Every night when we have dinner, Claire wants to say the blessing. Sometimes someone else says one too, but she always has to have a turn. And her prayer is always, "Dear God, Thank you for everything. Amen."
Then, she raises her head and says this EXACT sentence every time. Chris and I have started mouthing it along with her as we roll our eyes.
"I said thank you for everything, and the food was in everything." *giggle*
She is such a creature of habit!
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Last week we had to buy Aaron some C batteries for a new truck he had bought at the consignment sale. He held the battery package (Panasonic brand) on the way home from the store, and started asking me about the Panasonic factory. He wanted to know if we could go there. I told him I didn't know where it was, so he said, "Could you use Daddy's GPS to find it?"
If that wasn't funny enough, later that night we were telling that story to Pa, and Pa asked Aaron if he knew what GPS stands for. Without missing a beat, Aaron said, "Global positioning system." I couldn't believe he knew! He said he learned it on one of his truck videos at Mimi & Pa's house. Nothing gets by that kid!
Showing posts with label funny sayings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label funny sayings. Show all posts
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Sunday, February 21, 2010
That's how we roll
One night Chris was helping Claire brush her teeth. Claire said, "First I will brush a little, and then you will brush, 'cause that's how we roll."
Chris about died laughing and thought he misunderstood her, but she said it again. She claims that I said it to her, but I don't recall saying it. So no idea where she heard it. It is so funny to hear it come out of Claire's mouth!
One day a couple of weeks ago in car rider line, Claire had brought along one of her play phones. Her friend Alexandria was with us, and Claire told her, "Allie Rae, this button is e-mail. I'm going to do e-mail on my phone." Kids these days!!
Chris about died laughing and thought he misunderstood her, but she said it again. She claims that I said it to her, but I don't recall saying it. So no idea where she heard it. It is so funny to hear it come out of Claire's mouth!
One day a couple of weeks ago in car rider line, Claire had brought along one of her play phones. Her friend Alexandria was with us, and Claire told her, "Allie Rae, this button is e-mail. I'm going to do e-mail on my phone." Kids these days!!
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Poppy visits for New Year's!
Poppy came to visit for New Year's. He never stays in town long...just long enough to check on the children and eat a meal or two. But we enjoyed his visit!
He's sporting his new "Poppy" hat I had made for him for Christmas. Six star Poppy, beacuse he has six grandchildren.
He calls Claire his Baby Cakes and Hannah is now his Baby Doll. They are his only granddaughters and he thinks they are precious.
His girlfriend Marilyn (dubbed Mae-Mae by my nephews) visited with Poppy. We always enjoy talking about books and making fun of the funny things Dad says.
Like the time Poppy was talking about a woman he saw who was frail and sickly, and he said, "She looked so emancipated." He meant emaciated!
Or when he told Marilyn he was putting a "hibiscus" on something. He meant "hiatus".
Or when he teasingly told Marilyn he was going to come across the counter and "plummet" her. He meant "pummel".
I'm going to start recording these slip-ups for posterity!
He's sporting his new "Poppy" hat I had made for him for Christmas. Six star Poppy, beacuse he has six grandchildren.
He calls Claire his Baby Cakes and Hannah is now his Baby Doll. They are his only granddaughters and he thinks they are precious.
His girlfriend Marilyn (dubbed Mae-Mae by my nephews) visited with Poppy. We always enjoy talking about books and making fun of the funny things Dad says.
Like the time Poppy was talking about a woman he saw who was frail and sickly, and he said, "She looked so emancipated." He meant emaciated!
Or when he told Marilyn he was putting a "hibiscus" on something. He meant "hiatus".
Or when he teasingly told Marilyn he was going to come across the counter and "plummet" her. He meant "pummel".
I'm going to start recording these slip-ups for posterity!
Friday, October 2, 2009
Lyin' and Texture
A few nights ago I had a girls night out, so Chris was in charge of reading stories and putting the kids in bed. When I got home he told me these funny stories.
Aaron found a thumbtack in his floor. He picked it up and said, "Claire, if you step on a thumbtack, you'll have to get a texture shot." Chris asked, "Who told you that?" and he answered, "Ms. Dodi" (his assistant teacher at school). I guess tetanus is hard for a 5 year old to say!
That evening they were reading their devotional about rattlesnakes. One of the questions is "What things does God warn us about?" Chris prompted them by saying, "What about lying?" Aaron agreed, and said, "Nooooo...". Then Claire said, "Unless you're at school and the whole class has to go somewhere, and then you have to get in line. But one time when I was line leader Walker cut in my line!" I guess we really are Southern if "lying" sounds like "line". Ha!
Aaron found a thumbtack in his floor. He picked it up and said, "Claire, if you step on a thumbtack, you'll have to get a texture shot." Chris asked, "Who told you that?" and he answered, "Ms. Dodi" (his assistant teacher at school). I guess tetanus is hard for a 5 year old to say!
