Ada: (on the phone) Grandma, I have an ear ‘fection. I don’t know. Mom – does my ear hurt?
Me: I don’t know, does it?
Ada: I don’t know, Grandma.
Ada: I hope no one ever kills cats because I love them.
Eli: No one does, except maybe tigers and pumas because they’re dangerous.
Ada: Pumas. Heehee. Get it? Poo-mas? It has a potty word in it.
Ada: I think I’m going to be a vampire tomorrow.
Me: Eli, are you dressed for school?
Eli: Yes.
Me: Is … Read the rest
Grace is extraordinarily left-brained. She loves to write, read, color, play the piano, sing, perform – if it is in any way artistic, she loves it and does it well.
Eli is extraordinarily right-brained. He loves to build things and take them apart, discover how something works and what it does (and if he can break it), replicate machinery he sees with Legos, and can do math like nobody’s business.
Everyone says you shouldn’t compare your children, but I have no other benchmark to use. My experience with reading is that Grace does it well and Eli hates it. My … Read the rest
Ada: I see… you know… the liverty?
Me: The Statue of Liberty?
Ada: No. The… you know… the flag?
Me: The United States flag?
Ada: Yes. Where is the Statue of Liberty?
Me: In New York.
Ada: Like on Alex the Lion? (Madagascar)
Me: Yes.
Ada: You mean New York City is a REAL PLACE?!?
Me: Yes.
Ada. THIS is freaking me out!
Ada: Is that a museum?
Me: No, that’s a high school.
Ada: Yeah, a REALLY high school.
2 a.m. this morning…
Ada: … Read the rest
Today is day five of no appetite. I try to make myself eat something, because I still need to function, then I always feel a little queasy. It’s like I’m living in the “day after the stomach flu” world. I’m tired, weak, and my back and stomach muscles a-c-h-e.
Ada: Mom, what does s-u-r-e spell?
Me: Sure.
Ada: “Are you sure you want to quit” (reading the computer)
Alright, so I’m scared of how smart this stubborn, stubborn kid is.
Ada’s in her favorite morning spot: on the kitchen vent.
Me: Are you getting dressed?
Ada: I had to go potty.
Me: Umm…. ok. Are you getting dressed?
Ada: (sigh) Ok, ok.
Ada: I wish there wasn’t a bully in my class.
Me: There’s a bully in your class?
Ada: No. But there will be in 3rd grade.… Read the rest
In an effort to get Ada to hurry up…
Me: I’m going to get dressed before you!
Ada: OK.
Eli: When I get older I’m going to have a restaurant called “Eli’s House of Meat”.
Grace: Mine will be called “Taco Tango”, where you can make your own tacos. But no dessert tacos.
Ada: Mine will have a food challenge with 5 sausages, 4 gray sausages –
Me: Gray sausages?
Ada: Yeah, you know, like at Spyro’s.
Me: Breakfast sausage?
Ada: Yeah. 5 sausages, 10 gray sausages, and 9 gallons of … Read the rest
She’s somewhere inside us moms. She’s usually sleeping — but with one eye always open. She’s ready to wake up and spring into action at a moment’s notice and does not discriminate. She will attack anyone, anywhere, anytime. I don’t care if it’s your sweet 6 year-old at church…if I see her slap MY child one more time it’s going down. I’ll forgive once – chances are he deserved it. Twice – no sir.
And don’t be fooled. Momma Bear does NOT look like this:
No, no. Momma Bear looks like THIS.
Playing Lego Indiana Jones on theWii…
Eli: I’m going to get the Cup of Christ……..I choosed wisely.
Ada: Can I smell your breath?
Me: No. you cannot smell my breath.
Ada: Do you want to smell mine?
We were listening to “The Lord is Gracious and Compassionate”, and Ada changed the lyrics “Praise the Lord, oh my soul praise the Lord” to “I love chocolate sundaes, yes I do, I love them”
Grace: It’s getting sunny out.
Me: I know! It’s slowly getting warmer outside. It’s getting ready to be spring!
Grace: I’m … Read the rest