Saturday, March 31, 2007

Cat

We have two cats: Riska, the thin one, and Burka, the fat one. Burka is always looking for more food. And as any cat sometimes they do throw up. I come down to the kitchen, and Burka is meowing and meowing and meowing.
Me: Did you feed Burka?
Gwen: Yes we did
Me: Why is she meowing then?
Gwen: She wants more so that she can throw up

Friday, March 23, 2007

Choices

From Grandfather
Gwenchik is organizing her newly arrived grandparents into a game:
Gwen: I will be mom, and you, grandpa, will be dad. My toy duck will be the baby. Now we can do anything we want, but he doesn't have choice.

After this, she started to force the duck to go to sleep. I guess, she doesn't like to go to sleep.

Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Bible reading

Gwenchik is sick so we are staying at home. She woke up and started 'reading' (telling stories from the pictures) from the children's bible. She is looking at the pictures about Noah.
Gwen: He got many animals and stuck them on a small boat
Me: Why?
Gwen: So they will not be wet. Cats really do not like to be wet

Friday, March 16, 2007

Clean up

We were sitting on the sofa in Gwenchik's room, which is covered with books, toys and clothes.
Me: After we eat, let's clean up this mess.
Gwen: Do not want to.
Me: You know, princesses always live in clean castles
Gwen: First of all, I am not a princess. I am queen-mother and they always have someone else to clean. Do you want to be my cleaning helper? Second, we do not have to do it today, because it will be messy again tomorrow.

Thursday, March 15, 2007

Sharing the love

Gwen: Mom, I love you so much! You can have my half!
Me: Who will have the other half
Gwen: You too
Me: What about Dad?
Gwen: Ok, Dad can have another half, but than I have to give something to my grandmother and grandfather and all the uncles. And there are no more halves left.
Me: Are there more than two halves?
Gwen: Silly mom. There are only two halves. But I will give you a leg, and other to papa, right arm to grandmother, left one to grandfather.....

Friday, March 9, 2007

Scary tiger

We went to a company organized function for the 8th of March, that included F1 racing for grown ups and clowns, caricatures and face painting for kids. Most of the kids rushed to the 'kid activity room', but not my daughter. Gwenchik spent half a hour staring on the racing tracks, we were only able to get her out, after George did his round and she decided to run a look for him (separate room where kids were not allowed).
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Then we did stand in a long line of girls to get her face painted. Most girls wold get a small flower on their cheeks or a tiny unicorn. Gwenchiks turn:
Gwen: I want a fierce, scary tiger
Face painter: Not a flower?
Gwen: If not fierce, that for sure a very very scary tiger!!!
So she got a full face paint, looked unbelievably adorable and ran around roaring like a fierce tiger she was. She was the only girl in a cute dress with a full face orange with black stripes tiger and got a lot of attention!

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There is a huge stuffed lion in her room. Gwenchik begged to go to sleep with the face paint. In the morning, we hear:
Gwen: RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR. Papa, mama, come over and save the poor lion from a fierce tiger. RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

Monday, March 5, 2007

Presents

Lately, we have been having conversation about presents, and that Gwenchik shouldn't necessarily have the same thing as a would be present for herself.

Gwen: Papa, when I grow up I will buy you a real horse!
George: Thank you.
Gwen: Then you will be able to pull my princess carriage to the ball.