Thursday, September 13, 2018

Pep talk

Kateri was waiting for me to help her vacuum the living room. I apologized to her for taking so long, but I was very tired. Her response: "But that doesn't matter because you're still a mom. Moms are nice and moms are beautiful, and you are one of the kind that is Mama."

Tuesday, September 11, 2018

Recent gems

Bernadette: "You're the best mommy because you make good desserts and you know how to fix things."

Mara: "Mama, you were right. Chocolate melts."

Kateri: "Oh, my gosh, is that a b or a d? I don't know and I don't wanna know! But I need to know because I want to read!"

Saturday, August 25, 2018

Grape juice for jelly

Quotes from Kateri

K: "Mama, when new babies are born, can they talk?"

M: "No."

K: "Because they don't have any teeth. They have to earn their teeth before they can learn to talk."

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M: "Kateri, I need to brush your hair now."

K: "Oh, no, that is the terriblest thing that happens to me!"

Monday, August 13, 2018

Cross-world encounters

Dinner topic: what would happen if Anne of Green Gables crossed paths with stormtroopers, which led to an encounter with Darth Vader. Anne remains preternaturally cheerful and friendly throughout. Then this from Bernadette: "In the next episode Anne meets Luke and drives him crazy."

Monday, August 06, 2018

Sunday, August 05, 2018

Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Thursday, July 19, 2018

Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Sunday, July 15, 2018

Pia during Mass

Pointing to a stained glass window depicting the Holy Spirit as a dove: "I see da birdie!"

Bouncing up and down on the pew: "I jumping on da church!"

Saturday, July 14, 2018

Thursday, July 05, 2018

Bernadette

"It would probably take all the ice cubes in the world to fill our Marysville public pool."