Elliot's World

Recent Conversations

tinye — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:14:05 +0000

Elliot: Mom, do sharks have hearts?

Mom: Sure they do!

Elliot: Then why are they so mean?

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Elliot: Mom, are we losing gravity?

Mom: Why would you be wondering that?

Elliot: Because when I come down from a jump, I seem to be coming down slower than usual.

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(conversation upon mom almost closing the fridge door on Cade)

Cade: MOM! You almost KILLED me!

Mom: No, I didn’t almost kill you!

Cade: Yes you DID! You almost KILLED ME! You almost totally…CRUSHED…ME!

Mom: I’m sorry. Won’t happen again.

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Cade: Can I have breakfast, mom?

Mom: Sure. Bagel and cream cheese?

Cade: Yes.

Mom: Want some coffee with that?

Cade: (without looking away from the tv) noooo….I don’t like coffee anymore.

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Summer Field Trips… Alpaca Farm

tinye — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 03:41:23 +0000

Our latest ward

jamie — Wed, 26 May 2010 18:39:21 +0000

The boys found this little guy wandering around inside our house. We can only surmise that the dog carried the poor little dude in recently. His shell is slightly damaged (from being carried in the dog’s mouth perhaps), but otherwise alright. We’re watching over the little fella until we can let him go somewhere safer for him in the next few days.

How Much Wood Can a Woodchuck Chuck?

jamie — Sat, 08 May 2010 20:11:33 +0000

For Mother’s Day, my husband and the boys took me out to eat at our local Irish Rover. There I had a pint of Woodchuck Cider. This inspired Elliot to sing this little jingle:

Followed by Cade’s rendition:

Too much Mario Time?

jamie — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 14:59:00 +0000

Elliot came to me the other day and asked if he could use the video camera. After laying down the rules, I set him free having no idea what it was exactly he planned on doing with it. Yesterday was Easter Sunday, so I needed to clear a little hard drive space on the camera for recording some family festivities. During the data dump, here’s a little of what I found from Elliot’s time spent with the flip cam:

I think we may be spending a little too much time with Mario and Luigi!

More Cade-isms

jamie — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:06:44 +0000

This kid keeps us in stitches! He also wears me out! He’s moody, prone to hitting and biting, and a ball of constant energy…but he’s also sweet and very funny. All of these Cade-isms are quotes from yesterday. I thought I’d keep track of just one days worth of things he says or does. I’m certain I didn’t get them all down, but here’s just a few of examples of what it’s like to live with Cade in our world:

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We had Cade’s preschool physical yesterday morning, which included a lead screening. This involved the nurse pricking his finger for a few drops of blood. He didn’t cry. He was actually quite compliant and patient for the entire process. Clearly, though, he thought about what had happened to him and confronted the nurse before we left the office. She was doing the necessary paperwork at a desk when he walks over to her and says in a very serious tone:

“Hey…you hurt me…and you not ever gonna do that again!”

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Later at home, he managed to procure one of my bras laying about the house. He proceeds to put his arms through the straps and run wildly throughout the house shouting (in his best ‘girly’ voice):

“Look at my boobies! See my boobies? Look at my boobies!”

Um, yeah. What do I do with that?

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We always have a struggle with him at dinner time. Last night was no exception. I placed a lovely dinner of barbecue pork chops, baked apples and mashed potatoes in front of him. He looked me square in the eye and says:

“If I taste this dinner, I will throw up”

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Elliot (aka: Bubba), being at that age, has a few loose teeth. Cade is fascinated by this. He tells me several times yesterday:

“Mommy, Bubba has shaky teeth. Does Bubba have shaky teeth? Mommy! Bubba shaked hims teeth!”

I love how this information is delivered to me every time as if it’s breaking news.

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As the day draws to an end, like any other mommy, I’m tired. So, after dinner, I got cozy on the couch for a little break while the boys played on their own. Cade was apparently offended that my eyelids became heavy. He comes up to me, gets directly in my face and with his thumb, proceeds to lift my eyelids saying:

“Open your eyes Mommy! You better opened them right now! Eyes opened…or I’m calling Daddy!”

Geez.

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Bath Time for Saturn (aka: Mr. Ferret)

jamie — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 14:36:19 +0000

Mr. Ferret was stinky…so we decided to give him a bath. This is something you don’t want to do very often, because baths strip the natural oils on a ferret and cause the glands that produce the musky smell to go into overdrive. So, bathing a ferret too often can actually make them smell worse. We expected Mr. Ferret to be like every other ferret we’ve ever had and to go crazy at bath time. So, we got the bath and video camera ready. Turns out, he’s pretty calm for his bath!

Dinosaurs Alive!

jamie — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 14:19:07 +0000

Elliot wrapped up his First Grade math curriculum this year with a 97% average! We thought this deserved a little celebration, so we let him chose how he wanted to party. He chose the Dinosaurs Alive exhibit at our zoo. Here’s a little clip of what we encountered there:

Being “Sartastic”

jamie — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 21:44:54 +0000

You may have noticed, Elliot is very picky about his music. This conversation transpired in the car on the way to the sitter today:

On the radio: Don’t Dream It’s Over ~ Crowded House (mom singing along)

Elliot: Can you just drop me off here and come pick me back up when this song is over?

Mom: What?!? This is Crowded House, man! Good stuff!

Elliot: I hope you’re being sartastic. [translation: sarcastic] Because I…am…NOT! I am being very serious. You’ll know I’m being sartastic if I say something happy using a mad voice.

[then mumbles to himself]

How does crap like this even get on the radio?

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Cade-isms….

tinye — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:21:47 +0000

Daddy was on his way out this morning…

Cade: Where ya going Daddy?

Daddy: To my meeting.

Cade: I have a meeting today too.

Daddy: Oh? You have a mastermind meeting?

Cade: No. I have a TOY meeting!

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Finishing up bath time:

Cade: Mommy, I love you.

Mommy: I love you too Cade.

Cade: I’m soooo happy about you, Mommy!

Mommy: Why?

Cade: Because I get lunch, and dinner and lunch and even waffles.

Good to know my efforts are appreciated.

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Snack time…

Elliot: Mom, can we have a snack?

Mom: Sure, but please pick something you can get yourself.

Elliot: OK. Come on Cade. [walking toward the kitchen] So, Cade, what do you want for a snack?

Cade: I want chicken. [pause] No. I want THREE chickens!

Elliot: Chicken? You can’t have chicken.

Cade: Then I want NOTHING!

The kid knows what he wants…