My 13-year-old

My 13-year-old to me about her younger sister, “Mom, Nat’s room has a doll infestation!”

Can we spray for those?

My Six-Year-Old

Nathan: “Mom, how many years until my birthday?”
Me: “Um, you have one every year.”
Nathan: “WHAT?!?!”

THOUGHTS OF A SIX-YEAR-OLD

My six-year-old: “Mom, how come you have parents when you and Dad already are parents?”
Me: “Well, we were your age once. And parents are still parents, even after their kids grow up.” And then I started to go into how he also had aunts and uncles. And cousins.
Nathan just shakes his head. “Mom, you’re really starting to freak me out.”

TALES FROM A WEEK OF SNOW DAYS

My six-year-old just wrapped his bedspread around him and took over running through the house yelling, “i’M BATMAN!”

… time for a little reflection …

My daughters decided to teach my six-year-old to meditate.

From the side room, I heard “Ohm! Ohm! Ohm!”

I don’t think the six-year-old quite got it.  Because I also heard, “Gnome! Gnome! Gnome!”

KID QUOTE OF THE DAY

“It smells like burnt pool water in here.”

Those tender parenting moments

I was grouchy this morning.  Had a rough night’s sleep.  But I always try to not take it out on my kids.  My six-year-old son and I were sitting on the couch together and I was praising him for how good a reader he has become.  He’s come a long way with reading and with speech.

In that touching moment, I lean over and kiss him on the cheek and tell him that I love him and am very proud of him.

He just wipes off his face, wrinkles up his nose and says, “Ewwwww!  Mom spit!”

DANCING WITH MOLECULES

We were studying with my 13-year-old for a test on photosynthesis.

Me: “All right, so what happens when Carbon Dioxide and Water get together?”
My daughter: “The Hula Dance.”

CAN YOU HEAR THE SILENCE?

Today my 9-year-old to her six-year-old brother: “Stop talking with your mouth open!”

What conversation gets a mom out of her chair in less than two seconds?:

After hearing weird noises in the other room, I called out to my son.

Mom: “Son, what are you doing?”
My six-year-old: “Mom, you really don’t want to know.”