Olivia, to Aunt Katie: “Other than whiskey, what’s your favorite thing?”
Archive for the ‘Overheard’ Category
20 Dec
Overheard
Rebecca: “What’s going on in here?”
Owen: “My pigs are takin’ a bath!”
Update:
“And my hairs.”
22 Nov
7 am wake up call
Owen, immediately upon waking: “Olivia pulled my hair. My pajamas are too tight. I need coffee.”
14 Nov
Friday at home
Rebecca: “Owen, do not eat the Play-Doh.”
Owen: “I eat the Play-Doh.”
Rebecca: “Seriously, don’t eat it.”
Owen: “I EAT IT!”
Rebecca: “Don’t. PLEASE.”
Owen (whispering): “…I eat the Play-Doh all gone…”
6 Oct
Overheard: Livie Love
Aunt Katie, to Ava, who had just admitted to watching all of the vlogs created by a boy in her class: “Why did you watch those? Do you have a crush on this kid? Are you old enough to have crushes?”
Ava: “No.”
Livie: “I have a crush.”
Everyone: “What?! Who?”
Livie: “Nathan.”
Rebecca: “Cooper’s going to be devastated.”
Livie: “COOPER is my arch enemy. I said ARCH.”
Katie: “Why do you like Nathan?”
Livie: “Because he looks good.”
17 Aug
Overheard: A sampling from the weekend
Owen, immediately upon waking Saturday morning: “I need milk. I need a bowl of cereal.”
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Olivia, to me: “Why do you always wear shoes? Shoes steal joy.”
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Bryan, to the girls: “It’s not okay to fight, let alone draw blood.”
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Owen, as he’s trying to remove Katie’s iPhone case: “I need that.” (Points to a hammer.)
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Ava: “Mom, Owen’s doing something dangerous! Look, Dad!”
Bryan: “Owen, get down!”
Ava: “It gets worse, Dad. Watch.” (Owen tosses himself off the back of the sofa, from a standing position.)
Owen, gleefully, a moment later: “I fall down!”
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Ava, after I asked her to check on her brother shortly after he showered: “Owen was just watching the neighbor mow his lawn.”
Rebecca: “On the deck? He’s naked.”
Ava: “Yes, I know. He was on the deck butt naked, watching the neighbor mow his lawn. Naked.”
11 Aug
Overheard
Owen, as I came at him with a washcloth: “Away go! Away go!”
Other instructions of late include “Watch out!” Not quite as cute as “‘cuse me.”
6 Jun
Overheard
Rebecca: “Girls, it hurts my heart when you argue like this.”
Ava: “Maybe you have mild tachycardia.”
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