Sore Throat

Just now while we were having Family Home Evening, Tyler was reading a story about a kid who's mother told him to ask kids to stop using bad language.  Micah said,  "I would have a sore throat by the end of the day if I did that."  I guess language at his Jr. High school is pretty bad.

A good command of the language even if she doesn't know what it means.

I made homemade caramels today, it's become a fall tradition.  Peyton got to help me and was very excited about that.  When the caramels were all done and I was sitting at the table wrapping them she came in and said very sweetly to me, "Mom, I sure do appreciate you doing all this."  It melted my heart.  She quietly walked out after I told her I was glad to do it and I loved her.  She promptly walked back in and said, "What does appreciate mean?"

FACT

On our way home from Tyler's Parents house the kids got to talking about pulled pork sandwiches.  Micah was making fun of Jacob for not liking them.  Then, Micah says, "It's a fact that pulled pork sandwiches are good, it's just Jacob's opinion that they're not."

Resurrected Rats

     While driving home from getting rats for our snake Verdi, Peyton asked me if we could get frozen Yogurt at Mickey's.  We were on our free yogurt so I told her I could get one but that we'd have to take it home since we had the frozen rats in the car.  She said, "Oh yeah, we need to hurry up and get them home before they get resurrected."

Talk, talk, talk

Last night while I was laying with Peyton after I had read her some stories she was feeling rather talkative.  I asked her if she was almost done because I was getting tired.  She said, "You can just go to sleep while I talk to you."  She continued talking for a while longer and then said, "We can just finish talking tomorrow right?"

Toothbrushes for Hobo's

Today after Peyton had been quietly contemplating something for a while she said, "When I grow up I want to collect toothbrushes.  You know why?  So I could give them to hobo's, would that be nice?"

Nerd

Tonight, I (Dad) got home from work as the kids were getting their costumes on for Halloween.  Micah said to me, being totally serious, "Dad, I am going to MAKE you dress up for Halloween!  You can be a nerd.  You can wear what you have on right now and I'll give you some fake glasses!"  Goes to show that I don't need much more than my present wardrobe to be a nerd for Halloween!  Thank you, Micah, For so tactfully pointing that out to me! :)