Sentence of the Day- Masterpiece

While Ted and I were in the office filing paperwork this afternoon, Katy called from the kitchen where she had been painting. Ted went to see what the "emergency" was. Failing to see a problem with the pumpkin painting Katy had been diligently working on, Ted complimented her on her artwork. Without preamble, Katy declared, 'This isn't a masterpiece! It's a DISASTERpiece!!!"

Ahh....the life of an artist.... we just about died of laughter!!

Sentence of the Day- Road Food

This past weekend, we took a super, duper, really QUICK road trip to see my maternal grandmother in PA. It was a whole lot of driving for not a whole lot of time on the ground but it was so worth it and necessary.

It was a really LOOONG car ride but Katy was a trooper. On our way home, we stopped at Sheetz for gas/restrooms/lunch. As we were driving along the highway and munching on our respective lunches, Katy pipes up from the back seat...

Katy, "This is despicable!"
Me, "What is despicable?"
Katy, "I only got one measly onion on my sandwich!!!"

Hahahahaha.... there is so much about that conversation that makes me smile... Most of all, though, Katy makes me smile!!

Sentence of the Day- Down South

One of Katy's sight words this week is the word, "state." As I was quizzing her on the word, she was struggling,

So, in an effort to assist her, I gave her this hint, "North Carolina is (a)...."

Without missing a beat, Katy immediately exclaimed, "The South!"

Hahaha- I'll give you partial credit on that one, Lil' Miss!

Sentence of the Day- Definitions

Katy and I got to spend a rare (now-a-days) Mommy and Katy day. Lil' Miss was off school for MLK day and I took off work to be with her. We lunched at Ikea (as per our usual ways ;-).

Katy had eaten a good lunch and was onto eating her dessert. She offered me a bite. Not really much for the chocolate confection that she was offering, but grateful for her sincere and earnest intentions, I told that I'd, ".... take just a small little bite."

"Technically, Mom, that would be considered a nibble. Something smaller than a bite is a nibble- not a bite," Katy corrected me.

...and there you have it folks.... I live with an walking talking dictionary..... ha!

Sentence of the Day- Dancing Cheek to Cheek...

The other day, Lil' Miss was "helping" me get ready for work by handing me my makeup as I applied. Then, after I was all done, she declared that we should, "....snuggle cheek to cheek..." Thinking that she was being sweet and just wanted to cuddle, I put my cheek to her's. After a couple of seconds, she popped up and said, "Yay! Now I have makeup on, too!" (by transference).

Hahahhahaha... that girl...!

Sentence of the Day- 210

Counting by 10s

I posted the above picture a couple of weeks ago for a Wordless Wednesday. Katy's teacher had emailed the picture to me to show how us well Katy was doing counting by tens. Well, ever since that, Katy will use that number (210) as the end-all-be-all number.

For example, Katy will exclaim that she, "...loves My Little Ponies 210!" Aka, she loves them ALOT!.

Or, she'll grumble that Saturday chores will, "....take FOREVER!! Like, 210 minutes!!" Aka, chores will take FOREVER!

My personal favorite, though, is when she tells me that she, "...loves me 210!" Which, in my book, is better than infinity, better than, "to the moon and back!"

Sentence of the Day- Favorite Things

This morning, Katy was coloring in her reading chart (as she is supposed to do every day for Kindergarten). This month's object to color is a pumpkin (you know- October and pumpkins just seem to go together!). She was "accessorizing" her plain ol' pumpkin(a MUST for our Fancy Nancy!) and giving it a face and hair. Ted asked her if she was giving her pumpkin a "toupee." This promptly started a discussion about toupees and wigs.

Then, as Katy was finishing up her pumpkin/toupee masterpiece, she declared, "Toupee is my most favorite word, EVER!!"

Hahahahha- that girl! I love that she loves words and isn't afraid to ask for a definition and use it (properly) in a sentence.

**As a side note, when I was younger, I used to pick words to be my "favorite." Words like "Pedestrian" and "Millennium" (Followed closely by "millennial." ;-). See, I still remember my own, personal "favorite" words....**

Sentence of the Day-School Lunch

Katy bought her lunch for the first time at school, today. It was pizza day and she had been looking forward to going through the cafeteria line like a big kid ALL WEEK!! When I asked her how it was she replied very matter-of-factly, "Well, I won't be doing that again! The pizza was pretty yucky." Hahaha...!

She quickly followed up with, "Maybe I'll try the hamburgers, next time. Even though I know they don't serve onions."

That kid. She makes me smile. Even when she isn't trying.

Sentence of the Day- "Hello, My Name Is...."

We were sitting around the dinner table this evening, asking Katy how her day went. Katy was talking about her table-mates (Her class sits at tables of five or six students, opposed to individual desks). Specifically, she was talking about one little girl that sits beside her. In an effort to learn more about Katy's new world at Kindergarten, Ted interjected and asked Katy what her new friend's name was.

Seriously and straight-faced, she answered, "I don't know. That's not her name- 'I don't know.' I guess I'll have to ask her tomorrow." She didn't even crack a smile at her own joke/play on words.

Ted and I, on the other hand, just about died of laughter! Hahaha...!

Sentence of the Day- Shaun the Sheep

We're big Aardman Animation fans, here in the Jones household! So, when we found out that Shaun the Sheep was going to be appearing in his own feature-length film, we made an afternoon of it. Lil' Miss got all dressed up (oh, wait- that's EVERYday!) and even wanted to do her own hair.

When she walked out of the bathroom, she told me, "Look, Mom! I fluffed my hair! Now it's just like a sheep!" (Basically, she teased her hair- minus the hairspray.) Sheep.... the next big fashion trend...! It's B- EWE-tiful....! Ha!

