Superwhy

A recent favorite PBS kids' show of mine is Superwhy...great learning using nursery rhymes and fairy tales to enhance reading skills and problem solving...anyway - K was watching and came running into the computer room to announce the fairy tale for today, "Handsome and Gretel". Isn't that cute? :)

The Power of Advertising

July 2008...G & K were watching Saturday morning cartoons while I took a shower. G ran into the bathroom and says, "Are you tired of watering your plants and making a mess?" He sounded just like the infomercial he had just seen for "Aqua Globes".

Ways to Achieve Sleep

June 2008....On the way to a swimming lesson, G asked me if I ever had trouble "turning my brain off". "No, why?" I asked. G said, "I sometimes have trouble turning my brain of to go to sleep." I asked what he does to try to go to sleep anyway. "I pretend my brain is filling up with smoke and that helps me fall asleep. Does daddy have trouble turning off his brain?" I said, "Sometimes." G said, "Maybe you should tell daddy he should put smoke in his brain."

Being Literal

June 2008....I asked K if she wanted to help measure stuff for homemade mac and cheese. She said sure, ran off and returned with a tape measure. I said, "What's that for?" K said, "To measure stuff." To not hurt her feelings, we measured the 9X13 dish to make sure it was the right size. I then said, "Ok, NOW we'll use the measuring cup for the rest of the stuff."

Oops!

June 2008...We were setting up our new TV and left the room for a couple of minutes with various cables etc, left on the floor. We returned and G was sitting on the floor with an AV cable (red-white-yellow) laying on the floor. "I separated it for you, 'cause it was stuck."

Arggh

March 2008....K at dinner closed one eye and became the Macaroni Pirate..."Give me all your macamoni, arggh."

Sparkly Stuff in the Sky

January 2008....Out for an afterdark walk, mommy said, "Ooh, look at the stars." G said, "It looks like glitter in the sky." K said, "Maybe God made glitter."