Silly vs Special

Lillian loves to say prayers. Lately she has been rather silly and started making up words and walking around the room while praying.

After one such prayer...

Keith: Lillian, prayers are special. They are a time to talk with Heavenly Father. We need to not be silly during prayers, and use real words.

Lillian: You be special, I'll be silly.

At least she is honest with her desire not to change.

Tonight we had a rough night getting to bed. There were many tears and in my attempt to help Lillian calm down I asked her to tell me a story. She began slowly at first, then added fish and colors and houses and toys to her story. She then told me about "another adventure" and went on and on with her story. I gradually moved her from the floor to my lap to the bed all while she continued her tale. She may be shy at times, but this girl has a thing for stories. Perhaps I'll have her tell the bedtime stories from now on.

Bath Time

I put conditioner in Lillian's hair during her bath.

Lillian: Let the ditioner hang out in my hair. You go away while the ditioner hangs out.

Mom: You want some privacy?

Lillian: Yeah, I hang out with my hair and me.

I'm just happy she let me wash her hair.

Quantitative Keith

Keith and I are discussing AP tests and scores.

Keith: I got fives on my calculus and computer science tests.

Me: Keith, you just have a brain for math and computer stuff.

Keith: I did do better on quantitative tests than on qualitative.


Me: Like English?

Keith: Actually, I got a five on the English test.

Me: (laughing) Then what's qualitative? 

Keith: Well, I only got a four on each of the two history tests I took.


It is at these times that I try very hard not to think condemning thoughts of my most beloved husband.
No, really, I am very happy for his successful brain.

It's Not a Competition

We're eating dinner on this fine Fathers' Day. Abigail finishes her drink and comments that Keith still has some if his left. As he finishes the last tablespoon of liquid I hear...

Abigail: I finished before you did! I was done first, but it's not a competition is it.

parents chuckling

Abigail: I drank all mine first. But we're not talking about it. And it's not a competition.

My Ager

All day Wednesday Lillian is asking when we can go to the cabin.

Lillian: When we can play with my cousins? When my play with Jew-ee-a?
Mom: Julia's probably already at the cabin. We'll go when Dad gets back.

We show up in the evening...

Lillian: Where my ager?
Mom: What?
Lillian: Where my cousin that is my age?
Mom: Oh, Julia isn't here yet.

Later when Julia shows up...

Lillian: Jew-ee-a! You my age! You my frwend!

Writing Software: A Visual Guide to Operating Systems

I made this the other day to go along with an inside joke at work. The joke had to do with how a sleek, aluminum MacBook dares the user to create something worthy of it. I started to wonder what other computers say without saying anything at all.

May have to be a nerd to enjoy it. Good thing I'm related to a few... :)

Cheers!

Van Tricks

The battery died on our van the other day - amazing what happens when a door is left open for hours. Keith recharged it Wednesday morning and it was running fine. Wednesday afternoon around 4pm I hear a car start and idle for a while. At first I think it's the neighbors. Keith thought it was a lawnmower. Then I think, "that sounds a lot like our van." (Should a van sound like a lawnmower?)

I go down to the living room and look out the window. The van is running, and the windshield wipers and headlights are on. Keith goes out to investigate: the doors are locked, no key is in the ignition, and the ignition is in the "off" position anyway, and yet the engine is on. He turns it off and, a moment later, it starts back up again on its own. So he turns it off again and this time it stays off.

We'll keep you posted on any other amazing tricks our van does. I'm waiting for when it does something really useful, like clean itself or, perhaps, mow the lawn.