The Drama Queen

Immediately upon entering Target, Katie asked me to buy her a glitter headband.  I said no, and after a few minutes of being peeved, she seemed to get over it.  Later she asked for a ringpop.  Upon being denied for the second time, she exclaimed, "First you ruined my hair and now you've ruined my life!" (3/29/11)

The Owl Place

James, a fan of Spongebob Squarepants, made some observations about various restaurants after we had gone out to lunch.  "Wendy's is like the Krusty Krab," he mused, "and Burger King is like the Krusty Krab, too.  That owl place is like the Chum Bucket."  Confused, I asked, "What owl place?"  He answered, "You know, that place with the owl that we never go to.  The one next to Wendy's and Burger King."  Perceiving that I still didn't understand, he continued, " It has the two giant 'O' eyes.  The sign says 'hoot'. "  That's when I realized that my seven year old son just compared Hooters to the Chum Bucket.  (10/18/10)

A Reason to Behave

The kids were constantly bickering with each other when I finally told them that they needed to stop and treat each other as they would like to be treated.  Seemingly affected by my words, Katie said, "God is watching us, right Mommy?"  I softened up a bit and said, "Yes, Katie."  She then added, "And Santa, too!".  I guess she felt she needed to cover all bases. (3/27/11)

The Observation

James' observation of his sister Katie:  "She looks nice but she's really kinda bossy". (2/27/10)

The Invention

 One afternoon, looking quite pensive, Danny said to me, "When I grow up I'm going to invent a car that runs on sunlight."  After realizing his design flaw he quickly added  "And moonlight". James, upon hearing his brother's invention idea, asked him, "What will happen if its raining out?" to which Danny responded, " I think I'll just work for Nintendo." (2/28/10)

The Glasses

After all three kids were finished playing in the basement, James came upstairs to tell me he couldn't find his glasses.  I asked him why he took them off in the first place and his reply was, "I take them off when there is going to be violence". (3/26/11)

The Starburst

 My husband Tom took James to the movies. After getting settled in their seats, James said, "Can I have a starburst?" Tom gave it to him. A minute later James said, "Can I have another starburst?" Tom handed him another one, he looked at it and said, "Daddy, you have to unwrap it for me." Tom replied,  "I didn't unwrap the first one for you." James then said, "Oh! THAT'S why it tasted so bad!"   (12/9/09)

The Tattletale

After James came to me to report that Katie was throwing sand at him on purpose, he went back outside and was immediately accused of being a tattletale. He replied, "I am not". She screamed, "YOU ARE!" He once again asserted that he was not, in fact, a tattletale to which Katie replied, " You ARE a tattletale and I'm telling mommy!"   
  (3/19/11)