Daddy: What would you like?Caroline: Hmmm, I think I need something made to look like a flower.Daddy: A flower?!Caroline: Its the last day of May! You need a flower for that![...
Caroline made a book at downtime at school. Its called Kitty Life.The first page?"Mrs. Kitty had a problem. She was always using special papers so there wasent enoghe for her children...
A few weeks ago, Carolines school musical finally hit the stage. These productions are of a much higher caliber than most school plays, and its sort of a big deal in our artsy community. ...
"Can I have a non-crusted, folded long-ways, blueberry-not-grape jelly sandwich?"
"Monkeys have weird booties."[silence, gaze]"Can I have some jelly toast now?"
Daddy: What would you like for breakfast?Caroline: Hmmmmmmmmm....Daddy: [waiting]Caroline: You know what? Surprise me.
Caroline is in a school play, and the beginning of her number has only blacklight illumination. I asked her if it was cool to be doing a dance in the dark with only their hands glowing. S...
Caroline has been obsessed with a series of biographies from Capstone about real life princesses and queens. She takes a new one out of the school library each week and reads them day and night...
Caroline: Daddy! Smell my feet!Daddy: Huh? No.Caroline: But youre my faaaaather. Im your daaaaauuughter!
Caroline is fond of drawing schematics. This one features a balloon from the "My op words" book she made at school.
We were having a little pillow fight, and I was trying to go easy on her so she would, in turn, go easy on her little sister. So I thwomped her lightly on the head, and she shouted out, "You call...
It has been a crazy second half of March. We have battled croup (both kids), influenza, a sinus infection that required anthrax antibiotics (really) to clear up, business travel, a mysterious face- a...
"Mama, wheres my kitty calendar? You know the square one with the cute kittens on the front?"Why do you need that?"I have to schedule something. On May 14th, Im going to lose my first too...
Caroline "graduated" from the beginner swim classes to an advanced section. When this happens, the swim school gives you a little card, and you go to the front desk and they schedule you with...
While I was brushing her hair..."Mom, Im kind of dramaful, dont you think?""Yes, you are very dramatic. Though I think a better word is theatrical.""I should really get some puppe...
Carolines home with a fever today, and she woke up 2 hours late and kind of... manic. An assortment of quotes:"My pee! Its totally golden.""What is it about MOVIES that makes them MOVE?! ...
Carolines class had an assignment one day at centers. They were to take 5 stickers of their choice and make a 3-sentence story about them. She chose a smiley face and 4 stars, and made this:The story...
Im very hoarse due to a cold picked up from volunteering in Carolines plague-infected classroom. She informed me that I "sound like a dude."Several hours later, I said something to her from t...
"Mom, did you know that snot is just, like, mucus and germs coming together? Theyre having a gross little party together. Making a little gross music."
Caroline auditioned for the school musical. Yes, they do musicals in elementary school. She decided to audition, and I took her. And I was surprised by how seriously this process was organized. There...
Yesterday was Chucks birthday. As Caroline and I were discussing his age, she said, "Wow, 46. 50 is the age of death, you know."
Caroline got in the car yesterday and began giggling. Eventually, I asked her what was up. "Mom, I have to tell you something, and it is totally weird."The totally weird news? She has her fir...
Chuck was passively irritating Caroline, and she grew more and more bothered by it, until she finally snapped and turned to him and said very coolly, "Daddy, you must be safe, responsible, and pr...
At her last dental appointment, the hygienist said that one of her bottom teeth is the sliiiiightest bit wiggly. Shes so anxious to lose her first tooth. She was asking tonight, "But wheeeeen wil...
I have slacked on noticing and documenting her quips in this busy time of year, but here is a video from early December. She had the air of drama when she approached me with a "Mom, I have to tal...
"Boys and girls have different bodies. And different realities."This, of course, prompted some laughter. She felt compelled to explain further."You know, Im talking about males and female...
She unintentionally misspelled "exercising" as "exersighsing".
Today, Caroline and Sylvie met with Santa to share their wish lists.When asked what she wants for Christmas, Caroline informed the Big Guy, "I actually dont want a thing. Its more something that ...
In school, the teacher puts a :) a :| or a star on their papers. Stars are rare and for super excellent effort. We got back a pile last night and at the bottom of one of her papers, shed written a re...
"How do you say toadstool en Español?"
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