Not bacon

We went to the zoo today.  AJ insisted on stopping at the store.  She was elated to discover they sold crickets. Bacon and cheese flavored crickets to be precise.

She popped a few in her mouth and looked at me.

AJ: mom?

Me: yes?

AJ: these do NOT taste like bacon but they are still delicious!  

Aww...My little bug eater.

Not asleep!

We have a new deal.  AJ gets to stay up and read if she wants.  I no longer feign control over when she actually falls asleep.

However, there is a caveat.  I do have control over when she wakes up.  So she has been mighty tired these past few weeks.  The joy of staying up late and reading still far outweighs the morning grumpies.

Anyhow, today after I woke her up, she tucked the blanket around herself and closed her eyes.

Me: AJ?  Are you asleep? Wake up!!

AJ: *snort* Wha? No! I'm awake!! I was thinking....You know I think with my eyes closed.

Right.  

Love and happiness

AJ: do you know what is the opposite of love and happiness?

Me: hmmm?

AJ: it's fear.  When you're full of fear, you become full of hate and sadness.

Me: O_o  Uhm... You are so right, but where did you learn that?

AJ:  Star Wars.

Of course.  Important life lesson brought to you by Star Wars.  

Ghostbusters

AJ:  mom?

Me: yes?

AJ: don't you think I'd make the perfect little Ray?

Yes, AJ.  You would make a perfect mini Dan Aykroyd.  

She just had to go

AJ is sitting on her indoor swing and singing:

They had to fight the orcs.  They had to go to battle.  Oh yeah, they had to fight.  The men of the west they didn't know, no they didn't know...that she was a woman, they just knew she was a good fighter, they just knew she was a good rider, oh Eowyn she had to go to battle, she just had to go, she had to go with Merry.  Oh, she had to go to fight the black rider on the flying creature, she had to go!  They didn't know she was a woman, they just knew she was a good fighter, rider.  Oh riders of Rohan!

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.  

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.