That evening they were reading their devotional about rattlesnakes. One of the questions is "What things does God warn us about?" Chris prompted them by saying, "What about lying?" Aaron agreed, and said, "Nooooo...". Then Claire said, "Unless you're at school and the whole class has to go somewhere, and then you have to get in line. But one time when I was line leader Walker cut in my line!" I guess we really are Southern if "lying" sounds like "line". Ha!
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Hannah's checkup, and other various stories
Hannah got to go see Dr. Charles yesterday! She wasn't too happy about it, but I was thrilled to find out that she weighs 9 lbs 10 oz!! That's almost 4 pounds she's gained in her two short months! Go Hannah!! She got her first round of shots and ended up sleeping most of the day.
Claire also had her checkup, and she's weighing in at 27 pounds and exactly 3 feet tall. She's doing well! We had left Aaron with Mammaw for the day so I only had the two girls with me, and we went home for some lunch, then to the grocery store. I realized that having just the two of them for a while gave me a taste of what life will be like in a little over a week when Aaron is at kindergarten all day. I asked Claire, "What do you think you'll do all day when Aaron is at school?" She thought about it and said, "I will play with you, and read books with you, and watch videos!" Later she added "And go somewhere." She is not going to know what to do with herself without her favorite playmate!! I'm looking forward to some one-on-one time with her though. I feel like I haven't gotten to invest as much time with her as I did with Aaron when he was her age.
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Some funnies the kids have said recently:
Aaron: "Mommy, how can we take some months off of the earth?"
Me: "Months?" (thinking I misunderstood...)
Aaron: "Yeah, months. If you could, and you did, then there will be less months until Christmas."
I guess the birthday gifts are wearing off and he's ready for round 2!
A few weeks ago we got to go to Maggie Moo's Ice Cream shop with our playgroup for a behind-the-scenes tour. Claire loved Maggie Moo's, and even Maggie Moo herself (she's a cow). However, I realized Claire was confused when she pointed to a picture of a moose in a book just a few days ago and said, "That's a moose like when we went to Maggie Moose!"
Claire also had her checkup, and she's weighing in at 27 pounds and exactly 3 feet tall. She's doing well! We had left Aaron with Mammaw for the day so I only had the two girls with me, and we went home for some lunch, then to the grocery store. I realized that having just the two of them for a while gave me a taste of what life will be like in a little over a week when Aaron is at kindergarten all day. I asked Claire, "What do you think you'll do all day when Aaron is at school?" She thought about it and said, "I will play with you, and read books with you, and watch videos!" Later she added "And go somewhere." She is not going to know what to do with herself without her favorite playmate!! I'm looking forward to some one-on-one time with her though. I feel like I haven't gotten to invest as much time with her as I did with Aaron when he was her age.
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Some funnies the kids have said recently:
Aaron: "Mommy, how can we take some months off of the earth?"
Me: "Months?" (thinking I misunderstood...)
Aaron: "Yeah, months. If you could, and you did, then there will be less months until Christmas."
I guess the birthday gifts are wearing off and he's ready for round 2!
A few weeks ago we got to go to Maggie Moo's Ice Cream shop with our playgroup for a behind-the-scenes tour. Claire loved Maggie Moo's, and even Maggie Moo herself (she's a cow). However, I realized Claire was confused when she pointed to a picture of a moose in a book just a few days ago and said, "That's a moose like when we went to Maggie Moose!"
Friday, April 24, 2009
She is her mother's daughter
A couple of mornings ago Chris told me just after I woke up, "Claire is definitely her mother's daughter."
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"Do you remember talking about safety pins this morning?" he asked.
"Safety pins?? Ummm...no," I answered.
He told me, "Just before you woke up this morning you muttered 'safety pins' to me."
I guess I had the consignment sale on my brain, even though we're over 2 weeks past it! I have no idea what I would have been dreaming about safety pins.
Then he said, "At 2:15 this morning Claire woke up crying and I went in to see what was the matter." Hmmm...I thought, I never even heard her cry! Good thing Daddy was listening.
"She started mumbling that she needed someone to go outside with her," he continued. "Then she went back to sleep."
Well isn't that funny. Apparently Claire and I both say strange things in our sleep! Chris has numerous stories about the things I have said to him while sleeping. Claire is definitely her mother's daughter!!
And another funny story, just because--
One morning recently Claire woke up before I did (wait, this happens every day!). Anyway, she was looking for me and for some reason didn't think to go see if I was in my bed. She asked Chris where I was, and he said, "I don't know, maybe she went to the moon!" He told me he tells the kids this all the time when they ask where I am.
Claire looked at him like she thought it might be true, then said, "Nah! It's not dark outside!"
Such logic!!
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"Do you remember talking about safety pins this morning?" he asked.
"Safety pins?? Ummm...no," I answered.