Sentence of the Day- Here, Piggy, Piggy....

This morning, I was going about my chores when I overheard Lil' Miss talking to her breakfast of bacon and fruit. She said, and I quote, "Sorry, Mrs. Piggy- you're just too delicious!!" (Promptly followed by the consumption of said delicious bacon.)

That girl- she cracks me up!!

Sentence of the Day- Tuppence

This morning, we were listening to Disney songs in the car, on the way to swim class. Mary Poppin's "Feed the Birds" came on. When the song came to, "...Feed the birds... tuppence a bag..." Lil' Miss asked me what a tuppence was. I explained that it was an old form of English money- something small, like a penny (my sister later informed me that it is actually the slang form of "two pence.").

Katy replied, "Well, then why didn't they just SAY so?!!"

Sassy little thing!

In case you were wondering, here are the lyrics to the song, "Feed the Birds";

"Early each day to the steps of Saint Paul's

The little old bird woman comes
In her own special way to the people she calls,
"Come, buy my bags full of crumbs;
Come feed the little birds,
Show them you care
And you'll be glad if you do
The young ones are hungry
The nests are so bare
All it takes is tuppence from you
Feed the birds, tuppence a bag
Tuppence, tuppence, tuppence a bag
Feed the birds," that's what she cries
While overhead, her birds fill the skies

All around the cathedral the saints and apostles
Look down as she sells her wares
Although you can't see it, 
You know they are smiling
Each time someone shows that he cares

Though her words are simple and few
Listen, listen, she's calling to you
"Feed the birds, tuppence a bag
Tuppence, tuppence, tuppence a bag"

That'll now be stuck in your head all day.... You're welcome.... I'm still humming it...10 hours later... HA!

Sentence of the Day- Night Owl

The other night, Lil' Miss slept through the night without getting out of bed, going to the bathroom and/or coming to get us. In other words; sleeping. These nights are few and far between- still, STILL!!!- even after almost five years!!

Anyway, I was trying to use some positive reinforcement and praise her for being, "....such a big girl!" (to sleep by herself, through the night). I was encouraging the good behavior.

Katy replied, "No, Mommy. I didn't sleep through the night. I'm nocturnal. That means that I stay awake all night!"

Hahahahaha..... (that is hysterical, sleep-deprived laughter, by the way....) it sure feels like it sometimes, Lil' Miss, it sure feels like there are some nights that you are nocturnal!

Sentence of the Day- Christmas Best

It's Christmastime and that means, "....all about the BASTE.... more butter...." (hee, hee! :-) Speaking of butter, we bake a lot of Christmas cookies around the holidays. Katy and I were doing just that, the other day, when she exclaimed, "Baking cookies is undeniably the BEST part of Christmas!!"

Baking, or eating Christmas cookies... I think she enjoys them both!

Sentence of the Day- Call Me Maybe

Tonight, as Ted was leaving Katy's room from tucking her in for the night, she called out to him saying "If you need me, Daddy-just call. I'm going to be up for awhile."

Truer words were never spoken.... hahaha...!!

Sentence of the Day- Delight

Nanny and Poppy gave Lil' Miss some Halloween hair bobbles for the upcoming October holiday. I was doing Katy's hair, this morning, and she was selecting which one to wear. As she was hemming and hawing, she enthusiastically exclaimed, "These (hair bobbles) make me burn with delight!!"

(I did not make that up- straight from Katy's mouth!!) Oh my goodness, that girl cracks me up!! The things she says....!!

Sentence of the Day- "Stop the Bats!"

This past weekend, we got our in touch with our "Dixie side" and attended the Dixie Classic Fair with our friends, the Keys family. The weather was drizzly and a little too cool (for my liking!), but the girls had lots of fun riding the rides (and not having to wait in lines!).

At one point during the day, we consulted our fair schedule and decided to attend the acrobat show. As we were walking over to where the show was supposed to be, Katy asked us where we were going. Our friend, Justin, answered, "We're going to see the acrobats."

Horrified, Katy turned around and vehemently exclaimed, "I don't want to see BATS!!" I hate bats!!"

Mistakenly, Katy had thought Justin had said, BATS show, not ACRObats show. I don't blame you, Katy- I'm not much one for bats, either.... ;-)

Sentence of the Day- "Where Are You From?"

This past Saturday, Lil' Miss joined me at work for a couple of hours. J, the eight year old son of one of my bosses also joined his mother at the shop.

The two were getting to know one another and J asked Katy, "Where are you from?" (meaning, what is your ethnicity?)

Katy matter-of-factly responded, "From God."

When J asked again, "No, where were you born?" Katy responded, "At a hospital. I'm American."

Heehehehehe... Truth from the mouth of babes!

Sentence of the Day- No Habla Espanol

Apparently, Lil' Miss has been learning Spanish at Preschool, this year. While we were driving home in the car, one day, last week, Katy told me that she had learned how to say "Hello and goodbye" in Spanish.

To test her, I asked her to say, "hello!" in Spanish. Immediately, she proudly shouted out, "OLAF!!" (from the recent Disney hit, Frozen). Now, if you are the parent to any child under the age of eight, this is kind of funny because most of your free time is spent watching/listening/playing with anything having to do with Frozen.

I corrected her and told her that it's actually, "HOLA" not, "OLAF."

Katy paused, thought about it and then asked, "Well, then why does Olaf (the snowman character in Frozen) say, "Hello, my name is HOLA and I like warm hugs" in the movie??"

Hahahahhaaha.... the logic of a four year old!

Sentence of the Day- Plugged In Generation

We were at BJs, today, and getting ready to check out. While I was scanning the lanes to see which one was shortest, Katy asked, "Mom, can we use the selfie line?"

Hahahahaha! That one made me chuckle!