The Funnies

I've been noticing things my kids say lately and we've had several funny incidents that I thought I would share with you.

I babysat for a friend of mine last week and she arrived with the baby at 5:30 a.m. When Joshua (3) got up and stumbled into the living room, he saw the baby. His eyes got big and he pointed at the baby. "What is that?!" then a minute later "Where's Ammon?!" Later in the afternoon he hugged the baby and told me he liked his new brother.

Simeon lost a tooth. I had wondered how this situation was going to play out, as in the past, Simeon does not like unfamiliar things happening to his body, like wearing a new shirt or shoes. We were all on my bed, chatting about various things. Simeon was reading a book, so I wasn't paying attention that he had something wrong with his teeth. All of a sudden he exclaimed he lost a tooth, and it was gone! He had pulled it out himself, but threw it across the room, and then discovered he was bleeding (not much though). This proves to me I worry too much about how he will adjust to things when he does just fine. Afterwards he walked around smiling to show off his space.

When we left Ogallala I told Jesse to say goodbye to the theater as we passed it. He sighed, but didn't say anything. When I questioned him, he said "Mom. There will be other theaters in Utah". I guess I was the only one being sentimental then.

Hannah repeats the store motto to me in place of the store name. "So mom, when are we going to go to Kmart, Get Smart?"

Learning to drive with a GPS directing you is a little difficult to get used to. While it tells you to turn right here, and drive .5 miles then turn left, it does NOT tell you that you are approaching a light or stop sign. Thank goodness I figured this out on a back road with no traffic.

Watching toddlers dance to any song is funny.

We started back to homeschooling, so we are starting out most days with a discussion. On Thursday I pinned up a world map and we were going to start talking about the trade routes during the renaissance. The discussion went something like this:

"During the renaissance, they started out mostly in the sea here, before they moved out into the Atlantic..."
"Hey mom? Did they go to China?"
"Probably, but not till a little later. Anyway, in Portugal..."
"Hey mom? Do we have any enemies?"
"Not exactly, but we are worried about these two countries right now" pointing to Iran and Korea
"Does anyone have nuclear bombs?"
"We are talking about trade routes, not bombs. So, Christopher Columbus..."
"What happens if a nuclear bomb went off?"
"Bad things, depends on where it goes off at."
"What about in the middle of Mongolia."
"I don't know. Ok, going back to..."
"Hey mom. Who was Leif Erickson?"
"He was a viking, before this time."
"Hey mom? What were they wearing?"
"Who?"
"The pirates."
"What pirates?"
"Can I hold the baby?"
"AAAUGGGHHHHHH" at a decibel to make a dog deaf by Ammon.
"Hey mom, I'm hungry."
"Do we know anything about the Amish?"
"How do any of these questions have to do with Renaissance Trade Routes?!"

Surprisingly with all these interruptions, we still ended up with a good lesson and discussion and they have returned to the map to trace the routes several times. I love their questions, but I sometimes forget this is how they are engaging with me and learning. Are/were nuclear bombs something that affected the Renaissance? How would they know if they didn't ask?

The last one I have tonight is from Simeon, who at random times just pops his head around the corner and says "Hey mom? I like your ears."