And the clowns have all gone to bed
As the children's day stretches into evening, and they are readied for bed, we have the most interesting discussions. Fortunately, my husband is almost always home to help ease their transitions, giving me a few minutes in which I might catch my breath.
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From the bathroom:
Daddy: Ellie, what do you say to Mommy?
Elizabeth: Thank you.
D: No, Ellie. What do you say to Mommy after plugging the toilet with all that toilet paper?
E: YAY, ELLIE!
D: No, no, Ellie. You made a mess and now there's pee pee all over the floor. What do you tell Mommy?
E: (Reluctantly) Sorry.
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On another day, Daddy has made a new CD with favorite songs to help Jake fall asleep. He is explaining the music and the artists as they listen to the music together. From the dark corners of Jake's room, over the faintest whisper of "The Wind Cries Mary" I hear:Daddy: This is Jimi Hendrix. He was really good at playing guitar.
Jake: (Considers this for a moment) I'm really good at hopping!
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Sometimes I think they save their best for him.
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6 comments:
he IS good at hopping! :) Great post - we giggled a lot.
And he really is good at hopping! And I'm sure she really meant "Yay, Ellie!" because stopping up the toilet with tissue is really an accomplishment most of us don't achieve until high school at least.
Aw, I love eavesdropping on my kids' conversations with their dad. Kids say the darnedest things. ;-)
That is too cute!
What is it with kids and stopping up toilets? Junior Mayhem delights in showing as much paper as possible in there! Don't even get me started about when it overflowed after a #2 incident. OH MY GO*!
The joys of parenthood! :)
Honestly, when I first read the conversation that Ellie had I thought it was YOU that stopped up the toilet! LOL!
That is so great. Everyone has to be good at something.
This made me smile. I needed that.
Thanks.
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