Second verse, same as the first
“I will see you in a few hours.” “Actually, I looked at the clock when I went in your room last night and it was 3. From now on, I’ll go to your bed at 3.” “I will see you at 3.” “You’re getting better at this.”
Category: kid quotes
Ado, ado, ado
“Goodnight.” “You know I’m going to sneak in your bed in an hour. Instead of saying goodnight, you should tell me that you will see me later.” “I’ll see you in a few hours.” “That’s better.”
nocturnal
“It’s not moving. I think it’s dead.” – every small child that looks at our pet snake
how we look to them
Sawyer: “You and Dad laugh a lot.”
earworm
Supertween has been singing a single line from a Sound of Music song for days. “So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, good night. I hate to go and leave this pretty sight.” I offered to look up all the lyrics to the song. “No. I like this part. So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, good night. I […]
babelcat
When we drive past a herd of cattle, Doug moos. When the dogs bark, I look out the window. When the cat meows, I answer him with a meow. According to Sawyer, I shouldn’t meow at the cat. Sawyer has informed me that if alien life is listening to our conversations and they hear me […]
dreaming of wakefulness
As I tucked the edges of the blanket that would soon be kicked to the floor under Sawyer, he asked me to lean close so that he could tell me something important. I tilted my head and put my ear near his face. Sawyer popped his arms out of the blanket cocoon and turned my […]
Tales from the family bed
Part one: Sometime between midnight and two in the morning, Sawyer crawls in our bed to snuggle, twirl and steal blankets. It’s something he has always done. The only change in this routine is that for the past year, instead of immediately crawling between us, he stands beside sleeping Dad and softly whispers, “Can I […]
“Nerdy nerd game”
Me: “Is this episode of Scooby Doo about D&D?” Supertween: “No. They’re playing C&C. The letters are different.”
marching bands grow grapefruit
“Our Christmas grapefruit is here!” “How do you know that it’s grapefruit? It could be oranges or pears.” “Oranges and pears come from the grocery. Grapefruit comes in a box from UPS.” Maybe we should buy grapefruit more often.