Boy humor

I was getting Keenan dressed after washing his face and I brushed his ear. It was wet.  "Why is your ear wet?"
Keenan replied, "The fly put snails on it."

Mamacita

Adara accompanied me to two different church meetings last night. When we got home,she couldn't seem to go off by herself, so she slept in my bedroom. As she was settling in she said, "If Juliette wakes up in the night I'll go check on her."

What a sweet thought! She loves being a big sister!

Hoink, hoink!

What do you get when you cross a Tonka truck and a big, blue piggy bank?

I don't know, but if you hear a "hoink" you'd better get out of the way.

Clock Math

My kitchen clock is set a little fast. Every six months, when Daylight Savings is either starting or ending, the clock gets set a few more minutes ahead.

When I was younger I'd try to figure out exactly how fast it was. It wasn't on purpose, really. I'd just happen to hear or see the "real" time while looking at my "fast" clock and my brain would automatically calculate the difference in the two times. And then I'd know how fast the clock was and it didn't matter anymore that it was fast, because I would do the math every time and know the "real" time again.

But that doesn't happen anymore. Do I simply avoid the math equation because I'm afraid of taking my kindergartener late to school? Or is it that I am now incapable of performing simple math equations in my almost-unconscious mind? Would this problem exist if I home-schooled my kids? Will taking a computer programming class restore my ability to do math?

Dolphin Food

Keenan and cousin playing, he with dolphin, she with baby doll. The dolphin started "eating" me (I was an innocent bystander). 

"Keenan, dolphins don't eat people, they eat fish."

"Yeah, they eat fish!" Says Keenan. "And babies!" (Starts pecking the baby doll's head.)

2 year old ordinals

During scripture study last night we were discussing the first born and the tradition of the Passover.

Adara said, "I'm the first born!" Naomi said, "I'm the second born!" and Keenan said, "I'm the three born!" It is surprising to learn what a two year old can understand and apply.

Don't forget to P

Today in church Adara was following along in the hymnal as we sang the opening hymn. She commented that the word pray looks like the word play, and started singing it that way. It was a wonderful substitution:

"Oh, how playing rests the weary
Play will change the night to day.
So, when life gets dark and dreary,
Don't forget to play!"