Friday, February 11, 2011
Visual Spatial Thinker
Quinn's well on his way to being an engineer, I swear. Yesterday he was playing with Reagan's blocks, and he said this....
Quinn: "Mom, I know how to tell easily whether there are an even or odd number of blocks in my tower."
Mom: "How?"
Quinn: "Well, if I split them in two, and there's one in the middle left over, then it's odd! If there's not, it's even!"
Mom: "That's really clever. Did you learn that at school?"
Quinn: "No. I just figured it out right now."
Well, he certainly impressed his mom ;).
Quinn: "Mom, I know how to tell easily whether there are an even or odd number of blocks in my tower."
Mom: "How?"
Quinn: "Well, if I split them in two, and there's one in the middle left over, then it's odd! If there's not, it's even!"
Mom: "That's really clever. Did you learn that at school?"
Quinn: "No. I just figured it out right now."
Well, he certainly impressed his mom ;).
Uh, THANKS.
Getting ready for work this morning, Colby comes into my bathroom while I'm just putting on my shirt. He eyes my "lovehandles" and says
Colby: "Mom, maybe you need to get bigger pants so that THESE (here he pats my side) can fit in them".
Or maybe I should get dressed without little boys in the room. I did inform him that HE was the cause of those lovehandles. Having three human beings inside me at one time or another (two at once even!) tended to stretch things out. He takes no responsibility whatsoever, since he claims he doesn't remember the incident.
On my way to a diet again. (sigh)
Colby: "Mom, maybe you need to get bigger pants so that THESE (here he pats my side) can fit in them".
Or maybe I should get dressed without little boys in the room. I did inform him that HE was the cause of those lovehandles. Having three human beings inside me at one time or another (two at once even!) tended to stretch things out. He takes no responsibility whatsoever, since he claims he doesn't remember the incident.
On my way to a diet again. (sigh)
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Resembelances
This morning at breakfast:
Colby: "Quinn, you're ugly and funny lookin' "
Quinn: "MOM! Colby just called me ugly and funny lookin' "
Mom: "Colby, who do you look like in this family?"
Colby: "My cousin Landon when he was younger."
Quinn: "I look like cousin Parker when he was younger."
Mom: "Don't you think you look a little like your brother?"
Colby: "OOOOOOOOHHHHH. I get it."
Quinn: "heee heee hee. He just called himself ugly and funny lookin' ".
Mom: "Yup".
Quinn: "Mom, who do you look like?"
Mom: "Some people have told me I look like my uncle Chuck."
Colby: "But he's a BOY! You're a GIRL! Oh, I know, it's because your arms are hairy like his."
Mom: "Uhhhhh. Thanks."
Quinn: "Don't you look like any GIRLS?"
Mom: "People used to think I looked like Aunt Elle."
Quinn: "Don't you have any sisters that you look like?"
Mom: "Aunt Elle is my sister."
Quinn and Colby: "OH."
But maybe I do look more like a hairy-armed boy. Nothing like being put in your place first thing on a Tuesday morning.
Colby: "Quinn, you're ugly and funny lookin' "
Quinn: "MOM! Colby just called me ugly and funny lookin' "
Mom: "Colby, who do you look like in this family?"
Colby: "My cousin Landon when he was younger."
Quinn: "I look like cousin Parker when he was younger."
Mom: "Don't you think you look a little like your brother?"
Colby: "OOOOOOOOHHHHH. I get it."
Quinn: "heee heee hee. He just called himself ugly and funny lookin' ".
Mom: "Yup".
Quinn: "Mom, who do you look like?"
Mom: "Some people have told me I look like my uncle Chuck."
Colby: "But he's a BOY! You're a GIRL! Oh, I know, it's because your arms are hairy like his."
Mom: "Uhhhhh. Thanks."
Quinn: "Don't you look like any GIRLS?"
Mom: "People used to think I looked like Aunt Elle."
Quinn: "Don't you have any sisters that you look like?"
Mom: "Aunt Elle is my sister."
Quinn and Colby: "OH."
But maybe I do look more like a hairy-armed boy. Nothing like being put in your place first thing on a Tuesday morning.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Time
Quinn got a watch for Christmas, and has been wearing it alot lately. He came into my room this morning and said ....
Quinn: "Mom, my watch isn't working! It says it's 19:15 instead of 7:15!"
Mom: "Oh, that's actually military time. Since there's 24 hours a day, and only 12 hours on a clock, instead of saying 'a.m.' and 'p.m.' they just add twelve to whatever o'clock it is. Get it?"
Quinn: "AAAAHHHHHH. I get it. It's a MATH WATCH."
Mom: "Uh, yeah. Kinda."
Quinn: "Mom, my watch isn't working! It says it's 19:15 instead of 7:15!"
Mom: "Oh, that's actually military time. Since there's 24 hours a day, and only 12 hours on a clock, instead of saying 'a.m.' and 'p.m.' they just add twelve to whatever o'clock it is. Get it?"
Quinn: "AAAAHHHHHH. I get it. It's a MATH WATCH."
Mom: "Uh, yeah. Kinda."
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Snippet
Mom: "Colby, why are there Bakugan cards all over the floor?"
Colby: "Mom, it's a LOOOONG story."
If I were a betting woman, I'd put money that the story went like this....."I was playing with them. Then I was too lazy to pick them up". End of story. Not long at all.
Colby: "Mom, it's a LOOOONG story."
If I were a betting woman, I'd put money that the story went like this....."I was playing with them. Then I was too lazy to pick them up". End of story. Not long at all.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
A Real Live Sister
Reagan rescued a toy from Sammy's "Jaws of Death". Colby was impressed.
Colby: "LOOK MOM! Reagan's being HUMAN!"
Colby: "LOOK MOM! Reagan's being HUMAN!"
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