“Smoke on the Water!” On her first day of kindergarten, Amy told her teacher her favorite song and then proceeded to hum the famous tune for over an hour. I mumbled an apology to the teacher that included the phrase “older siblings” and wondered what Amy said that the teacher didn’t tell me. Somehow I […]
“I’m not a baby, so I can’t have a babysitter.” She’ll have to work that out with the babysitter/grandfather.
Amy: “You scared the chickens out of me.” Me: “Chickens?” Amy: “Yes, chickens. Just like Daddy.” Me: blink-blink “Oh! Dickens.” Amy: “Chickens. There’s no such thing as dickens.”
Amy: “Mom, go put on your jeans and green shirt so we can go somewhere fun.” Me: “Why do I need to wear a green shirt?” Amy: sighing “That’s all you ever wear.” Noah: “Will you teach me to knit?” Me: “I don’t know how to knit.” Noah: “Really? I thought all moms could knit.”
Sarah: “Everyone calls us the flag **ores.” Me: “Maybe that has something to do with practicing in shorts and bras.” Sarah: eye roll She’s finally catching the flag after she throws it, but she still stomps on the flag occasionally. My favorite part is when her pole catches the cord on her iPod and the […]
“Our flag teacher says it’s okay if we just wear shorts and a sports bra for practices.” Oh, really?
“I’m so loud I have to throw myself out of places.”
Me: “Did you see the Star Wars style text rolling across the movie screen with the list of things that make you ineligible for insurance?” Tommy: “Yes, I saw Aspergers on that list. I bet they don’t even know what Aspergers is cause I don’t have anything wrong with my body and I can do […]
“Can I just get online long enough to find articles saying there’s nothing wrong with non-stop computer use?” Both Doug and I laughed. Tommy was not amused by our reaction.
“My teacher always said ‘Go away bad dream’ when I walked up to her desk.” Have I mentioned lately how much we’re hoping middle school is better for Noah? Sarah certainly loved the middle school.