5-28-13

Milly just came in from being outside with her dad (who had mowed our bushland yard). She was quiet in the kitchen so I hollered in and asked her what she was doing:

"I'm fixing my foots. My feets. My feet ... foots."

I walked in to find her on the floor in front of the stove, with my good dishtowel calmly cleaning mud and dirt off her feet. 

I said "Oh sweetie, that towel is for clean hands - not dirty feet! We should use a paper towel!" 

She responded "But I'm doing it myself!" Well, yes, but....

5-22-13

Cora was telling me about an altercation out on the playground today.

Cora: Mom, one of the teachers tripped on the playground and said the "s" word today!
Me:  Oh wow. That's not good. I bet that teacher was really sorry!
Cora:  Yep! She tripped and, well, I can't say it.
Me: {intrigued}  What did she say - it's ok, you can tell me.
Cora: She tripped and said "Stupid crack!"  Yeah!  She said {whispers} "stupid"!  I've also heard teachers say the j-word AND the o-word!

5-15-13

Cora to me as we follow Milly up the stairs:
"Milly is so cute. I'm so glad we picked her out. She is just darling."

5-4-13

This weekend, while hanging out in the W Midtown for Aunt Gigi's wedding, Meme gave the girls some fun light up necklaces.   Milly came over wearing hers and proudly announced "I'm a Fashion Pizza."  After a little dissecting I realized what she meant was "fashionista".

4-29-13

Milly was asked to use the bathroom before bed. She couldn't "go". She informed me: "Mommy the pee pees aren't comin' out. They're just busy. They're just busy right now. They'll come back later ok?"

4-16-13

I got a two-fer today.  First, my oldest:

As I was tucking her in tonight:
Cora: Mom, guess what I learned today?
Me: What's that?
Cora: When you go to jail, you are not allowed to shave. I mean they have shavers but you can't have them until your beard gets like way to down to here {gestures} and then they do it for you.
Me: {trying to sound nonchalant} Who told you that honey?
Cora: My teacher at daycare.

(By the way - I did try and ask her how that came up.  She told me "we read a book about it."  Ahhh ok.)

And the youngest's contribution:

Milly came home today still a bit sick, tired and CRANKY.  She also came home with a large blue fingerpainted blob on paper.  Trying to redirect the whiny, cranky, mess, I asked:

Me:  Milly!  This is beautiful!  Is this a pool?
 - to which she sullenly responded
Milly:  NO!  It's just BEW! [blue] 
- and stomped off

4-14-13

Milly's birthday party was yesterday so she got lots of great toys.  Sister got an "unbirthday" present from Meme and Poppi that was a Hello Kitty make up set.  With the set came a bow-shaped ring with body glitter gel inside it. Cora was not a fan and graciously offered it to her little sister.  Milly now treats it as a sacred object.  She has a small purple and lime green gift bag that she carries around as a purse.  As she was huddled over it I overheard this:

Milly:  I put all my treasures in he-ow.  They are mine and I love them.

When she went on to something else I peeked inside.  It was the Sacred Ring, a blue button, and some barbie accouterments (one shoe, a place setting from the new Barbie Beach House) a business card and some other odds and ends.  But in the eyes of a newly minted 3 year old, they are treasures!