After a radio news story on healthcare, Brother had a few questions.

Dad tried to explain the bill and proposals at a five-year-old level.

Brother's reaction?

"They can't do that. That's illegal. It's kinda like robbing."

Our little parrot

Sister is at the funny parrot phase of learning to talk. You can pretty much bet on her repeating the last word you say. It makes for fun games round the dinner table. For example, ask "who do you like more daddy or mommy?" She is likely to say "Mommy". There's no real meaning, but it is entertaining.

Some of her current cute words include using "down" for up and down both, using "please" and "more" as a generic way to phrase any inquiry for anything, calling through all our names every morning from her crib including "Nooe-ma", and almost getting animal sounds right with her current favorites baa and woof.

Birthday notes.

It was some ago that brother had a birthday but what he said that day still makes me smile.

Mom: you're five now do you feel different?
Brother: after a pause ... Yes, yes I do.
Mom: what's different?
Brother: another longer, thoughtful pause... I know what it is that's different. It's my age!!

About cake brother said: My tastebuds have changed. I do not like cake anymore.
BUT if it is chocolate cake - I guess I'll have some.

Brother named the cat at deer camp. He called it Kyler. Dad asked how to spell that. He said k-i-l-l-e-r.

Brother asked me last night to please "pause" the book.

He also told sis to sit on his lap, then quickly changed it to, "No maybe I should sit on yours."

Last night sister blew on her spicy food because brother had told her she would not like it because it was too"hot". Too cute.

Then after dinner brother told me he could not wait to grow up. Why? Well, he said he would get to change his routine. You know things like take showers in the morning instead of at night. Yep that is a really great thing about being a grown up!

Sissy's current thank you: tay coo. I like to think she's really saying, "stay cool".

Thanks!

Sister has officially dropped her adorable "tay too" for a just plain "anks" or "sanks". I will miss the old versions: tee tue, ti tue. Love the littles!

Brother scored a goal on Saturday and even though he set the shot up with hands... Well, we're gonna count it anyway.

He did it!

It's official. Brother is really learning something in kindergarden. Today he impressed us, and even himself, and went all the way across the monkey bars at the park. He was so pleased and, as he said, "not scared anymore at all."

All the while Sister is tumbling up and down the slides and stairs and seems to have inherited Brother's new no fear attitude from the get go. Yep, I think we're in for it with that one!

Not exactly the right question.

Yesterday when I peaked in on a "napping" brother he said, "Can I wake up now?"

It took him a second to figure out why that was so funny.

I no longer care

...if toys are picked up at the end of the day
...if I leave the house messy when going out of town
...if laundry sits and sits and sits until someone runs out of socks or underwear
...if clothes I am wearing (and not changing - again) have pee or worse on them
...if my 'list' is more of a fantasy than actual things I will eventually do
...if the bed is made

How could I, why would I? The really good stuff is...not this stuff.

A Tummy Grumbled and he said...

"That was just my belly farting. "

Warmoff - what you do in a hot tub or lake after swimming

Lincoln Log Architecture

Brother: We need a chimney?

Mom: Why do we need a chimney?

Brother: (Rolls his head back like it is the most obvious answer.) For Santa Claus.