E: Mom, what is this book about?
Me: Oh, that's Our Daily Bread, it's a book about God! (...I await deep, spiritual conversation...)
E: (flips it over and looks at spring themed cover and then casts it aside) No Mom, it's not. It's a book about flowers.
Me: Ella can I keep coloring with you? I'm having a good time!
E: Yes! You may! Know why? Because you are perfectly exciting mom!
Most nights when we try to put her to bed without a drink
E: (pointing pathetically to her empty mouth) Mom, I just need a little something to go in here. Please? Just something for right here.
E:Mom? You know what I want to do?
Me: What?
E: Go to Disney World! But not til I'm a liiiiiiittle bit bigger because then I won't be scared of costumes.
Me:Yeah-that's a good idea. We don't want you to be scared so we'll wait until you're a little older. When do you think you won't be scared anymore?
E:Ummm...prob-ly when I'm 29.
Me: (laughing)
E: Yup. 29. When I'm a mama like you.
And finally...a conversation we have often....
E:Mom when can I get a car?
Me: Do you remember? When you're six...
E:...teen! Sixteen! Then I can get a tiny, pink car and drive it! Whoohoo! (then she dances around joyously and then asks me again when she can drive about 5 minutes later)
You ARE a perfectly exciting mom!
ReplyDeleteShe is SO GREAT! I can't believe she's asking about driving already. I'd start changing that "sixteen" to "seventeen" though... that's likely to be the case.
ReplyDelete(And start saying twenty-five before dating starts ;)
Well, what do you know!
ReplyDeleteI guess with a perfectly exciting mom to come along, then a tiny pink car to drive to Disney World is just the thing!
Be sure to take lots of pictures....
Heheh.