Gender Cause?

Mama, reaching to put something on a high shelf:  Sometimes I wish I were an inch taller.
Miss A:  Then you'd wish you were an inch shorter.
Mama:  Doubtful.
Miss A:  And you'd have three boys instead of three girls.

Cynical...

This exchange just took place...

B:  That's just my cynical side.
Miss A and Miss M:  What does cynical mean?
J:  Yeah, Daddy, what does cynical mean?
B:  It means a kind of humor that's sort of biting.
J:  No it doesn't!  It means looking at the world pessimistically and expecting the worst to happen.
Miss A:  Oh, that's Grandpa.

Quotes of the Day...

Miss M (looking at this picture of a baby turtle.):  He looks like he's ready to play volleyball.

(While eating bunny-shaped fruit snacks in the car.)
Miss M:  Flopsy can't eat these.
Miss A:  I bet she would prefer veg.
Mama:  But bunnies like fruit.  Doesn't Javert (neighbor bunny) like fruit?
Miss M:  But Flopsy doesn't like to eat anything SHAPED like bunnies.
Mama:  But... I like to eat gingerbread men, and they're shaped like... humans...
Miss M:  Bunnies are way more emotional than humans.

(While eating a cheese stick.)
Miss A:  Sort of tastes like grass, but... smoother.
Mama:  Uh.  You've been eating grazing?
Miss A:  Yes, but that was a few months ago.

Miss R:  I have two loose tooths at a time!

Miss R:  Ok.  Get ready.  This is the dramatic part.


Miss A:  Is that Thorin?  He's kind of handsome...

Quote of the Day...

Darth Vader:  Search your feelings.  You KNOW it to be true.
Luke:  Nooooo.  Nooooooo.
Miss M:  Why is he crying?
Miss R:  Well.  You know we have to listen to our parents.  Now he has to listen to his dad.

Quotes From Miss M...

I'm telling you.  Orcs are the worst thing that can happen to you.  You think your life is tough now?  Do you?  No.  It isn't.



(In the garden.)  Ummmm...  The worms are in some sort of Celtic knot.

We are baby tigers, and you are the mama tiger, and daddy is the daddy tiger.  He's off getting fixed.

You know why 128 is my favorite number?  Because if you split THAT in half, you get 64.  If you split THAT in half, you get 32.  If you split THAT in half, you get 16.  If you split THAT in half, you get eight.

(With no toys or anything in her hands.)  (Giggle giggle)  I just love playing with this yeti crab.  It tickles.



Miss M:  Flopsy wants to see the aquarium.
Mama:  Well, Flopsy can, but YOU will have to carry her and not lose her or set her down anywhere.
Miss M:  Well, some kind of magic, some kind of Flopsy Miss M magic, makes it so she sees everything I see.  But she just can stay in the car.

Miss M Quotes...

Miss M on the bumper cars:  Hey Mom!  I'm number twelve!  I can go to the temple!

(Pretending to be pirates on the walk to school.)
Miss M:  Set sail for John Tyler Island where we will steal the treasure of education!

(Looking at a movie player.)
Miss M:  Hey!  That one can do veechy esses AND dvds.

More Quotes...

These are from text messages.

4/2/2017
From Mama:  Miss A's been sitting outside for half an hour eating wild onions.
You can imagine her breath.  I'm opening windows even though it's coldish.
She's saving you some.

4/1/2017 (While watching our church's general conference.)
From Mama:  Miss A:  wait.  I have a kingdom?  In heaven?

3/20/2017
From Mama:  Miss M has been writing everything upside down today.
From Dad:  ?