Things that have been said in our family recently:

Me: Mirra, what are you going to ask Santa to bring you for Christmas?
The child that is nicknamed "Maintenance": Anything Santa wants to bring me is fine.
Aaaaawww!



Mirra to the 16-year-old cat: Sit, Chubby!



While in the car Mirra was singing Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
Drew: That's not how it goes!
Mirra: I can sing it however I want!
Drew: No you can't!
Mirra: Don't touch me, Drew!
Me: Serenity now.



While at the indoor pool
Drew to Andy: I want to surf you
Ever the awesome dad, Andy will crawl along the pool floor while he lets his children stand on his back.



Mirra: I know all about clouds.
She also told me that her multi-lingual skills have expanded to include Chinese, Spanish, and dolphin.



Me to Andy: Is that toothpaste on the ceiling?



Mirra: Mom, how do you spell 'Dear Mary, may you come to my house for a sleepover and play with me and have pancakes for breakfast'?



Drew and I were playing Wii and he got upset because I didn't choose to be the pink team.
Drew: You're a girl!
Me: Just because I'm a girl doesn't mean I have to be the pink team
Drew: Yes, it does.
Me: I don't like pink.
Drew: Yes. You DO!



Drew stayed home from school today with a stomach ache. Since he didn't have a fever I kept my dental appointment and brought both kids along. It didn't take long for them to survey the proceedings at a distance of 4-6". Mirra felt it necessary to occasionally pinch my nose while having my teeth cleaned. At one point Drew leaned over me, looked me in the eye and told me "It's OK, Mom. I'm here for you."

The dental hygenist endured Mirra's interrogation with good-natured amusement. Then Mirra approached the tray of tools and asked "Is this toothpaste?" The hygenist replied that it was. "What flavor is it?" Mirra asked. "Cinnamon" she answered. At that point Drew tuned into the conversation and announced "I like cinnamons. I learned about them at school. They are two things that are opposite." The hygenist smiled and told him that she thought that a synonym was two things that were alike. "Oh, yeah." The thought of that one will carry me through for days.