Silva Rerum

Say what?

The two year old, who speaks amazingly well for her age, toddles into the kitchen and asks, "Is Daddy comin' home fo dinna?" because Daddy often has to work late and can't be home for dinner. "Yes he is!" I answer with enthusiasm. She replied, "Good job, Mommy!"

Many funny things have been said this week

The five year old fell and bumped his nose. He said through his sobs, "It hurts so bad I must have broke some of the cartridges."

The seven year old, after talking about school for a while, said, "Do you know what two things I really want to learn?" (and here mom is thinking long division and chemistry) "How to whistle and how to snap!"

Yesterday afternoon the almost four year old asked me what I was doing on the computer. "Ordering some new schoolbooks for you." At 8:30 this morning she runs downstairs yelling, "Yay! I'm ready to do my new schoolbooks." Sorry, honey, technology is not that fast.

Three year old cuteness

The three year old has a treasured pack of gum. She was trying to hide it yesterday in her room while I baked cookies.

I shouted from the kitchen: Hide your gum where the baby can't get it!

Under my pillow?

No, up high!

(Short pause) What pie?

Today she said softly to the baby while trying to help her down from a chair: I'll save your life.

and

I just read what I wrote above to her and she said: Could you read that three more times?

ABC's of Toothbrushing

The four year old has been using giant gobs of toothpaste lately so it was time for mom to intervene. "Just use a pea-size amount of toothpaste. That's all you need." He applied the toothpaste and studied it for a while. "Mom, I put an "O" size amount on there, is that ok?" Now I have to wonder, what does a "P" size amount of toothpaste look like anyway?