He told me, "Just before you woke up this morning you muttered 'safety pins' to me."
I guess I had the consignment sale on my brain, even though we're over 2 weeks past it! I have no idea what I would have been dreaming about safety pins.
Then he said, "At 2:15 this morning Claire woke up crying and I went in to see what was the matter." Hmmm...I thought, I never even heard her cry! Good thing Daddy was listening.
"She started mumbling that she needed someone to go outside with her," he continued. "Then she went back to sleep."
Well isn't that funny. Apparently Claire and I both say strange things in our sleep! Chris has numerous stories about the things I have said to him while sleeping. Claire is definitely her mother's daughter!!
And another funny story, just because--
One morning recently Claire woke up before I did (wait, this happens every day!). Anyway, she was looking for me and for some reason didn't think to go see if I was in my bed. She asked Chris where I was, and he said, "I don't know, maybe she went to the moon!" He told me he tells the kids this all the time when they ask where I am.
Claire looked at him like she thought it might be true, then said, "Nah! It's not dark outside!"
Such logic!!
Monday, April 6, 2009
A riddle
Tonight I was reading in the living room while the kids played in the back of the house. I overheard this conversation and cracked up laughing.
A: "What's in our living room, we watch videos and sometimes television on it, and it's electric?"
C: "What's 'lectra?"
A: "Well, washing machines, umm....vans...., um....TV's (he put emphasis on this word, trying to get her to guess it)....and kitchens."
C: "Diego!"
A: "No, you already guessed that!"
These kids are so funny!!
A: "What's in our living room, we watch videos and sometimes television on it, and it's electric?"
C: "What's 'lectra?"
A: "Well, washing machines, umm....vans...., um....TV's (he put emphasis on this word, trying to get her to guess it)....and kitchens."
C: "Diego!"
A: "No, you already guessed that!"
These kids are so funny!!
Saturday, April 4, 2009
I heard a noise...
Last weekend Aaron and I attended a birthday party that was held during Claire's naptime, so we left her and Daddy at home for naps. When we got home, I thought surely they would both be up, but the house was dark and I noticed Chris looked like he was just waking up on the couch. I went back to Claire's room and she was just climbing out of her bed. I was shocked she had napped for so long (over 2 hours) so I said, "Claire, did you take a really long nap?"
She nodded and said, "Yeah and I was very very quiet while Daddy was sleeping."
Oh, I thought, she must have woken up while he was sleeping and gotten back in her bed. So I said, "Did you see Daddy sleeping on the couch?"
"No," she replied. "I heard a noise."
She heard him snoring. And she got back in bed. What a sweet girl!! Ha ha ha!
She nodded and said, "Yeah and I was very very quiet while Daddy was sleeping."
Oh, I thought, she must have woken up while he was sleeping and gotten back in her bed. So I said, "Did you see Daddy sleeping on the couch?"
"No," she replied. "I heard a noise."
She heard him snoring. And she got back in bed. What a sweet girl!! Ha ha ha!
Monday, March 30, 2009
Applying their verses!
A few days ago, we had pulled the van into the garage and as I unbuckled the kids I told them to get out and go in the house. (And as I type this, I'm wondering why I waste my breath telling them something so obvious, but it seems I do always have to tell them or they lollygag around playing in the van or the garage. I feel like I do waste alot of breath throughout my day.)
As I was walking in the house, the kids were still in the van, but I assumed they were making their way out. Apparently Aaron was not, and Claire said, "Ephesians 6:1 Aaron!" and I cracked up when I realized she was reminding him of our C verse..."Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right."
They don't always get the application right, however.
Occasionally I will remind them of the D verse ("Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you." Matthew 7:12) when we are in a situation where I want them to remember to be nice to each other, and treat each other the way they would want to be treated.
This morning they were choosing their straws to use for their banana smoothies. Claire of course wanted the only pink straw, so she grabbed it. Aaron decided he also wanted the pink straw, really just to have something to fight with her about, and this was their exchange:
A: "Claire, say the D verse."
C: "'Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you.' Matthew 7:12" (She said it very well!)
A: "Okay, now this is what I want you to do. Give me the pink straw."
C: "No Aaron!!"
And they went on with arguing until Daddy finally interjected and explained to Aaron that the D verse was not a way to get others to do what you want them to do. I asked Aaron, "What if you had the pink straw--would you want her to take it away from you?" I think he was wanting HER to apply the D verse and give him the straw since that is what she would have wanted him to do. Confused? So was he! But he's getting it.
I'm thrilled they are not just reciting their verses though! They are actually taking them to heart!
As I was walking in the house, the kids were still in the van, but I assumed they were making their way out. Apparently Aaron was not, and Claire said, "Ephesians 6:1 Aaron!" and I cracked up when I realized she was reminding him of our C verse..."Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right."
They don't always get the application right, however.
