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Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
When I Grow Up
Setting: Max's teacher asked each student what they wanted to be.
Max: "I want to be a cowboy. I will live in the wild west and will be able to gallop on my horse and spin my rope and catch my cattle. I will build a stable for my horses, sheep, cows, donkeys, ducks, and goats. I will build a cabin too."
Max: "I want to be a cowboy. I will live in the wild west and will be able to gallop on my horse and spin my rope and catch my cattle. I will build a stable for my horses, sheep, cows, donkeys, ducks, and goats. I will build a cabin too."
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Alsome
Setting: The family is returning from a dinner out.
Emma: "We always take this way sometimes."
Emma: "We always take this way sometimes."
Etiquette Lesson from Max
Setting: While sitting at an Italian restaurant about to take a bite of pizza, Max's shares some etiquette with the rest of the family.
Max: "It's not very nice to lick someone else's marshmallow."
Max: "It's not very nice to lick someone else's marshmallow."
Friday, May 16, 2008
Change of seasons
Setting: Dad was just finishing putting Max to bed.
Dad: "Max, do you want your door open or closed?"
Max: "Open. I want to let in the fresh, warm air... I am pretending it's summer inside."
As Dad walks away...
Max: "Summer in North America."
Dad: "Max, do you want your door open or closed?"
Max: "Open. I want to let in the fresh, warm air... I am pretending it's summer inside."
As Dad walks away...
Max: "Summer in North America."
Focus
Setting: Dad was outside supposedly watching Emma's latest physical feat on the neighbors swingset. What he really was doing was typing a quick text message to Mom.
Emma: "Dad, you need to focus on me."
Emma: "Dad, you need to focus on me."
Brotherly Love
Setting: Max and/or Emma were in the process of apologizing to each other for some infraction or slight.
Max: "I love you, Emma. I mean I am not going to kill you or poke you in the eye with a knife or a fork."
Max: "I love you, Emma. I mean I am not going to kill you or poke you in the eye with a knife or a fork."
Thursday, May 08, 2008
Flip-flops vs. Sandals
Setting: Dad mistakenly identified flip-flops as sandals. Correction was required.
Emma: "They're flip-flops because they keep falling off. Sandals have straps so they don't fall off."
Emma: "They're flip-flops because they keep falling off. Sandals have straps so they don't fall off."
Meal Planning
Setting: Peas were served as part of dinner last night. Max did not eat his. So Dad put them in Max's lunch today. On the way home from school...
Max: "I ate my waterlemon. But I didn't eat my peas."
Dad: "Why not, Max?"
Max: "I didn't like them."
Dad: "Well you chose to have them for dinner last night, when are you going to eat them?"
Max: "Hmmmm. Maaaayyyybeeeee....Sunday, June 1st."
Note: After Dad got over laughing, he also realized that Max correctly associated the day and the date over 3 weeks in advance. June 1st is a Sunday (in 2008).
Max: "I ate my waterlemon. But I didn't eat my peas."
Dad: "Why not, Max?"
Max: "I didn't like them."
Dad: "Well you chose to have them for dinner last night, when are you going to eat them?"
Max: "Hmmmm. Maaaayyyybeeeee....Sunday, June 1st."
Note: After Dad got over laughing, he also realized that Max correctly associated the day and the date over 3 weeks in advance. June 1st is a Sunday (in 2008).
