Tonight's fortune cookies:
Lee - Big fortunes falls from the sky. Small fortunes come from saving.
Katie - One minute of time is worth more than one oz. of gold.
Jenny - The deepest waters make the least noise.
Reagan - Here we go. Low fat, whole wheat green tea.
We had a spare, so we gave it to Reagan since she had the most ridiculous fortune ever. Here's her second:
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Wonton or Dumpling?
They just cracked me up.
Monday, September 24, 2007
Sunday, September 23, 2007
What
Reagan constantly uses the word "what" in her own way these days. This is the type of thing I hear from her all the time:
"Could you go get me the snacks what you brought me at the store?"
Always "what," never "that." I don't know why, but it cracks me up.
She also told me on Friday that she told her friend Carissa that her mother is not pretty. I asked her why, and she said, "Because her family is going to be mean to my family. She said that Uncle Justin is not fansome."
I asked if she meant "handsome," and she said, "Yes, Carissa said that Uncle Justin is not fansome, so I said your mother is not pretty."
Reagan has such an exciting life at daycare.
Jenny's actually been relatively calm this past week. She was a little upset on Friday because she had to pack lunch because she had a field trip. I sent a Lunchable, which she has always found to be cool before, and she told me she almost got in trouble because she was supposed to bring a bag lunch, and a Lunchable is not in a bag.
"Could you go get me the snacks what you brought me at the store?"
Always "what," never "that." I don't know why, but it cracks me up.
She also told me on Friday that she told her friend Carissa that her mother is not pretty. I asked her why, and she said, "Because her family is going to be mean to my family. She said that Uncle Justin is not fansome."
I asked if she meant "handsome," and she said, "Yes, Carissa said that Uncle Justin is not fansome, so I said your mother is not pretty."
Reagan has such an exciting life at daycare.
Jenny's actually been relatively calm this past week. She was a little upset on Friday because she had to pack lunch because she had a field trip. I sent a Lunchable, which she has always found to be cool before, and she told me she almost got in trouble because she was supposed to bring a bag lunch, and a Lunchable is not in a bag.
Friday, September 14, 2007
Sad Conversation with Jenny
I just think it's sad that Jenny and I had to have this conversation last night, but I guess this is just what people are like.
She was talking to me about when they went to computer today and how she was running to get in there and sit by her friend. She said Mrs. Elmore made her sit next to Lorelai. I said, "Don't you like Lorelai?"
She said, "No, she's fat."
I explained that she doesn't have to dislike someone because they are fat. You can be someone's friend no matter what size they are. She said, "There's nothing else wrong with her except she's fat." I explained that just means that she's bigger than Jenny, not that she can't be her friend. Jenny got distracted by the bigger than her comment - she said, "She's not bigger than me - we're both 6." So then we had to talk about what being bigger means.
I don't think this conversation had any impact on her at all, but I'm hoping that she won't be the kind of kid who will be mean to those who are different. Lee's always told me that is just what kids are like, and the other kids in her class are probably the same way, so she's probably following their lead. But maybe conversations like this help change that!
She was talking to me about when they went to computer today and how she was running to get in there and sit by her friend. She said Mrs. Elmore made her sit next to Lorelai. I said, "Don't you like Lorelai?"
She said, "No, she's fat."
I explained that she doesn't have to dislike someone because they are fat. You can be someone's friend no matter what size they are. She said, "There's nothing else wrong with her except she's fat." I explained that just means that she's bigger than Jenny, not that she can't be her friend. Jenny got distracted by the bigger than her comment - she said, "She's not bigger than me - we're both 6." So then we had to talk about what being bigger means.
I don't think this conversation had any impact on her at all, but I'm hoping that she won't be the kind of kid who will be mean to those who are different. Lee's always told me that is just what kids are like, and the other kids in her class are probably the same way, so she's probably following their lead. But maybe conversations like this help change that!
Thursday, September 13, 2007
The Most Horrible Day Ever
Yesterday when I picked the girls up from school, Jenny got in the car and said, "I had the most horrible day ever today." Since I had actually had one of the worst days ever at work, I was curious to hear what made her day so terrible.