Occasionally I will remind them of the D verse ("Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you." Matthew 7:12) when we are in a situation where I want them to remember to be nice to each other, and treat each other the way they would want to be treated.
This morning they were choosing their straws to use for their banana smoothies. Claire of course wanted the only pink straw, so she grabbed it. Aaron decided he also wanted the pink straw, really just to have something to fight with her about, and this was their exchange:
A: "Claire, say the D verse."
C: "'Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you.' Matthew 7:12" (She said it very well!)
A: "Okay, now this is what I want you to do. Give me the pink straw."
C: "No Aaron!!"
And they went on with arguing until Daddy finally interjected and explained to Aaron that the D verse was not a way to get others to do what you want them to do. I asked Aaron, "What if you had the pink straw--would you want her to take it away from you?" I think he was wanting HER to apply the D verse and give him the straw since that is what she would have wanted him to do. Confused? So was he! But he's getting it.
I'm thrilled they are not just reciting their verses though! They are actually taking them to heart!
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
An interview about Mom....
What a cute idea...do an interview with your kids about their Mom, and see what crazy answers you get! I asked Aaron the questions without Claire around so Claire wouldn't copy his answers. Aaron did help Claire with a couple of her answers.
I put these on my Facebook page, but wanted to preserve them on my blog as well. I'm working on a version with the same questions about Daddy.
1. What is something Mom always says to you?
A: Clean up your room.
C: Share.
2. What makes Mom happy?
A: When I mind you.
C: I don’t know.
3. What makes Mom sad?
A: When I don’t mind you.
C: Not minding you.
4. How does your Mom make you laugh?
A: By telling me jokes and silly stories.
C: By tickling.
5. What was your Mom like as a child?
A: A baby.
C: I don’t know.
6. How old is your Mom? (29)
A: How old are you? …ummm… 29!
C: (looking at Aaron) You say it for me.
7. How tall is your Mom?
A: very tall.
C: (standing on her tippy toes) This BIG!
8. What is her favorite thing to do?
A: Work.
C: Work.
(Huh?)
9. What does your Mom do when you're not around?
A: I don’t know. It’s a secret.
C: Look for me.
10. If your Mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
A: I don’t know. What’s famous?
C: I don’t know.
11. What is your Mom really good at?
A: Cutting. And scrapbooking.
C: Good at working.
12. What is your Mom not very good at?
A: Untying too-hard knots.
C: Reaching the ceiling. (Aaron told her to say this.)
13. What does your Mom do for a job?
A: A big job. Get some of your friends to help you.
C: Uh, work.
14.What is your Mom's favorite food?
A: White potatoes. (or not! I like them but they're not my favorite!)
C: Mac and cheese. (Of course this is HER favorite.)
15.What makes you proud of your Mom?
A: A lot of stuff. Like when mama jump ropes and when she skis without falling down. (For the record, I don't do either of these things!)
C: By cleaning your room. (I think she means this makes me proud of her.)
16. If your Mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?
A: A card expert.
C: A biiiiiigggggg mommy!
17. What do you and your Mom do together?
A: Shop.
C: Play Hungry Hungry Hippos.
18. How are you and your Mom the same?
A: Because we both have black eyes and we have the same color hair.
C: I don’t know. I want to answer the other questions.
19. How are you and your Mom different?
A: I’m just a little big but you’re really big.
C: We’re in different clothes.
20. How do you know your Mom loves you?
A: Because she always gives me hugs and kisses.
C: By hugging.
21. What does your Mom like most about your dad?
A: He loves you very much.
C: By giving him hugs too.
22. Where is your Mom's favorite place to go?
A: The fire station and Chick-fil-A. (No idea where he got the fire station. I think it was a hint.)
C: To Chick-fil-A.
I put these on my Facebook page, but wanted to preserve them on my blog as well. I'm working on a version with the same questions about Daddy.
1. What is something Mom always says to you?
A: Clean up your room.
C: Share.
2. What makes Mom happy?
A: When I mind you.
C: I don’t know.
3. What makes Mom sad?
A: When I don’t mind you.
C: Not minding you.
4. How does your Mom make you laugh?
A: By telling me jokes and silly stories.
C: By tickling.
5. What was your Mom like as a child?
A: A baby.
C: I don’t know.
6. How old is your Mom? (29)
A: How old are you? …ummm… 29!
C: (looking at Aaron) You say it for me.
7. How tall is your Mom?
A: very tall.
C: (standing on her tippy toes) This BIG!
8. What is her favorite thing to do?
A: Work.
C: Work.
(Huh?)
9. What does your Mom do when you're not around?
A: I don’t know. It’s a secret.
C: Look for me.
10. If your Mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
A: I don’t know. What’s famous?
C: I don’t know.
11. What is your Mom really good at?
A: Cutting. And scrapbooking.
C: Good at working.
12. What is your Mom not very good at?
A: Untying too-hard knots.
