 Due Date- Wednesday, May 18, 2005   Let's share some of those wonderful gems that only kids can come up with. Whether they be things your kids have said, your grandkids, or even something you may have said as a child. As a parent and a teacher, I know I have some priceless ones. If you're comfortable sharing, photos would be fun, too! **Here's the scene: T’Andre’s dancing in the living room while we’re all clapping along with the music and encouraging him to dance more and more** Everybody: Awesome! Go T’Andre! Go T’Andre! Yeah, you sure can dance! Get down, T’Andre! **T’Andre stops dancing and lies down on the floor. He took “get down” literally. We couldn’t stop laughing. ** **Patrice calls T'Andre over to the phone to speak with his mom, T'Andre's grandmother, who lives in Guyana, South America. Needless to say, Grandma Celeste has a very strong accent.** T'Andre: Hello Grandma Celeste: Hi Tee **T'Andre's nickname** T'Andre: Hi **Grandma Celeste goes on to talk to T'Andre about things** T'Andre **patiently listens to his grandmother and then says...** I don't know what you're saying. What language are you speaking?! Patrice **takes the phone away from T'Andre** Uh, mom! We have a bad connection. I'll let Tee call you back later. **T’Andre is doing something that he should definitely NOT be doing (Although I just can’t remember what it was)** Me: Stop it, T’Andre!! If I have to tell you one more time, you’re not going to like what happens next T’Andre: Are you going to beat me? Me: **Shocked** Beat you? Do we EVER beat you, T’Andre? T’Andre: No ... just checking. **T’Andre’s and Travis (14 year old brother) are having lunch at the table** Travis: Look! **Travis opens his mouth to show T'Andre his chewed up food. Disgusting, I know** T’Andre: Ewwwww Travis!! Close your mouth. You’re spoiling my appetite. **Okay, I’m not sure if this Blockbuster Online thing is working out so well with my 4½ year old son, T’Andre, and I. I normally order a tape for my hubby and myself, one for the older boys, and one for T’Andre (three DVDs in all). In order to get the Baby Geniuses 2 movie that T’Andre wanted to see, he had to return the Spongebob movie that he was watching over and over and over again. Well, here’s how that conversation went...** T’Andre: Mom, where's my Spongebob Square Pants tape? (with a very sad face) Me: (I’m thinking uh-oh) I sent it back to Blockbuster. T’Andre: But why? Me: So that I could get the Baby Geniuses movie, remember? You like that movie, right? (trying to stop a scene before it happens) T’Andre: But I want to see Spongebob ... (the tears start pouring and the words become unrecognizable). Me: T’Andre, remember, you get to watch a movie a few times... T’Andre: But I want to see Spongebob Me: ...and then we have to return it so that you can get something new and fun to watch...do you remember when we discussed that? T’Andre: But I like Spongebob, I don’t like Baby Geniuses. My mom: Why don’t you just buy the boy the movie? How much does it cost, I’ll pay for it. Me: Mom, I told T’Andre that we would have to re... My mom: He's only four years old. He doesn't understand how Blockbuster works. He thinks that the tape (DVD) is his. Me: *SIGH* Okay, I’ll get the DVD on Saturday. Okay, T’Andre?! We'll get Spongebob on Saturday. T’Andre: But Saturday takes a long time (insert whinny crying here). Me: T’Andre, it’s just three more days. T’Andre: Three days, are you sure? (Basically he wants me to promise). Me: I’m sure...three days. Five minutes later. T’Andre: Mom, how long is it before day time? (okay, now he want to rush the days along) Me: It's a long time before day time, but if you go to bed now, by the time you wake up, morning will be here and then you'd only have two more days to go. So, would you like to go to bed early tonight? T’Andre: No, I'm going upstairs to watch Baby Geniuses Me: UrghHHHH! My mom: *giggle* Well, that’s all that I can remember for now, but trust me...they’ll be more!! (LOL)   Thank you, Connie!  Thank you, Marge!  |