Tuesday, April 29, 2008

The softest thing in the world

From George
While putting Gwenchik to bed:
Gwen: Do you know what the softest thing in the world is?
George: Your pillow?
Gwen: No, the sky. It's the sun's pillow, and the sun's blanket. When the sun goes to bed, the sky is what it sleeps on. Do you know when the sun gets all long and orange, just before night?
George: You mean at sunset?
Gwen: Yes. The sun gets all long because it's lying down to go to bed. And the sky is its blanket and its pillow.

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Pleasant surprise

After coming back from a walk
Gwen: Mom, I was so good! I was just great!
Me: I am happy to hear that.
Gwen: You do not understand, I was better than great. Papa though that I would be behaving ok, and I really, really surprised him, as I behaved better, greater all around.

Saturday, April 12, 2008

Unique

We were driving in a car and Gwenchik was behaving really well.
Me: You are golden! Our treasure
Gwen: There is a lot of gold and treasures, but I am one and only

Sunday, April 6, 2008

Sweet profits

I was making jam out of strawberries and Gwenchik was helping me by washing berries, measuring sugar and stirring the pot. When the jam was ready, looking it over she exclaimed

Gwen: Mom, this looks like real jam from a glass jar! You know now we can sell ours!
Me: Yes, that is a great idea, but who would we sell it to?
Gwen: Papa?

Saturday, April 5, 2008

Mindreader

I was frying sausages in the kitchen, when Gwenchik and George returned from day care.
Gwen: Papa look! We just talked about fried sausages in the car on the way home and mom is already making them!

So to score some points, I said that, as mom I have a special ability to hear what they were discussing in the car, sort of like a mind reader, even though I was at home.

Gwen: Hmmm... Ok, then. I will walk off into another room and talk to dad, and if you really can read minds, than you would easily know what we would be talking about, right? And I think you really can't read minds, and will only believe you when we do our experiment.

And she was off to her room... So how do you get out of this one, I ask you?