C: Reaching the ceiling. (Aaron told her to say this.)
13. What does your Mom do for a job?
A: A big job. Get some of your friends to help you.
C: Uh, work.
14.What is your Mom's favorite food?
A: White potatoes. (or not! I like them but they're not my favorite!)
C: Mac and cheese. (Of course this is HER favorite.)
15.What makes you proud of your Mom?
A: A lot of stuff. Like when mama jump ropes and when she skis without falling down. (For the record, I don't do either of these things!)
C: By cleaning your room. (I think she means this makes me proud of her.)
16. If your Mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?
A: A card expert.
C: A biiiiiigggggg mommy!
17. What do you and your Mom do together?
A: Shop.
C: Play Hungry Hungry Hippos.
18. How are you and your Mom the same?
A: Because we both have black eyes and we have the same color hair.
C: I don’t know. I want to answer the other questions.
19. How are you and your Mom different?
A: I’m just a little big but you’re really big.
C: We’re in different clothes.
20. How do you know your Mom loves you?
A: Because she always gives me hugs and kisses.
C: By hugging.
21. What does your Mom like most about your dad?
A: He loves you very much.
C: By giving him hugs too.
22. Where is your Mom's favorite place to go?
A: The fire station and Chick-fil-A. (No idea where he got the fire station. I think it was a hint.)
C: To Chick-fil-A.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
I have to find a widow
A few weeks ago in the van Aaron and I had a discussion about how one day, he will grow up and find a nice girl and get married and have babies and THEN I will be a grandmother like Mimi. (Insert mommy's tearful sobs here!)
He reiterated it to me: "One day when I am all grown up I will go out and find a grown-up girl who doesn't have a husband yet, and I will marry her."
Then he asked me, "But how will I FIND her?"
"You'll just know," I answered. How was I supposed to answer that? It's one of life's biggest questions!
Later that night as he was hugging on Claire, he decided that Claire would be his wife. He really does love her, but I explained to him that you don't marry your sister. Claire would find her own husband. He seemed a bit disappointed, but I thought he had moved on.
Then today, in the van again, Aaron announced, out of nowhere, "One day I will have to find a WIDOW."
"A what?" I said, thinking I had misunderstood.
"A WIDOW. A WIDOW is a lady who doesn't have a husband because her husband has died. I will have to find a widow to be my wife." They learned about the widow's mite at Sunday school a few weeks ago, so someone must have explained to him what a widow is!
Then I told him that would be fine, but he could also marry a girl who has never had a husband before. Then he was quiet.
What will he come up with next? And why the obsessing over growing up? Just stay little!
He reiterated it to me: "One day when I am all grown up I will go out and find a grown-up girl who doesn't have a husband yet, and I will marry her."
Then he asked me, "But how will I FIND her?"
"You'll just know," I answered. How was I supposed to answer that? It's one of life's biggest questions!
Later that night as he was hugging on Claire, he decided that Claire would be his wife. He really does love her, but I explained to him that you don't marry your sister. Claire would find her own husband. He seemed a bit disappointed, but I thought he had moved on.
Then today, in the van again, Aaron announced, out of nowhere, "One day I will have to find a WIDOW."
"A what?" I said, thinking I had misunderstood.
"A WIDOW. A WIDOW is a lady who doesn't have a husband because her husband has died. I will have to find a widow to be my wife." They learned about the widow's mite at Sunday school a few weeks ago, so someone must have explained to him what a widow is!
Then I told him that would be fine, but he could also marry a girl who has never had a husband before. Then he was quiet.
What will he come up with next? And why the obsessing over growing up? Just stay little!
Monday, January 19, 2009
I had a dream...
This morning at breakfast Aaron told me, "I had a dream..." and I wondered if he somehow knew it was MLK day. Ha!
But no, he really did have a dream last night, and he remembered it enough to tell me. It was so cute listening to him tell Daddy and me about the dream. I'm going to attempt to type out his words here...
A: "I had a dream! And I was in it. And my cousins were in it."
M: "What happened?"
A: "Well, me and Emma were riding on the back of a knuckle-boom truck. And Nate was driving."
D: "Nate and Reed were driving?"
A: "Um...no, I don't think Reed was in that dream." (Sorry Reed!)
M: "What did you do?"
A: "Nate pressed on the pedal really fast and the truck fell over!"
M: "Did anyone get hurt?"
A: "Um, no, I don't think so. I guess Nate forgot to put down the jacks!"
D: "Was anyone else in the dream?"
A: "Yeah, some grownups."
M: "Which grownups?"
A: "I don't remember. Maybe Emma and me were driving the knuckle boom truck..."
For those of you who don't know, a knuckle-boom truck is that truck that comes by (at least in our city) at least once a week to pick up leaves, branches, and other trash you put out on the curb. It has a big claw and a dumper, and when it's ready to pick up the load, it has to put down jacks to steady itself, then the claw is manuevered over the pile, where it grabs the trash and swings it over into the dumper. Aaron loves it!
