The Inspiration

We were visiting my parents and my grandmother was there. As we were leaving to head home, our 5-year-old kept hugging his great-grandmother over and over and telling her, "I just can't stop hugging you!" My grandmother was loving it! After a couple of minutes of this, we were finally able to convince him to join us in the car to leave. Giving her one last squeeze, he said to his great-grandmother, "Bye! Call me when you die!"

This is our inspiration. The truly hilarious, way-better-than-fiction, actual sayings and experiences with the wee little folk around us is what this blog is all about. We invite you to share the joy!

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Little Known Child Excuses

Often I am trying to get other things done at the same time as trying to get the kids ready for bed.  Being savvy, they recognize sometimes this means a window of opportunity for not staying on task for the bedtime routine. 

A few weeks ago we had just such an experience.  I was working in the office, and called in to our 6 year old, R, that he needed to get ready for bed.  After a few minutes of not seeing any movement, I looked in and found him staring intently at a new Encyclopedia of Legos book he had just gotten.  The following conversation ensued.

Me: Hey, Buddy, it's time for bed.  You are going to have to put the book away and get ready for bed.
R (without lifting his head): I can't take my eyes off of it...its too cool.
Me: You'll have to.
R (unmoved): Still can't do it. Daddy, its still too cool.

Darn Lego hypnosis!
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