BriteCloud Creations: So it's come to this...

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

So it's come to this...

"Beck, I'll pay you $20 to play with me." said Nathan.
Beck replied, "Make it $23 and I will."

What a heartwarming little transaction I just overheard. It just sends my heart a-flutter. NOT!

I always thought the great thing about having 3 children in 3 years was that they would always have someone to play with. But I've been noticing a trend lately... they don't want to play with each other, they want to play with me. EACH one, INDIVIDUALLY, usually at the same time.

Now, I just know I'm not that entertaining. I don't run, I don't really know how to make cool robot sounds or build castles, and I'm really not into fencing with the homemade swords. My knees are too stiff to sit on the floor for any length of time. And forget about getting up and down easily.

But what if they actually live with another kid, around the same age, who liked the same things. What a concept! Do you think they would enjoy playing together? Logic says it would be a built-in playmate for life!

Seems like reality and logic don't always sync up.

Oh well, maybe I will start charging them to play with me.

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I asked Chloe what she and the neighbor boy were talking about. She replied with a wave of her hand, "Just boy stuff."
"We're upsetting the financial gravity in the pool!"
"Was I the cutest baby ever?"
"I hate dolls, they're creepy! It's like they look into the depths of your soul!"
You look enjoyed.
Mom: "Are your new shoes Skechers?" Chloe: "I just like to call them 'shoes'."
To the cat, "Spike, you set the mood!"
"I had a dream it rained chickens."
The day she got her first bra, "Can I put it on in the car?"
Watching Nathan at his first Fencing lesson she wistfully says while looking at him, "He's doing something he really loves."
"Mom, do you know how to flirt?" Yes, I guess I do. "Can you teach me how?"
"I wish I was blind. I really want a dog!"
Chloe: My boyfriend is small. Mom: Yes, he is really small. Chloe: Well, they do grow, you know.
"I'm cute! Boys really like me!"
"I'm a butter stick with paper around me." (A song Chloe made up while dancing with the kitten.)
"I want to live on Mars.... or Europe."
"I want a white Persian cat with three legs."
"My teacher asked each of us to write one thing that made us nervous." What did you write? I asked. Chloe's reply, "My Mom's driving."
"I want to eat a cloud."
(about the kitten) "He has a careful face."
"I'll knock your socks out!"
"I think I broke my armpit bone."
Chloe to Beck: "Don't knowledge me about things I already know!"
Nathan: "It's not fair that women live longer than men. They were created second! Chloe in her best "duh!" voice: "That's why they live longer!"

"You make the human centipede look like Elmo!"
"I think Bacon should become a new element on the periodic table."
"I don't like going to the movies, the big screen makes my eyes dial-a-lot" [dilate]
In his sweet little voice to our cat who had been in heat, "Oh Piper, are you unheated now?"
While dreading the coming of Hurricane Ike, "I don't want to have this experience!"
While huddled in the closet during Hurricane Ike, "Why don't we take this time to relate to each other?"
"Can I have money for the confession stand?"
"Mom, can you teach me how to be patient? Right now?"
Chloe: "Your birthday is 6 months away!" Beck, "Thanks a lot for lifting my spirit!"
Beck to two neighbor siblings who were fighting: "Hey, that's no way to relate to each other and get along!"
"What are the consequestions?" (consequences)
(Frog on his shoulder that he just found outside.) "Mom, look, he's a well-behaved frog. He's my friend. As a matter of fact, he's my best friend."
"Mom, you're the best driver I've ever known."
"I just dropped my pack of gum on the concrete. Wow, I never thought I would do that!"