Huh?

Jo: "I know this road like the outside of a watermelon."

Overheard at Our House

During family devotions this evening an unexpected answer came from the younger Sprout after the introduction to the week's catechism question.

"What are the decrees of God?"

"Oh, oh, I know one!"

"Yes, Jo?"

"Do not text while driving."

Grumpy Sky

Overheard at our house:

"Papa, I don't think the sky is happy. The sky looks grumpy today."

While in the Kitchen...

...Jo asks Em: "What is the opposite of white?"

Em: "Black.  Were you learning about opposites in school today?"

Jo: "Yeah."

Me: "What is the opposite of Jo?"

Jo, without hesitation: "Fi."

Family Quote of the Day

FK, upon seeing the large stacks of books on the dining table: "Schoolwork already?  School doesn't start for another two weeks!"

Me, with eyebrows raised: "Uh, huh..."

FK, with knowing grin: "Oh, right, you're a teacher."

Family Quote of the Week

EK, after I finished spackling the living room, stairway, hallway and bathroom: "The walls look like they have chicken pox."

Family Quote of the Day

On our way home from school and daycare, JK was asked who his teacher was today.  The response: "I don't know her name.  She was a pretend teacher."

Family Quote of the Week

JK: "My tongue is like a paper towel."

Family Quote of the Day

"I can't hear what you're saying with all the noise happening in my brain."
- LK to EK after a very, very long day.

(Christmas holidays are only 17 days away! YAAY!)

Family Quote of the Day

"No, you may not have perogies for breakfast." - Papa to JK

Christmas is Early This Year

Setting: just after 4 PM as the family is exiting the school.  Picture lots of snowflakes falling.  Picture a little sprout running around, trying to catch snowflakes on his tongue, all the while shouting: "It's Christmas, it's Christmas!"
This is the same little sprout who for the past three weeks has been asking to put up the Christmas tree.

Family Quote of the Week

EK: "You know you are close to home when there are real deer on the front lawns, not fake lawn ornaments."

Another Family Quote...

EK to JK: "What ARE you doing? We DON'T blow our nose on Play-Doh!"

Family Quote of the Week

FK: "Papa, how do mustaches grow? Do they grow out of your nose?"

(No, I do not have a mustache. This is one of many questions from our very curious Sprout.)

Family Quote of the Week

FK: "Papa, I'm making myself some toast! Do I put the peanut butter on first, or the jam?"

Family Quote of the Week

While FK and I were tossing around a frisbee this afternoon, FK remarked:

"I am right-handed because I throw a frisbee well with my right hand. I am left-eyed because I wink well with my left eye."

Family Quote of the Week

Papa to FK: "Please don't lick the door!"