Ada: I forgot to mention something. I am in a BAD mood!
I don’t think it needed to be mentioned.
I hugged Eli from behind so we were cheek-to-cheek.
Me: I love you so much.
Eli: Thanks.
Me: And I’m proud of you.
Eli: OK.
Me: And I’m so happy you’re my boy.
Eli: OK.
He just overflows with affection.
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Eli was doing his nightly duty of sweeping the dining room
Eli: Mom, I feel like I’m almost ready to have kids.
Me: What does it mean to be ready to have kids?
Eli: Well, I mean I want to be responsible and learn how to do a lot of jobs.
Me: Awesome, buddy. I’m glad you want to be responsible.
Eli: Can you teach me how to make scrambled eggs?
Me: Yes.
Eli: Tomorrow morning?
Me: Yes.
Who knew sweeping the floor and making scrambled eggs were two essential components of being prepared for parenthood.
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I love how my children seem to have so much knowledge on so many subjects, especially their own personal history. I try not to correct them, but just listen and nod and stifle my laughs. Last night at dinner Grace informed me that when she was 4 her hair was VERY long, like all the way down her back.
No, dear. When you were 4 you did this…
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Ada: When I honk my bicycle horn in my ear it doesn’t hurt because it makes my ear numb.
Ada: Is this a bicycle horn, or an ah horn?
Me: What?
Ada: An ah horn?
Me: What’s that?
Ada: You know. That’s the sound it makes. It goes, “AAAHHHH” when you squeeze it.
Ada: We went to two grocery stores. Or…. dos markets.
Me: Is that the spanish word for grocery store?
Ada: I do not know.
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I spent a Saturday reading through all of my old Wednesday Wit posts, and it was such a great time! I thought I would share my favorite oldies. There are a lot though, so there will have to be a few posts 🙂
From Summer 2010
Me: Ada, your clothes don’t match.
Ada: They don’t care.
Ada: These are my Monday clothes, and tomorrow I’ll wear my Tuesday clothes.
Me: But today is Tuesday.
Ada: Well the calendar got ahead of me, but that’s ok.
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Ada: Daddy, did I eat enough supper?
Chad: I don’t know, is your tummy full?
Ada: I have this much soup left.
Chad: That’s not what I asked. Is it satiated?
Ada: (Nodding) She ated.
I think she heard, “Did it say she ated?”
Me: Ada, please take your juice to the dining room. Red juice can’t be on the couch.
Ada: Oh! I get it. Because it stings.
Ada: So Grandma and Grandpa live in the country, so that means there are no United States flags?
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Chad has been explaining omnivore, herbivore, and carnivore.
Chad: So Ada, you’re an omnivore.
Ada: Actually, I’m a candysaurus.
Oh right, the fourth option.
Eli is doing his 20 minutes of reading for daily homework…
Chad: What did you just read about?
Eli: Why do you keep asking me that? Why can’t you just trust me that I’m reading?
Chad: “Trust, but verify.” Wisdom from Ronald Reagan.
Ladies and gentlemen, my husband 🙂
Ada: That’s the one where Mater’s in Tokoyo.
Grace: Tokyo.
Ada: Tokoyo.
Again, she likes to be right. Even when she’s not.
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Ada likes to be in charge of the list when we get groceries. I know this comes as a surprise.
Ada: Next we need appler. What’s that?
Me: That says apples.
Ada: Well it looks like appler.
Me: OK. It says apples.
Ada: The s looks like an r.
Me: It’s an s.
Ada: It looks like an r.
We like to be right.
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Ada: When I get married, I am going to wear a dress with long sleeves since it will be cold outside.
Me: Are you getting married in the winter?
Ada: Yes. I want to get married on my birthday.
Me: Ah. Don’t you have to ask Ezra? (the boy she is planning to marry)
Ada: I did. I asked him to marry me, and he said yes.
Me: I mean, you have to ask him WHEN he wants to get married. What if he wants to get married on HIS birthday?
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Eli: I have the power of fire and lightning.
Grace: I have the power of snow and ice.
Ada: I have the power of candy and cute karate!
Eli: Of course.
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