Swimming Lessons...

At swimming, I do a phlip tern. I LOVE swimming. I can jump off the divingbord. My swim techers
name is Mis. Mary ellen. I hope you enjoy my story.

I have a pet owl. Her name is feather. Her nickname is Hoot. Her middle name Hoot. Her last name is
Hoot. I hope you enjoy my story.

Rainbow Wishes...

This morning we saw a rainbow.  (This is a very common occurrence on this island.)  I remarked that it was an interestingly flat rainbow...
Miss A:  Maybe it would be flat all the way to the ground and we could go on to it and get our three wishes! 
Mama:  What would you wish for?
Miss A:  A pet cheetah.  And my second wish would be for Grandma and Grandpa to come here with us.  And my third wish...  I wish I could have swimming lessons all day and forever!

(A picture taken from the balcony of our hotel when we first arrived on Guam.)

Bob: The Bermuda Triangle...

We have a double jogging stroller named Bob.  (I have a long and intense history of anthropomorphizing...)  He lives in our diving room, and goes everywhere with us.  He's, you know, pretty great...  I actually got offered a thousand dollars for him at the bx a couple days ago, and turned it down without a single regret.  Anyway, for some reason Miss R thinks that everything that we are looking for can be found in Bob.  "Miss R, where is Ruffles (her stuffed dog)?"  "Bob."  Sometimes it's true, and mostly not.  Today she came asking for "Daddy?"  And I said "I don't know where Daddy is."  "Bob."  Her other big obsession right now is geckos..
Miss R:  GECKO!!!
Mama:  You saw a gecko?!?  Where?
Miss R:  Bob.

(An old picture of Miss R, Ruffles, Miss M, and Flopsy taking naps in Bob.)

Quotes...

Miss M, looking at the clouds:  That looks like a fat mother chicken!  He looks funny.

Miss A, after a squadron swimming party:  Mama.  I opened my eyes under the water and looked up, through the water, and I could see the moon!  And it was a full moon!  And it had rainbow lights around it!  And the magic rainbow moonlight came into the water and actually turned me into a real mermaid!  Miss ME (grown-up friend) saw my actual tail!

Quotes of the Day...

(While watching a you tube video of powered para-gliders.)
Miss A:  Is that the Great Wall of China?
Daddy:  I think this is in Europe.
Miss A:  Is that the Great Wall of Europe?
Daddy:  I think it's a castle...

(A conversation on a walk.)
Mama:  When we get back to the States, we'll get a cat whether Daddy wants us to or not.
Miss M:  Actually, I will have a bunny, and Miss A will have a deer, and Daddy will have a BIG crow, and you will have a cat, and Miss R will have a dog.  Actually, Daddy will have a dinosaur.

(At the playground.)
Miss A:  I am a cheetah that shoots lasers out of its eyes.

Headaches. BIG Headaches...

I may have mentioned before the phenomenon that appears to be very similar to love-at-first-sight that occurred when Miss A met Master D.  Months have passed, and the "relationship" (Heaven help me) shows no signs of weakening...  In church, where they are in the same primary class, they had a lesson on repentance.  They were supposed to write "I'm sorry" letters, but Master D couldn't think of anyone to write to, so he asked the teacher if he could draw a picture for someone he loved...  And this is it.

He is an adorable, sweet boy- don't get me wrong- and in twenty years I would be ecstatic if they got together.  I just think six is a bit soon!

And then, to make matters worse, Miss A came home from school with this, from a different boy:

Help?