Overheard

Josiah (6) and Grace (2) typically begin playing together with an exchange that goes something like this: "I be da princess and you be da bad guy." "No, you be the princess and I'll be the horse!" They go back and forth and frequently reach a peaceful agreement on roles. One day, it ended with Grace being the Mommy and Josiah being the monkey.

Grace [with a cheerful, sing-song voice]: "OK, monkey! It's time to go to school!"

Josiah [calling to me]: "Mo-om, do monkeys go to school? [Not waiting for my answer, he continues] Oh! I bet monkeys are homeschooled, like me!"

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Show of hands...How many people were relieved when the runoff election was over in Georgia on Tuesday? Jason answered one of the four election-related phone calls we received, or at least answered, on Monday.

Lady: "Good evening, sir. I am calling on behalf of the [insert political association here] to tell you about the real Saxby Chambliss--"

Jason [interupting]: "Oh, I will be so glad when the election is over tomorrow. Won't you? I mean, we keep getting all these phone calls, plus all the TV and radio ads, and it just goes on and on...Won't you be glad when it's over and decided?"

Lady: "Yes, sir. I will be."

And then she hangs up on him! Really, it's a talent that we share.

[Note to self: If I vote by absentee ballot, I will get a call every day reminding me to mail it in. Also, we really need to get Caller ID so we won't have to answer all of those phone calls.]
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Grace: "Mommy, you a sweet girl!"
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If you happened to be in our local Wal-mart yesterday, you may have seen a crazy looking "fairy" flying--or as my mom would have said, flitting--around our cart in the check out line...

Grace wasn't going for a fairy costume. It just worked out that way.

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Josiah [in the car, on the way home after a busy day]: "I am so ready to go to sleep!"

This is a sentence that I don't think the child ever said and meant. I had to include it. And you know what? He actually went to bed quickly last night.