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Literally...
You really have to watch how you ask a question to a 4-year-old. For example:
Me (from the bathroom, with no clock): Aaron, what time is it?
Aaron: It's nine o'clock.
Me (knowing he always just gives the hour): What are the numbers after nine?
Aaron: Ten, eleven, and twelve.
Bwah ha ha!!!
Me (from the bathroom, with no clock): Aaron, what time is it?
Aaron: It's nine o'clock.
Me (knowing he always just gives the hour): What are the numbers after nine?
Aaron: Ten, eleven, and twelve.
Bwah ha ha!!!
Monday, December 15, 2008
An old lady...
I laid on the couch for a while after dinner (had some MEAN heartburn and was trying to rest it off!). When I tried to get up about an hour later I had this HORRIBLE pain in my lower back...I couldn't put any pressure on my right leg and I was seriously limping from furniture to wall.
As I was all hunched over trying to get to the back of the house (and wondering what on earth was wrong with my back), Aaron said, "MOMMY! You look like a OLD LADY! You look like you need a walking cane!"
Chris and I laughed so hard I thought I was going to double-over. I mumbled, jokingly of course, "I think I'm going to pee on myself!" and Aaron said, "You're not by yourself!" and gave me a big hug.
Oh my goodness. This boy cracks me up!!!
(BTW, my back pain is subsiding a little. I'm wondering if it is that sciatic nerve thing that happens to pregnant women??)
As I was all hunched over trying to get to the back of the house (and wondering what on earth was wrong with my back), Aaron said, "MOMMY! You look like a OLD LADY! You look like you need a walking cane!"
Chris and I laughed so hard I thought I was going to double-over. I mumbled, jokingly of course, "I think I'm going to pee on myself!" and Aaron said, "You're not by yourself!" and gave me a big hug.
Oh my goodness. This boy cracks me up!!!
(BTW, my back pain is subsiding a little. I'm wondering if it is that sciatic nerve thing that happens to pregnant women??)
Saturday, December 13, 2008
What a nightmare!
This morning around 3:50 AM I woke to Claire shrill whiny cries of "Mommy! Mooooommmmmy!!" So I went to her room to see what was the matter.
She was very groggy and sleepy, and I could tell she was barely awake. I asked her what was wrong, and she said through sobs, "Aaron took your tea!" over and over.
I told her it was okay, and Aaron was sleeping. She got her thumb in her mouth and cuddled back down to sleep.
But what a nightmare! Aaron not only tortures her during the day, but even in her dreams!!
(They really do love each other!)
She was very groggy and sleepy, and I could tell she was barely awake. I asked her what was wrong, and she said through sobs, "Aaron took your tea!" over and over.
I told her it was okay, and Aaron was sleeping. She got her thumb in her mouth and cuddled back down to sleep.
But what a nightmare! Aaron not only tortures her during the day, but even in her dreams!!
(They really do love each other!)
Friday, December 12, 2008
Every door in the house is closed...and more of Claire's quirks
Claire is getting bigger every day, and it's so hard to look at her and not think of how she was my little baby just, what, YESTERDAY?
Lately she has had this obsession with closing doors. If a door is open, it must be closed. Any time she leaves a room she closes the door behind her. I remember when Aaron did this, and I guess it went away. It's so strange to walk in the back of the house and all the doors to the bedrooms and bathroom are closed!
She also says things "smell" like something else. What she means is that they "look" like it, but for some reason she says "smell"! For example, "That smells like Dora!" or "Does that smell like a paper towel?" or "Those smell like dajamas (pajamas)!" Cracks me up and I hate to correct her because it's so cute!
For Christmas, she is getting a big doll house I bought her back in the spring at the consignment sale. (It's been stored in our attic for many months!) I've bought a little doll family and am getting her a couple of rooms of furniture for the house. Then one day last week we were talking about Santa, and she told me Santa was bringing her Ponyville. WHAT? What on earth is Ponyville, I wondered. I looked it up and saw it was a My Little Pony play set. I remembered that she had seen a big carnival one at Walmart right around Thanksgiving, and she must have known from a commercial that it was called Ponyville. (Thank you Nick Jr advertising!) So, I found a little pony bus set for $11 and Santa's going to throw that in with the dollhouse. Santa aims to please!!
Lately she has had this obsession with closing doors. If a door is open, it must be closed. Any time she leaves a room she closes the door behind her. I remember when Aaron did this, and I guess it went away. It's so strange to walk in the back of the house and all the doors to the bedrooms and bathroom are closed!
She also says things "smell" like something else. What she means is that they "look" like it, but for some reason she says "smell"! For example, "That smells like Dora!" or "Does that smell like a paper towel?" or "Those smell like dajamas (pajamas)!" Cracks me up and I hate to correct her because it's so cute!
