Funny Kids

Tuesday morning I got up rather late (last day of Christmas vacation…yawnnnn) and was surprised to see my 4 year old sashay into the bathroom in a long black velvet Christmas dress. Further investigation revealed both eight year olds in their Sunday best as well. It seems they had turned on the TV first...
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After thinking it over, this morning I offered my 4 year old a solution to her tent problem. I told her if she really wanted that tent, she could do some jobs for me and earn the money. Or the other option, I explained, was just to wait and ask for the tent for...
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Last evening I went into my four year old’s room to tuck her in for the night. “Mommy, I decided what I’m going to do when I grow up.” “What?” I knelt next to the bed and leaned in for a hug. She draped her arms around my neck and continued. “I’m going to...
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“The big kids were trying to teach me how to hold my fork the right way, not sideways, but when I put it straight in my mouth, then I poked the tickle spot righ’ ‘ere on top of my mouth and it hurt a lot and I thought it was bleeding but it wasn’t.”...
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(AKA: Four year old fashion)
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If your runny-nosed toddler comes up to you complaining about the state of her nose, and you call for a Kleenex and catch both her hands in yours to prevent the dreaded swipe-it-across-the-cheek move– don’t relax while waiting for the Kleenex to arrive. She may just lean down and in one skillful move wipe...
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My two year old loves to listen to music while we drive. Her favorite cassette contains the song I Will Sing of the Mercies of the Lord Forever. She knows quite a few words to the song, but this afternoon as I was listening to her sing along, I realized she’d developed her own...
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… if you can guess which movie my 4 year old was referring to when she asked to watch “Sinnemota Cute”. ??Anyone??
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I realized today that I have weird kids. First of all, on the way into the store, I heard my two eight yr olds sounding out a word. “Nine…ten..do….” “Nin….tendo. Nintendo?” “Mom, what’s Nintendo?” they chorused. Once in the store in the produce section, they begged- yes, begged– for tofu and broke into cheers...
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–”What did a girl do when she got locked in a room and she couldn’t get out?” –”I don’t know, what did she do?” –”She found a piano with a lot of keys and she picked the right key and she got out!”
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