Quotable quips

Now that there's smoke in the air, and the air is usually uncomfortably warm, mommy is pressed to find inexpensive ways for the girls to have fun and get some exercise indoors. Luckily, both of the malls located near our home have playgrounds for the girls to enjoy.

While we were at the mall, I got a kick out of watching the girls and listening to their conversations. One of the funniest things I heard came from a boy who had to be around four or five years old. He may have been speaking to Amelia, maybe not, but he said in a loud clear voice, "I know everything: One plus one equals two."

And that is really all you need to know, isn't it?

Amelia also enjoys trying to practice Spanish on children she meets at the play ground or in the park. I heard her explain to a Spanish-speaking girl today that she was supposed to say, "Gracias" and then Amelia would say, "De nada."

I brought Amelia and Diana to within 20 feet of the mall exit three times today without successfully getting them out the door. The girls just couldn't bear to leave the mall - they were having a great time. While I was driving them home Amelia told me, "I don't want to go home," and Diana quickly agreed saying, "I don't want to, too." (Very cute coming out of the mouth of a two-year old.)

But, I finally got the girls home. Michael had told Amelia that I would tell her a story before she went to bed. I began by saying, "Once upon a time there were two princesses: Princess Amelia and Princess Diana..." Amelia corrected me quickly saying, "No, we're not princesses, we're just children!" and throwing her hands out for emphasis. This was too funny for me. After a bit of laughter I recommenced with, "Once upon a time there were two children named Amelia and Diana..."

After story time was over, Amelia insisted that I stay with her "for a couple of minutes." I asked her, for the sake of conversation, what her favorite part of the day had been. Was it the playground? The rides? The Cinnabon cinnamon roll? Amelia thought for a minute and said, "What DVD did I watch today?" I reminded her that we had watched The Wiggles in the morning, and she said, "My favorite thing was watching a DVD."

So I pursued this line of conversation and asked her, "If you spent the whole day at Disneyland, riding your favorite rides, and watched a DVD that morning, what would be your favorite part of the day?" She smiled and told me, "The Flying Dumbos!"

Well, it's nice to know Amelia likes SOMETHING better than sitting around and watching DVDs.

Lisa