Ada: My kindergarten class is taking swim lessons at the high school!
Eli: I would be scared, there will be big high school kids everywhere!
Me: Eli, are you trying to scare her?
Eli: No.
Ada: Besides, I’m six years old and I’m not scared of anything except the dark!! (she said with ALL the attitude her little body could muster)

Me: Should we have leftovers or go to Red Robin?
Eli: Leftovers.
Me: What?!?
Chad: I think ELI thinks that by having leftovers he will have more time at home to play his video game.
Eli: Nuh-uh!  I don’t think!
Wow.  You walked right into that one. 

The kids are pretending…
Eli: (in a panicky voice) Oh no!!  The secret path door is opening!!
Ada: (in a perfectly calm, matter-of-fact voice) Then shut it.  And then lock it.

Ada: When I was a young girl…

Me: Ada, brush your hair please.
Grace: Ada, do you need help?
Ada: Nope.  Never did, never will.
And that about sums her up. 

After trying out my eight-pound weights…
Eli: Wow mom, look at my muscles now!  They used to be this small, but now…BOOM!

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