, instead of 'Home, sweet home' it's 'Mom, sweet Mom.'"
Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at 10:01PM Christian and I were reading at the dinner table tonight (it was just the two of us, plus Eliana in her high chair). He brought over his book from the library; they go first thing Wednesday morning and check out a book to take home through the weekend. It was an Eric Carle book,
and at first he had it in front of himself on the table. He said,"I'll have to sit in your lap to read it, though, because look..." and he opened the book and it snapped shut; he opened it again and it snapped shut. I thought he was being dramatic, which is not uncommon, and trying to tell me that he couldn't open it because of another stack of books to the other side of where he was (we have books all over the place, all the time). So I off-handedly said,"That must be a new book," because it wouldn't stay open. He looks at me with very bright eyes, and says,"It is a new book!" and held it up to me:
I burst out laughing, because there it was, and maybe you had to be there, but it was REALLY funny the way he said,"It is a new book." A brand new book is always so nice.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at 10:25AM "Did you know that if it wasn't leap year it would be tomorrow?"
-Michaela
Friday, October 24, 2008 at 9:03PM Me: Are you hungry?
Christian: (nods head yes)
Me: Do you want a pear?
Christian: (nods head yes)
Me: A pair of what? Pants? Scissors? Shoes? Underwear?
Christian: (laughs) Underwear!
No! A pair of stinky underwear!
(shrieking laugh) No! a pair of stinky toots!
To self: I asked for that...
Tuesday, October 21, 2008 at 10:16PM (with great feeling) "You are an excellent reader, Michaela!" Christian, upon finding out how many books Michaela had just read in one afternoon.
Thursday, October 2, 2008 at 1:14AM "Why would you ever want that in the front of your yard?! Ick!"
- Michaela
