Birds and the Bees

Posted on May 21, 2012 | Leave a comment

The other day we were driving home from the store. All three girls were in the back of the van. Out of the clear blue sky, Moira taps on my seat and says “Mom – do you know what sex is?”

My reaction? Complete freeze-up! I’ve been figuring we were heading towards this conversation for months now, but I wasn’t sure why we were about to go there in the car with her sisters present. Then an article I just recently read popped into my head…never assume your kids are asking what you think – look for clarification. So I say “Yes, I do. Do you know what sex is?”

Her answer?
“Yup. Sex is a Latin derivative for six. Like how octo means eight and deca means ten.”

We’ve got ourselves a very cute little nerd!

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Conversation

Posted on June 23, 2011 | Leave a comment

Kenna sits in the very back row of our minivan. Sometimes she’s hard to hear over road noise, sister noise, and because of her generally quiet voice. The other day she said something, which I didn’t hear. I asked her to repeat herself and she did, but I still didn’t hear. I told her I’d have to have her repeat it when we stopped and it was quieter.

When we stopped, I asked her to say it again – she gave me a disgusted look, rolled her eyes and said: “Mom, we already had this con-bersation before.”

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Rated ‘R’

Posted on June 23, 2011 | Leave a comment

Moira and I were talking about why movies have ratings. I explained that rated ‘R’ meant they could have violence and bad words. Moira says “you mean like stupid?” I told her that it would be worse than that.

She nodded knowingly and said “You mean dumbhead.”

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Marriage Proposal

Posted on June 23, 2011 | Leave a comment

Moira and Kenna were snuggling on the couch last night and Kenna turned to Moira and said “will you just marry me and then we can live together forever?” Moira seriously considered the proposal and told her “I might want to marry someone else, but I’ll let you know.”

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Mummies

Posted on January 1, 2011 | Leave a comment

Moira and Kenna were out in the playroom chatting it up.

Moira (with a very authoritative tone): “You know Kenna, mummies are just dead people wrapped up in toilet paper.”
Kenna: “Why are they wrapped in toilet paper?”

We never did hear the answer because the initial “fact” was so darn funny!

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Kenna and Religion

Posted on December 3, 2010 | Leave a comment

Moira attended a daycare up until she entered kindergarten that was not religious in any way. Kenna is having a different experience because she is attending a Lutheran preschool. We aren’t particularly religious people so I’m glad that Kenna is getting some exposure to at least one of the world’s religions. Some of the stuff she comes home with cracks me up.

Kenna: “Mom, did you know that Cheesus lives in the sky? That’s what Master Steve told us.”

Kenna (pointing to Sloane): “Mom, we should have named her Baby Jesus.”
Me: “Why?”
Kenna: “Cause we already call her Baby Sloane and I like Jesus better.”

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A Month of Giving Thanks – Day 25

Posted on November 26, 2010 | Leave a comment

I’m thankful for turkey + bacon. I adore Thanksgiving dinner – I like to cook it, I like to eat it, and I like to eat leftovers. The secret to the best turkey ever is to drape it with bacon. Yummy!!!

Turkey + bacon = yummy

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