For Christmas, she is getting a big doll house I bought her back in the spring at the consignment sale. (It's been stored in our attic for many months!) I've bought a little doll family and am getting her a couple of rooms of furniture for the house. Then one day last week we were talking about Santa, and she told me Santa was bringing her Ponyville. WHAT? What on earth is Ponyville, I wondered. I looked it up and saw it was a My Little Pony play set. I remembered that she had seen a big carnival one at Walmart right around Thanksgiving, and she must have known from a commercial that it was called Ponyville. (Thank you Nick Jr advertising!) So, I found a little pony bus set for $11 and Santa's going to throw that in with the dollhouse. Santa aims to please!!
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
In a bird's nest?
In the Christmas boxes, I had put away several of our Christmas books, so Claire took a couple to Daddy to have him read them to her while we decorated the tree. One of them has some kids who are putting on a Christmas pageant about the nativity. Her commentary had us rolling laughing! She wondered why the shepherds were holding "hooks". Then she said, "Why is that baby in a bird's nest? A baby doesn't dablong in a bird's nest!" So cute!
But I couldn't help but think...no He didn't belong in a bird's nest, but he took on the lowly trappings of this earth just to save ME. And Claire. He is a royal prince deserving of more than the world can offer, but that's not how he came to earth. I hope she and Aaron learn this Christmas that it's not about the presents under the tree, but the baby in the bird's nest. How precious that truth is!
But I couldn't help but think...no He didn't belong in a bird's nest, but he took on the lowly trappings of this earth just to save ME. And Claire. He is a royal prince deserving of more than the world can offer, but that's not how he came to earth. I hope she and Aaron learn this Christmas that it's not about the presents under the tree, but the baby in the bird's nest. How precious that truth is!
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Funny words
I love some of Claire's mis-pronounced words:
"Dablong" : belong
"Dablana": banana
"Dajamas": pajamas
Some words it just cracks me up that she even knows. "Also" is one she uses in context all the time! "There is also a bird in that picture, Mommy! And also a rabbit!" Something about that word seems bigger than a 2-year-old.
"Archaeologist" is one she learned from a Dora book (for you non-Dora-educated out there, Dora's mami is an archaeologist). She will sit and "read" this book to herself, and it cracks me up when she says, "archaeologist" completely right!
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Today we met Chris's family at a restaurant after church to celebrate Mammaw's birthday. We got there before Mammaw, and Aaron came up to me, serious as a heart attack, and asked, "Mommy, has Mammaw arrived yet?" The way he said arrived just cracked us all up...he was proud to use that word and he enunciated it just right. What a smart boy!
Tonight we read a book that had a mommy who says "te amo bebe" to her little baby. When he figured out it meant "I love you", he said, "Te amo Mommy!" So sweet!
"Dablong" : belong
"Dablana": banana
"Dajamas": pajamas
Some words it just cracks me up that she even knows. "Also" is one she uses in context all the time! "There is also a bird in that picture, Mommy! And also a rabbit!" Something about that word seems bigger than a 2-year-old.
"Archaeologist" is one she learned from a Dora book (for you non-Dora-educated out there, Dora's mami is an archaeologist). She will sit and "read" this book to herself, and it cracks me up when she says, "archaeologist" completely right!
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Today we met Chris's family at a restaurant after church to celebrate Mammaw's birthday. We got there before Mammaw, and Aaron came up to me, serious as a heart attack, and asked, "Mommy, has Mammaw arrived yet?" The way he said arrived just cracked us all up...he was proud to use that word and he enunciated it just right. What a smart boy!
Tonight we read a book that had a mommy who says "te amo bebe" to her little baby. When he figured out it meant "I love you", he said, "Te amo Mommy!" So sweet!
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
More funnies...
Last night while I was making dinner the kids were coloring at the kitchen table. Dinner time was getting close, so I told Aaron to put all the markers back in the box. A few minutes later I looked over at him and he was still playing with the markers instead of obeying me. I didn't say anything, but just gave him a stern "look". He gave me an innocent but shocked look and said, "But I didn't hear what you said Mommy. I had my hands over my ears when you said it." Uh, yeah. He got sent to time out and came back to put away the markers without me having to tell him again. I think he heard me!
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Last night I went out with my bookclub, so Daddy was in charge. He told me he had gotten Claire out of the tub and was combing her hair. Both of the kids like to ask pointless questions, so she asked, "What are you doing Daddy?"
"Combing your hair," he replied.
"Why are you combing my hair?" she asked. More pointless questions.
Daddy answered, "Because it's all crazy. I'm getting the crazy out."
Claire said, "I make Mommy crazy."
Yes, she does!! And she's heard me say it before--"You kids are driving me crazy!!"
