Archive for the ‘These People Crack Me Up’ Category
Why Rilla is screaming at the top of her outraged little lungs: because we heard her slam the bathroom door and run down the hall calling, “Bye, water! Bye, water!”
I sent Beanie to investigate posthaste. As she opened the door, we heard water gushing from the bathtub tap, full force.
Rilla, so pleased with herself for having set the poor water free, is furious that we have imprisoned it once more inside the bathroom wall.
Overheard: “If I were a troll, I wouldn’t have more than two heads.”
I asked Rilla to put some pasta away in the pantry.
Hours later, I discovered this:
Maybe she thought I said "plant-tree"?
:::sound of silverware rattling in kitchen:::
Me: "Rilla, what are you up to in there?"
Toddler, emphatically: "NO!"
A notice:
Bitter Lesson 17
from "How to be a baby!"
Don’t hang on the oven door, as it is liable to fall open and hurt you badly.
(For the record: the oven was not turned on at the time of the incident which led to the above words of wisdom; and the only thing "badly" hurt was a toddler’s dignity.)
(As for Bitter Lessons 1-16, I do not know what they are, but I’m told a certain big sister is compiling a book.)
Beanie on Handel’s Water Music: "Mommy, this may sound funny, but just being near it makes me feel warmer."
Says Beanie, with a big hug: "Mommy, I want to model you in everything. Well, except for the grumpiness."
Ouch! LOL!
(It was that kind of week. Too many doctor trips lately!)
"Mommy, the rule I’m going to have for all my kids is: Never kill a shark."
Beanie: "Mommy, you know how they say a star is like a diamond in the sky? If you had a star, you could give it to a shop owner. It must be expensive to run a shop. Diamonds make you rich, so I think that would really help."
