Wednesday, 28 September 2011
I Suppose 'None' Is Too Much To Hope For?
Younger Son (at breakfast, when we are running late for school): Mummy? Guess how much weetabix I have dropped on my trousers.
Tuesday, 27 September 2011
The New Benchmark for Awesome Motoring.
Older son: Mummy look! Mummy look! We went past a Porsche! It had red in the wheels and was black all over and was too low to go over speedbumps! Awesome!
Monday, 26 September 2011
*sigh*
Older son: Yay, Creek yogurt for pudding!
me: Actually it's Greek, with a G.
Older son: No, it's Creek with a C.
me: (tiny sigh)
Younger son: NO! GREEK!
(loud and lengthy debate ensues)
Older son (extremely patronising tone): I KNOW it's Greek, mummy, I'm just being SILLY.
me: Actually it's Greek, with a G.
Older son: No, it's Creek with a C.
me: (tiny sigh)
Younger son: NO! GREEK!
(loud and lengthy debate ensues)
Older son (extremely patronising tone): I KNOW it's Greek, mummy, I'm just being SILLY.
Thursday, 22 September 2011
They Certainly Are.
Older Son: (lengthy explanation of how the food trolleys work on planes based on his one experience of it 2 years ago.) (pause) Planes are quite fancy.
Sunday, 18 September 2011
Adventurous Youth.
Older Son asked me about eating raw fish, so I explained the concept of sushi to him, and told both boys when they were older I'd take them to try it.
Younger Son: What other things will they have on the menu?
me: Well, probably rice and vegetabley things...
Younger Son: I will have those.
Older Son: When we are there, I will ask about if they do a pasty.
me: A pasty?
Older Son: Yes.
me: I think if you cooked sushi in a pasty it wouldn't be sushi any more.
Older Son (exasperated): No! I mean a beef pasty. With sushi.
Younger Son: What other things will they have on the menu?
me: Well, probably rice and vegetabley things...
Younger Son: I will have those.
Older Son: When we are there, I will ask about if they do a pasty.
me: A pasty?
Older Son: Yes.
me: I think if you cooked sushi in a pasty it wouldn't be sushi any more.
Older Son (exasperated): No! I mean a beef pasty. With sushi.
Thursday, 15 September 2011
Introducing Little L.
Little L is the almost-2-year-old daughter of a dear friend. She's just begun being able to hold her own in conversation with the boys. Today she was visiting, and dropped a handful of crayons on the floor...
me: Oh dear! Are you going to pick those up again?
Little L: No. You do it.
me: (laughter)
Older Son (pipes up from across the room): She's much more fun now she can talk.
me: Oh dear! Are you going to pick those up again?
Little L: No. You do it.
me: (laughter)
Older Son (pipes up from across the room): She's much more fun now she can talk.
Sunday, 11 September 2011
Wise Beyond His Years.
Older Son: When we were camping we fed geese. Geese always have a leader. (pause) When it comes to geese, there's always a leader.
Younger Son (quietly to himself): When it comes to people, there's always a leader.
Younger Son (quietly to himself): When it comes to people, there's always a leader.
Sunday, 4 September 2011
I Myself Have Often Had Similar Thoughts.
me: What is your brother yelling about?
Older Son: Oh he wants to show me something, but I think it will be boring and so I'm not going.
Older Son: Oh he wants to show me something, but I think it will be boring and so I'm not going.
Friday, 2 September 2011
My Son, The Spirit of Generosity.
Younger Son (enthusing over a friend who sent us a gift): (Friend) is awesome, isn't he mummy? Let's give him all our Christmas presents. When they're old. Shall we do that? Because he's awesome?
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