Dad [walks into the kitchen and finds Jane applying liberal amounts of parmesan cheese to her last three pasta shells]: What are you doing?
Lily [quickly puts the container on the table and pauses for thought]: I love you, dad.
Monday, March 30, 2009
Saturday, March 28, 2009
The Obvious Exterior
Jane [while cuddling with dad in the morning, trying to fully wake up, pulls up the blinds]: Look!
Dad: Are you looking outside? What do you see?
Jane [turns to dad and replies flatly]: Outside.
Dad: Are you looking outside? What do you see?
Jane [turns to dad and replies flatly]: Outside.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Dedicated to Kate's Outnumbered Aunts
From a conversation on the way to school that started with Kate pointing out a 12-passenger van and ended with a multiplication lesson.
Dad: How many kids are in your family, including you?
Kate: Three!
Dad: So daddy grew up with nine kids in his family. How many families is that?
Kate [a little more solemn]: Three. But let's count the girls. How many girls?
Dad: Two.
Kate [now holding her fingers to understand this visually, pauses and almost gasps]: Only two?
Dad: How many kids are in your family, including you?
Kate: Three!
Dad: So daddy grew up with nine kids in his family. How many families is that?
Kate [a little more solemn]: Three. But let's count the girls. How many girls?
Dad: Two.
Kate [now holding her fingers to understand this visually, pauses and almost gasps]: Only two?
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Proof my kids are mobile
Andy and Kate's school held a fantastically-organized Boosterthon Fun Run last week. After the kids receive pledged donations, a group of very energetic college kids keep them motivated to run two miles. I'm left wondering if the rest of the day was spent with twenty sleeping kids in each class.
Jane got in on the action, too.
Jane got in on the action, too.
Monday, March 23, 2009
Spelling Rhymes
Before starting Andy's spelling homework, I read the words out loud for him to hear the "word family" this week:
Mom: May, Lay, Say, Bay, Pay
Andy: No Way!
Mom: May, Lay, Say, Bay, Pay
Andy: No Way!
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Perfectly Nice
Dad: I want you to see me as the nicest dad ever.
Kate: That will never happen.
Dad [ponders this thoughtfully]: Why is that?
Kate: Because nobody is perfect.
Kate: That will never happen.
Dad [ponders this thoughtfully]: Why is that?
Kate: Because nobody is perfect.
Friday, March 20, 2009
Choices are Semantic
Mom: If you have a choice at lunch between an apple and a cookie, which should you choose?
Andy [flatly]: A cookie.
Dad leans over and suggests differentiating between should and healthy.
Mom: If you have a choice between Sprite™ and orange juice, which is healthier?
Andy: Orange juice.
Dad leans back with a smug look on his face.
Andy [flatly]: A cookie.
Dad leans over and suggests differentiating between should and healthy.
Mom: If you have a choice between Sprite™ and orange juice, which is healthier?
Andy: Orange juice.
Dad leans back with a smug look on his face.
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