"First, shoes. Shoes kept coming off my feet and coming untied and people had to help me. I can't wear these shoes anymore. Second, book. You forgot to send my library book today, so every other kid got to get two books, and I only got one. Then, lunch. I had to have chili on my hotdog. I told them that I wanted it plain, but they said, no, if you have a hotdog, you have to have chili. So I had to try to wipe it off with my napkin."
I said, "Wow, that is a bad day."
Then she told me that she made up the hotdog part! She tricked me - for no really good reason.
I told Jenny that she may need to wait until her feet get a little bigger to wear her new tennis shoes. Her response - "Or until the shoes get smaller."
"First, shoes. Shoes kept coming off my feet and coming untied and people had to help me. I can't wear these shoes anymore. Second, book. You forgot to send my library book today, so every other kid got to get two books, and I only got one. Then, lunch. I had to have chili on my hotdog. I told them that I wanted it plain, but they said, no, if you have a hotdog, you have to have chili. So I had to try to wipe it off with my napkin."
I said, "Wow, that is a bad day."
Then she told me that she made up the hotdog part! She tricked me - for no really good reason.
I told Jenny that she may need to wait until her feet get a little bigger to wear her new tennis shoes. Her response - "Or until the shoes get smaller."
Sunday, September 9, 2007
Ya Think?
Jenny and I were just walking back from Brittan's house and talking about school tomorrow, and Jenny said, in response to something I said, "Ya think?" And then she said, "I'm watching too much Hannah Montana. That's where I get all this attitude stuff from."
So apparently that's the answer to all of Jenny's rude issues. Although I didn't even really have a problem with her saying, "Ya think?"
So apparently that's the answer to all of Jenny's rude issues. Although I didn't even really have a problem with her saying, "Ya think?"
A Couple Funny Stories
No new pictures today, but I figured I could tell a couple stories from the past few days.
The first is one that I missed, but was told to me. We rented a truck this week to make it easier to move some of the comics out to a storage space. It's a big 4-door truck, so Jo-Jo and Justin thought Jenny would get a thrill out of being picked up from the bus stop in it. The bus stop is about 7 houses down or so from our house, so they told Reagan she could ride along and she didn't need a car seat. Reagan completely freaked out when the car started moving because she wasn't buckled into a car seat. She apparently cried and screamed pretty much the entire short ride. Jenny, on the other hand, stood up the whole way and thought it was great. That's just the difference between the girls.
We went to our second gymnastics class yesterday. Reagan is starting to get braver - she was willing to go into the squishy pit, but only if her teacher Mr. Jeff jumped in with her. Jenny was able to do a forward flip on the parallel bar by herself this week. They are a lot of fun to watch in gymnastics class.
The first is one that I missed, but was told to me. We rented a truck this week to make it easier to move some of the comics out to a storage space. It's a big 4-door truck, so Jo-Jo and Justin thought Jenny would get a thrill out of being picked up from the bus stop in it. The bus stop is about 7 houses down or so from our house, so they told Reagan she could ride along and she didn't need a car seat. Reagan completely freaked out when the car started moving because she wasn't buckled into a car seat. She apparently cried and screamed pretty much the entire short ride. Jenny, on the other hand, stood up the whole way and thought it was great. That's just the difference between the girls.
We went to our second gymnastics class yesterday. Reagan is starting to get braver - she was willing to go into the squishy pit, but only if her teacher Mr. Jeff jumped in with her. Jenny was able to do a forward flip on the parallel bar by herself this week. They are a lot of fun to watch in gymnastics class.
Saturday, September 1, 2007
First Gymnastics Class
I signed both girls up for gymnastics for the first time this year. Reagan is in the Tumbleweeds class that is for 3-5 year olds and Jenny is in Funtastics, so it's not the really serious gymnastics. They both did well. Reagan was not nearly as scared as I thought she would be. The only thing she really refused to do was jump in this pit full of some type of foam blocks - everyone else ran and jumped in; Reagan walked and gently lowered herself in. I think Jenny enjoyed the gymnastics, but she was upset that she got sweaty and didn't make any new friends the first class. Here are a couple pictures:
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