Budding Sense of Humor

Z and I were in her rocker reading The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka, and the conversation turned to wolves.

Z: Are there wolfs (her pronunciation) in my woods?
Me: No, we don't have wolves in this part of Texas. We do have coyotes.
Z: What's a coyote?
Me: Kind of like a wild dog. Bigger than Griffin but smaller than Blackie.
Z: If a big bad wolf or coyote came in my house I would run get Daddy to protect me.
Me: That would be a good thing to do, but I don't think you have to worry too much about it.
Z: Why not?
Me: Well, we don't have wild animals in the house.
Z: (a gleam in her eye) We do, too! They are called Izzy, Blackie and Griffin. They run wild through the halls! (giggle)

It was an intentional play on words. She amazes me. You know, when I don't want to throttle her!

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We are headed out to the ranch until next Tuesday, so I thought it would be fun to re-post some of my favorite posts while I am gone. Those of you who have just tuned in can get up to speed! Enjoy!

At Least She's Honest

T came home for lunch today, and Z was literally dogging his steps and talking a mile a minute. She has recently noticed that there is a pattern to her school attendance (she's learned the days of the week) and was asking her father why she wasn't in school today. He replied, "You had to stay here so that Mama could have the pleasure of your company. Have you been pleasant company?" Without missing a beat, she replied, "No."

Delurking Day 2009

In a quest to feed my comment habit meet my readers, I am declaring today to be Delurking Day! So when you read this post (and I can see you have) you are REQUIRED to leave a comment. How totally exciting (for me)!

Just leave a comment and say hello, so I can see who is out there. I am a total comment junkie - I just can't get enough! Thanks for the blog crack giving me my daily fix!

25/365

Today I am thankful for:

1. The gorgeous Texas winter day - sunny, 50's and breezy.
2. Q waited until we were done grocery shopping and on the way to the car to melt down.
3. Two more customers at The Button Box!
4. A healthy and yummy dinner: Creamy Chicken and Rice Casserole from the WW cookbook.
5. My awesome new computer... and a dad who can talk me through small glitches.

Chasing Rainbows

For a few minutes every morning, the sun is at just the right angle to shine through the beveled glass in the front door. The light makes rainbows all over the front hall. This morning, I looked up from making breakfast to see Q running from rainbow to rainbow trying to grab them in his hands, giggling all the while. He reminded me of nothing so much as a kitten pouncing on a string. Too. Cute. For. Words.

She Knows These Things

We were watching a DVD of All Dogs Go to Heaven and had gotten to the very end where Charlie is saying good bye to Anne-Marie. A blue dot of light appears and Z asked what it was.

I told her that I guessed it was an angel. She said, "No, its not an angel. She has feet. Angels don't have feet!"

Z knows these things.

24/365

Today I am thankful for:

1. MY
2. NEW
3. COMPUTER
4. ARRIVED
5. TODAY!!!

AND! I got my first customer at The Button Box!

Can't write more. Must set up my NEW COMPUTER! (In case I didn't make myself clear, I'm just a little excited.)