I was adjusting the "static correction" collar we got for Penny, because she barks constantly.
Mary Grace said, "Set it to extra crispy!"
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I complained that Jack hadn't touched his dinner. He stuck out one finger and gently nudged his sandwich. "I touched it."
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Aunt Mimi was babysitting, Jack had a dirty diaper. He wouldn't let her change it. She asked him why. He replied, "I do not want you to see my butt."
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Our friends gave us a big cardboard stand-up Han Solo. The kids have delighted in scaring me with him at every opportunity. First they left him standing in my doorway. I actually screamed and jumped backward about 8 feet. He has shown up in every room of the house, in the shower, in my bed, behind BJ's car. I even printed little Han Solos and sent them to school in the girls' lunches one day. The whole thing has been hilarious.
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A girl was giving Claire a hard time at school - this girl gives everyone a hard time, actually. Claire came home asking what it means when someone holds up their middle finger at you. Ugh. So I explained, and told her to just stay away from that kid as much as possible. Instead of listening, Claire drew a picture with the two of them holding hands under a rainbow. She took it to school and gave it to her the next day. The little girl with the problems showed the teacher, and Claire got to "clip up" to Sparkling - the highest honor for the day.
I am humbled by her gentle heart. It turns out that the little girl has a paraprofessional with her in the class, and obviously has special needs of some kind. Leave it to my girl to realize that she needs a friend, and to reach out to her.
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Oh, how I love these wonderful kids!
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