Science Experiment

I had some fruit on the counter. A piece was a little past its prime. Mia saw it and excitedly said "Cool, we are watching fruit rot at school too!"
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Mia: Dad is really hard to deal with.
Me: Why?
Mia: I can't pick him up.
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Emma: Wow, did you notice that my hair is so long it is like a lion's mane... or a horse's tail. 

Spunk

Mia: Paula is the worst friend EVER!
Me: What happened?
Mia: She said I couldn't play our game anymore! I have been playing that game for TEN YEARS!!(huff)
Me: You are six years old.
(long pause)
Mia: I have been playing that game for TEN DAYS!! Well, it is much longer than ten days.

A few days later Emma was talking to Mia.
Emma: This is our last full month of school...
Mia: Hold on, Emma. (pumping arms in circular motion in front of her chest) Oh yeah, Uh, huh, Oh yeah.

Checking In

It is officially less than one from from my last final!! I have been a bit busy trying to keep up with all the tests, projects, kids, kids' projects and tests, husband, birthdays, Easter, and a little traveling. I have been thinking of blogging and even had a great Emma story, but I can't remember it. Argh, it is frustrating. I'm sure there will be another one soon though. They usually provide good material fairly often.

My Name is Kelly and I'm an Addict

It seems my favorite phrase for the last year and a half has been "I don't have time." I am constantly struggling to keep up with all I have put on my plate. I try to ignore non-essentials. I rarely go on facebook, I rarely go out with friends or dates with Charlie, I missed Christmas baking with my sisters. I have ignored everyone talking about Pinterest. Then my friend, Heather, sent me an invite. I registered and didn't even look at the site. Suddenly my email was bombarded with friends and acquaintances "following" my board. Eventually I gave in to curiosity and looked at the site. I am in love. Just about everyday I turn to Pinterest for ideas.

Then I was at school and a guy said that accountants are not creative. I questioned him and he told me that I was not creative. Being a five year old at heart, I had to challenge this. I turned to pinterest and here is what I have done this week.



































In your face, Shane!

Boy CrAzY!!

Emma: I chase and attack boys.
Me: That is not good; you shouldn't do that.
Emma: Why not? It's in my nature.
Me: (discussion about my good choices even if you like being bad or it feels natural...)
Emma: Okay, so how many boys can I attack?
Me: None.

Adorable Little Brat

I told Mia that one of her previous teachers had said that Mia was one of her all time favorite students. Mia asked why she would lie like that. I said she wasn't lying and no one could help but love Mia. She claimed that Justin didn't because sometimes he tells her that she is a brat. I smiled and said that sometimes she is a little brat. Mia looked up and said in a sing-songy voice "not helping."

Motivation

Emma has been taking piano lessons for almost a year now. We have struggled to find motivation for her to practice and really put in effort. For Christmas she got a new bigger, nicer keyboard. She wants a stand and seat to match it. I told her that if she practiced everyday for a month she could get them. She missed three days. Huge improvement, so I decided to renegotiate. She had to practice everyday for two weeks (she was allowed to miss one day) and she could get either the seat or stand. She just accomplished this so I asked which she wanted. She said the stand. I thought that was a good choice. She said " Yeah, because I am pretty good at standing."