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Last night I went out with my bookclub, so Daddy was in charge. He told me he had gotten Claire out of the tub and was combing her hair. Both of the kids like to ask pointless questions, so she asked, "What are you doing Daddy?"
"Combing your hair," he replied.
"Why are you combing my hair?" she asked. More pointless questions.
Daddy answered, "Because it's all crazy. I'm getting the crazy out."
Claire said, "I make Mommy crazy."
Yes, she does!! And she's heard me say it before--"You kids are driving me crazy!!"
Friday, November 7, 2008
Today has been fun!
This morning I was woken by the sounds of Aaron playing with blocks in his room. Chris had apparently gone in there with him to play for a few minutes before he got ready for work. Within a few minutes Aaron and Chris came to my bed to wake me up. Aaron started telling me, "Mommy! We were building a chameleon, and then we knocked it all down!"
I gave him a puzzed look. "Chameleon?" So he repeated himself. And I said, "Chameleon? That's a lizard, Aaron!"
Chris was laughing so hard and said, "No, Aaron, it was a pavilion. Like the one at the park."
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This morning we went to the library. I just love the library! I love the fact that I can read different blogs to get preschool book recommendations, go to our library website and find them, and if they are at a different library I can put them on hold and within a couple of days they are waiting for me at our library! So today they had about 6 books waiting that I had put on hold. Several of them were Richard Scarry books. Aaron just LOVES Richard Scarry! He always says, "Mommy! Read me a Scarry story!" The books are so detailed he loves to sit by himself and look at all the pictures to see what's going on in Busytown.
One of my favorite things about the library is seeing the kids pick up books that look familiar (favorite authors or stories like Curious George or Berenstein Bears) and latch on to them. Today Claire randomly chose 2 books from the shelf and brought them to me and said, "I want to read these again!" Sure enough, we had checked them out a long time ago, and apparently she remembers reading them! It probably helps her memory that we read the books approximately 30 times before we return them to the library. Unless it's a Dora/Diego book...then it's probably well over 100 times. We made it home today with probably 30 books...which is a light trip for us!
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After the library, we headed to Dollar Tree to buy items for our Samaritan's Purse Christmas boxes. Our church is organizing Operation Christmas Child and I picked up two boxes for the kids to fill. They had such a good time choosing items for the boxes--one for a boy and one for a girl.
By this time, I was very hungry, and Chick-fil-A was right across the street. So we splurged and decided to eat out for lunch. What a great decision! We saw several friends there and had a great time. Except that once when I was taking Claire to the potty she actually fell in (GROSS!) and got her shirt all wet, so I took her shirt off and had to carry her bare-chested to the van to get a clean shirt. The only one I had was one of Aaron's short-sleeved shirts but it worked! Thank goodness I had the foresight to put a change of clothes for each of the kids in the van. I need to change them out to winter clothes though--all Claire had in the van was a spaghetti strap tank top!!
I gave him a puzzed look. "Chameleon?" So he repeated himself. And I said, "Chameleon? That's a lizard, Aaron!"
Chris was laughing so hard and said, "No, Aaron, it was a pavilion. Like the one at the park."
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This morning we went to the library. I just love the library! I love the fact that I can read different blogs to get preschool book recommendations, go to our library website and find them, and if they are at a different library I can put them on hold and within a couple of days they are waiting for me at our library! So today they had about 6 books waiting that I had put on hold. Several of them were Richard Scarry books. Aaron just LOVES Richard Scarry! He always says, "Mommy! Read me a Scarry story!" The books are so detailed he loves to sit by himself and look at all the pictures to see what's going on in Busytown.
One of my favorite things about the library is seeing the kids pick up books that look familiar (favorite authors or stories like Curious George or Berenstein Bears) and latch on to them. Today Claire randomly chose 2 books from the shelf and brought them to me and said, "I want to read these again!" Sure enough, we had checked them out a long time ago, and apparently she remembers reading them! It probably helps her memory that we read the books approximately 30 times before we return them to the library. Unless it's a Dora/Diego book...then it's probably well over 100 times. We made it home today with probably 30 books...which is a light trip for us!
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After the library, we headed to Dollar Tree to buy items for our Samaritan's Purse Christmas boxes. Our church is organizing Operation Christmas Child and I picked up two boxes for the kids to fill. They had such a good time choosing items for the boxes--one for a boy and one for a girl.
By this time, I was very hungry, and Chick-fil-A was right across the street. So we splurged and decided to eat out for lunch. What a great decision! We saw several friends there and had a great time. Except that once when I was taking Claire to the potty she actually fell in (GROSS!) and got her shirt all wet, so I took her shirt off and had to carry her bare-chested to the van to get a clean shirt. The only one I had was one of Aaron's short-sleeved shirts but it worked! Thank goodness I had the foresight to put a change of clothes for each of the kids in the van. I need to change them out to winter clothes though--all Claire had in the van was a spaghetti strap tank top!!
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