Definitions

One of the funniest things about kids is when they learn a new word. Whether they overhear it or are directly taught, they don't always get how to use it in context.

Conversation with Max the other morning:

Max: Mom, what are you doing?

Me: I'm flossing.

Max: Fwoss, loss, fross..... Mom, I can't say "floss".

Me: How come?

Max: It's dangerous.

First grader

I was walking Lily to school this morning and we had the following conversation:

Lily: Mom, I have special powers.

Me: You do? What are they?

Lily: When I cross my eyes, I can see two of everything.

Me: Lily, everyone can.....

Lily: I know, everyone can do that. I knew you were going to say that. That's my other special power.

I'm going to have to be very careful around this girl if she can read my mind!!

SLAM!

Saturday morning, Max had his little friend over, Josie. Josie, being a girl, loves playing with little girlie things. Max? Not so much. Since Lily was also home, Josie wanted to play girlie stuff with Lily. In a fit of anger, Max went stomping down the hall and said "I'm going to my room and I'm going to slam my door!!" Overhearing this, I said, "Oh no you're not! We don't slam doors!" In a huff, he ran into his room, but quietly shut the door.

The next morning, Max and Lily were quarreling again. Max again went stomping down the hall and shouted, "I'm going to my ROOM and I'm going to shut my door GENTLY!"

Not quite the same impact......

Old minds

So for the past month, everytime my kids said something I wanted to remember, I'd think about this blog. Then promptly forget what they said. It just happened this morning... Max said something absolutely hilarious and I wanted to immediately write it down... but didn't. So now it's gone, hopefully to resurface when I'm showering or something will trigger a memory.

Here's something I DO remember...

Max was only slightly successful at this swimming lessons this past summer. Overall, he's just a great, big scaredy-cat. He will now get into the water - very, very, very slowly. It may take him over an hour just to be standing on a step in the pool. During swim lessons, he went right into the water, which was only waist-deep for him. But at our friends' houses who have pools? He'll get completely in ONLY if Mom or Dad is already in the water. If we don't feel like swimming, he'll generally, gradually, and ever ever so slowly end up standing on the step in the water.

Fast forward to a few mornings ago. Max is sitting on the counter, helping me get his cereal ready. After pouring the milk, Max says, "Look! The cereal is swimming! Well, not swimming. They're just standing........on the step."

He can't even imagine cereal swimming, poor guy. More swimming lessons are definitely in his future for next year.