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Little E vs. interior decorating

So Long, and thanks for all the fishToward the end of tonight’s bath, Little E went through this elaborate ritual of trying very intently to hang his wet washcloth on the bathtub’s hand rail. I asked him if this meant he was ready to get out of the tub.

“No, dad,” he replied. “I’m still playing.”

“What are you doing with that washcloth then?”

“Dad, I am hanging curtains for my dolphin*!”

Okay, no more Nate Berkus Show for you. Where in the world did he ever hear anything about hanging curtains??!?

(* he has a dolphin bathtub squeeze toy. we’ve named him Douglas the Dolphin.)… Read more

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Pickled

What??!?Let me preface this by stating that I don’t know where any of this comes from… but it sure made for an entertaining evening.

LITTLE E: Dad, I need a pencil so I can draw a walking pickle with legs.
ME: This I gotta see. Here you go.

[a short while later]

LITTLE E: Dad, look! A walking pickle with legs and eyes!
ME: Wow! So it is. … Read more

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Little E vs. the hydrological cycle

7 Zark 7During a dicussion on the drive home from day care, while I was trying to explain the relationship of rain to the clouds in the sky, Little E offered his own theory:

“The raindrops are up in their room, playing and watching cartoons, and then they all fall out of the cloud… AAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh! Splat.”

Thank you for your participation in our precipitation!… Read more

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Little E vs. Salad

BlathereenI made myself a well-decent salad this morning. Grated my own cheese and everything. I didn’t have much dressing – it turns out we were out of ranch dressing – but I managed to find a couple of little packets of Chick-Fil-A ranch sauce and dumped them in there. Probably added a thousand calories that way, but hey, it was tasty. Plenty of croutons too. Always plenty of croutons, or you’re just doin’ it wrong. When Little E heard the crunch, he was suddenly much more interested.

E: Dad, is that graham crackers?
ME: No, it’s croutons in my salad. They’re made of bread. You want one?
E: Okay.

[crunch crunch + pause]

E: It’s not like pizza.
ME: No, most people don’t put pizza stuff in their salad. You want another bite with green leafy stuff and some cheese? It’s good.
E: Does it taste like pizza?
ME: No.
E: I just want pizza.

I have to admire his honesty and his ability to start from the general and hang a sharp right turn toward the specific. He just wants pizza. For breakfast.

I suppose it makes as much sense as salad for breakfast, big guy.… Read more