"I miss being a baby."

Grace just said to me, "I miss being a baby." I asked her why. She said, "because now I have to feed myself." Paige said, "I don't miss it...glad I don't have to wear a diaper!"

Dead Beaver, Funeral Balloon

After Angi beat Grace in 3 straight games of Skip Bo, Grace said, "that's it, I'm the dead beaver!" ?????

Angi asked Grace where she got a balloon. She said, "at Dad's funeral." Angi said, "you mean his promotion?" Grace, "oh...ya."

"No problem"

On the way home from Freeburg Mass, Paige was working on math problems. She asked me if I could help her with the problem when we got home. I said, "no problem." Grace laughed and said, "NO problem...Dad can't help you." Ha!

Author Unknown

I've been reading short stories to Paige and Grace. Last night, after reading the title, I said, "Author Unknown." Grace said, "that's a funny name for an author!" I explained that the author was not known.

Teeth

Grace has a loose tooth, so teeth are a big topic lately. I tried to pull her loose tooth, but it was not ready. Paige wrote me this note, "Dear Dad, I forgive you from hurting my tooth. Love, Grace" While Bobby and Christi Aborn were visiting, Grace said to Christi, "Do you know your teeth are the only bones you can see on your body?"

Chicken with brown sugar (recipe)

Grace wrote out this recipe: "Tack any chicken cook it for 45 minutes. then put brown sugar on the chicken and then cook it for 5 minutes. And. your. done."