Bad Wife

Charlie: I ran for thirty minutes on the treadmill yesterday.
Me: That is great.
Charlie: I am sore now. I ran for twenty eight minutes at 6mph, then moved it to 8mph, then 10mph.
Me: (burst out laughing) Sorry, I am just imagining what you looked like running that fast on the treadmill.

Just When I Thought I Couldn't Love Her More...

Yesterday, I was doing the girls' hair in the bathroom. I braided Emma's hair in two braids. Then she took a stretchy headband and put it around her head, over the braids (Rambo style). She smiled and winked at herself in the mirror. Then turned and walked out.

Finger Lickin' Good

I was making cookie dough. I let each kid have one spoonful. Mia lingered in the kitchen. She asked for the mixer paddle. I said no. She asked for the bowl. I said no. Then she asked if she could lick my finger. I said no.

It Wasn't Me

The kids cleaned their rooms this weekend. Emma finished hers and helped Mia. Later Emma came up to me and said "you know, Mom, when I was helping Mia clean her room I found your shirt on the floor. (Emma shakes her head sadly) That was not a very good choice."

Everybody's Different

When Justin has a test at school we always ask how it went. Regardless of how he actually did he will say "Great! It was so easy!"

This week I asked Emma how her test had gone. She said "I don't know." I asked what that meant and if the studying had helped her on the test. She said "Mom, I don't know how I did. I will have to wait and find out once I get my grade. No one ever really knows until they see the grade."

Mia excitedly told me that she was good at school "today". Um, is that opposed to every other day? Is it that bad that you have to announce your good days? No answer.

Keep the Sabbath Holy

Emma was reading a book for school. She read out loud "every Sunday their dad played soccer." Then she commented "Oh, that is terrible. Wait, maybe he is Jewish." (yesterday she learned that Jews observe the sabbath on Saturday)

I ♥ Emma

The kids were watching Megamind. At one point Hal says something isn't real "just like the Easter bunny, tooth fairy, and the queen of England."
Emma says "oh, he's wrong. I don't know about the queen of England, but the other two are real for sure!"