Saturday, April 5, 2014

Does anybody die?

We just finished the first half of the Return of the King.  Aragorn and company have marched to the gates of Mordor to hopefully draw Sauron's eyes from Frodo and the ring.

AJ: mom, is anyone going to die?  I'm worried!
Me: well, they are going to battle. 
AJ:  so is someone going to die?
Me: er, yes...but if you're asking about Aragorn, Legalos, Gimli, and the others...no, they don't die but other people will. 
AJ: oh okay so like some riders of Rohan that I don't know very well.

And with that she cheerfully bade me continue the story.  


Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Mom. I love you.

Today while standing at the crosswalk, I might have let slip a bad word. Worse than that I might have engaged in a bit of name calling.

The cars were rushing by, not stopping like they should when a pedestrian is waiting *ahem* patiently at the crosswalk.

Me:  nice stopping! It's a fucking crosswalk, jerk heads.  Oh, erm... That wasn't very nice of mommy.  Sorry, AJ.  I shouldn't name call.
AJ: mom?
Me: yes?
AJ:  I love you.... Even if you use curse words.  



Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Goodnight Bilbo.

At bedtime.

Me: goodnight AJ.
AJ:  Bilbo.
Me: goodnight Bilbo.
Aria:  goodnight Thorin.

At least she was asleep tonight by 10.

Bilbo Baggins

Last night, Aria was really amped up for some reason.  It started with a simple request to please be quiet and go to sleep.

Aria had the covers over her head.  She started shouting, "dwarves, leave me alone!  Grrrr!   I'm trying to sleep!"

I gave up trying to get her to quit and went downstairs.  She called for me.  I thought she might be scared as she often does not like being left in rooms by herself.  

She was standing in bed wearing my flannel shirt. 

AJ:  I found this shirt!  I look like Bilbo Baggins!  

I turned around and went back downstairs.  AJ started chanting, "Bilbo Baggins!"  Over and over and over.

Phil went upstairs.  She told him she had an important meeting with the dwarves and she had to be clean so she'd need a bath.  Eventually he gave up and came downstairs.

I went back upstairs to see if I could help her fall asleep.  It was midnight by now and she'd been in bed since 8.  

AJ:  I have a very important meeting at noon tomorrow with the dwarves.  I'll need a bath.

Me:  lovely.  You'll be with grandma so you'll need to take the bath at her place.

AJ:  that won't work.  We'll need to stay here.  The dwarves are meeting me here.

Me:  you can have the meeting after you get home.  I'll send them a message.

AJ:  oh no.  That won't work.  The dwarves are rather suspicious of you.  *lowers voice* they think you are a black rider.  They are very suspicious of people who only wear black.  Be careful.  They surround people they think are black riders with weapons!  

So yes, that was a fun night. 






Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Setting a good example

I was wiggling my foot near AJ's head and she batted at my foot.

I asked her why she hit me.  AJ leaned in and said, "I'll whisper it to you so E doesn't hear me."  E is her 10 month old cousin. 

She whispers, "you scared the crap out of mouse."

Well at least she isn't saying it out loud in front of her little cousin.  

Sunday, February 23, 2014

Gold

AJ:  Mom, I discovered that I can make gold by mixing light brown and brown.
Me: Oh yeah, did you discover this by mixing paint?
AJ:  No , I learned this from Tootsie's poop.

I don't want to know.  Really, I don't.  

The tooth fairy

On the tooth fairy:

AJ lost her tooth last night and was super excited about the prospect of getting money.  She was super concerned about the fairy keeping her tooth though.  After I convinced her that the fairy only keeps the tooth because of tradition and that she actually had so many that she didn't want anymore and would be so happy to just leave her tooth...AJ happily set it in Fiano's (her imaginary fairy friend) house.

This morning she woke up and was so excited to find not only a glittery dollar bill but her tooth as well.


Then she came up to me with a suspicious look on her face.

AJ: mom, are you the tooth fairy?
Me: why are you asking? 
AJ: I recognize this glitter.
Me: what?! Uhm, well, maybe she borrowed my glitter.
AJ: mom.
Me: what do you want to believe?  
AJ: the truth.
Me: fine, it was me; there is no fairy but it's kind of fun pretending, right?  Just like we pretend all your imaginary friends are real.
AJ:  sure.
Me:  so can I still leave you money for your teeth?
AJ:  uh...yeah, mom.  

Haha.  Well good to know.