A Good Loser

Setting: Emma has had a hard time keeping track of her Lambie and a couple other things over the past few days.

Emma: "I'm a good loser."

Keep It Simple

Setting: Mom is struggling with Christmas gift ideas for a certain person.

Mom: "I just don't know what to get ..."
Emma: "How 'bout a hug. That would be nice."

The Ultimate (Potential) Tragedy

Setting: Max and Emma had watched the classic Rudolph movie the previous afternoon. On the way to school...

Emma: "Dad, has Christmas ever been cancelled?"

Note: For those of you who don't remember, during Rudolph, Santa was about to cancel Christmas due to a big snow storm...until Rudolph saves the day with his nose.

The Ultimate (Perceived) Letdown

Setting: The previous night Emma prayed that God would keep her smart for her next day at school. The next day after school in the car Emma is asking Dad about a song she sung at school.

Emma: "Dad, what is the name of that song we sung today?"
Dad: "Emma, I don't know, I wasn't at school with you. Do you know what it was called?"
Emma: "I don't remember" (and now the crying begins) "I prayed to God to make me smarter!! And he didn't answer my prayers!! He didn't help me remember!!!"

The Letter R

Setting: The family was returning from a Thanksgiving trip to Milwaukee. We stopped overnight in Kansas City. Emma took the hotel notepad and did the following:


Interpretation: Things that begin with R. Red Robin, Ronald Reagan, Red, Reptile, Ramp, rap rug, ring, ruf!, righteousness, rule.

Note: For those of you stunned as we were with the correct spelling of righteousness, we did notice that the hotel room's bible was open on the desk next to the pad of paper.

Both Good and Bad

Setting: The family is sitting at the dinner table. Dad is relaying a phone conversation he had that day.

Mom: "So how are things going?"
Dad: "Good and bad."
Mom: "Good and bad?"
Max (helping Mom understand): "That's bittersweet!"

Multi-purpose Tools

Setting: Upon putting Emma to bed, Mom hears the lonesome sound of a harmonica emanating from Max's bedroom. She walks in curious about the tune.

Mom: "Max, what is that?"
Max (holding up the harmonica for her to see): "It's the new welcome sign for my town."

Bragging

Setting: The family of four is in the minivan passing in front of the Walmart corporate HQ sign. There is a large, ever changing set of red LED numbers at the base of the sign. Max is trying to read the number.

Max: "369 million..."
Mom: "Max, that is actually Billions. That's a really big number isn't it? That number is the amount Walmart saved their customers this year over shopping and other retailers."
Emma: "Mom, that's bragging."
Mom: "Emma, you are right. Walmart is just trying to show how much they've helped people by saving them money."
Emma: "I understand what you are saying, but it's still bragging."

Note: This 6 year old is apparently not destined for the world of Marketing.

Very, Very, Very Loud

Setting: The family of four is finishing dinner. Max is reenacting The Nutcracker that he just saw at school today. A discussion of volume ensues.

Max: "Loud is forte. And soft is..."
Mom: "Piano. And really soft is pianissimo."
Max: "And really loud is fortissimo."
Mom: "That's right."
Max: "And really, really, really, really loud is Maxwell!"