Recent Dialogues

Me to Manny at 9pm last night when he wandered downstairs, unable to sleep: Hey, Manny. Would you like to sit here while I type? Would you like a back rub, a song, some steamy vanilla milk?
Manny: I'll just take the milk.


Clara to Calliope: Here, you be the Mom. I'll be the Sweetie.

Me to Calliope in Target today: Baby, you have to sit down in the carriage.
Calliope: I wont. Because-- I have poop.

Benicio to us after school: Someone from the PCA came in to speak to our class about animals. My favorite was the therapy dog. Therapy dogs don't realize they're dogs. They think they're people.

On that same trip to Target, a woman with a huge fur coat stopped to admire Calliope, who sat suspicious, silent, a little stunned. After the woman walked away, Calliope said, wide-eyed and alarmed, "Bear. Bear."

Me to the boys: What are some important things to look for in a Christmas tree?
BTB: Is it high enough? Is it big enough?
MDB: It can't be too cheap.
BDB: It can't be too prickly. We want it to be cheap, it won't cost so much money.
MDB: I want it to be a cheap case, would you just let me say cheap case?

Clara drawing with me: Mom, do you want to be next to me?
Me: Yes, right next to you.
Clara: Do you want freckles like me or dimples?
Me: I want what you have there, those dimples.
Clara: Yes, but you get scribble-dibble hair.