Half Chinese

One evening when we were giving the girls their bath, Jessica's asks me,

"Mom, am I half Chinese?"

"I guess you could say that" I respond

So she points to her right leg and says,

"Is this leg Chinese?"

Dave quickly answers "No - that leg is caucasian...the other one is chinese!"

Jim Lehrer Interviews Wordgirl

The girls and I discovered a relatively new cartoon today on PBS called Wordgirl. She's a 10 year old superhero that uses her superhero strength combined with her extensive vocabulary to save the day. We absolutely love this show! Afterwards, the girls spent most of the day re-enacting the show and creating "diversions" -(Wordgirl's word of the day)!

It's a Tough Life

One day as I was trying to get through the mad rush of a weekday morning (making sure the girls get dressed, brush their teeth, eat their breakfast, do their hair, pack lunches, pack the bags, put on my makeup, etc.) I decide to turn to Lindsay for help...

"Lindsay, could you push the button on the coffee machine for me?"

Her response -

"WHY DO I ALWAYS HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING AROUND HERE?!"

Jess vs the Sun

One sunny day, Jess was riding in the backseat of Dave's car and kept saying "Stop it....stop...STOP IT!!".

So Dave asks her "What's the matter Jess?" and she responds "The sun is in my mouth!"

Mommy is Sneaky that way!

Tonight as I was tucking the girls in I got the usual requests--

"Mommy sit with us for 2 minutes" Jessica says

"This time make sure you kiss me before you leave the room...even if I'm sleeping" Lindsay says

Then I respond "I always do honey - you just don't remember it because you're always sleeping!"

Then I hear her mutter under her breath as she drifts off, "Well maybe you're just sneaky that way..."

It made me chuckle.

Blame mom for everything

Tonight at dinner while I was trying to find out about Lindsay and Jessica's day, I asked Lindsay "What kind of things did you do at camp today sweetie?".





Immediately Lindsay frowns at me and says "Mommy - you forgot to bring pirate stuff for me to wear!". Apparently it was pirate day and people were supposed to come to school dressed like pirates. "Well nobody told me this honey...I didn't know it was pirate day!"





Then she retorts in the same accusing voice "That's because I was supposed to tell you!!" and she continues to frown at me as if to say "It's still your fault mom!"

I'm pooped!

Last night, after I finished reading the girls their bedtime stories I said to them, "Phew! Mommy's pooped!!"

So Jessica walks up to me and says in a low voice, "Mommy - let me check your bum". She then pats my behind and gives me her assessment, "There's no poo in there mommy!"

I had to laugh and explain to her that it was just a figure of speech!