Why I Volunteer at School

Leah has always been very good with words. She is very expressive and is always making hilarious comments. I love this part of her. But she picks the one thing I just wish she wouldn't say and out it comes.

See exhibit A. This is a picture that Leah drew in Kindergarten. The top says Leah & Logan. The picture is of her and Logan asleep in a bed during Christmas time. See the tree and lights around the bed, very romantic. Mrs. Piper showed this to me at parent teacher conference. Leah told us, "this is a picture of when my friend Logan and I slept together." It is a good thing that I know Mrs. Piper well from volunteering at school. I asked Leah when that happened, "when you went on your trip and I stayed at Logan's house." "She was 2," I quickly said to her teacher. We laughed through the rest of Leah's parent teacher conference.

Less than a week later I am in the bathroom. The phone rings and Leah picks up. She come running upstairs bangs on the door someone was on the phone for me. When I pick up all I hear is laughing. Oh no what has Leah said is my first thought, and who is this is my second one. It takes the caller a good minute to gain composer enough to talk. It is Holly Piper her teacher. Leah answered with, "my mom is in the bathroom, she is all locked up."

Kid Quotes June - January

Every so often I have to clean up my sidebar. I like to put the quotes in a post so that they are preserved. So you probably have already read these nothing new.

January

Ronan's favorite word is "why." Here is a typical day around here. Note these really happened today.Me, "Ronan don't dump out your water", Ronan "why?"Me, "Ronan lets not hit the car with a rock," Ronan, "why?"He also is into the "I do, I do". Another favorite of mine he will walk up to me and say, "doooing." As in what are you doing.

Eva said tonight as I put her to bed. "Mom I have pizza in my belly and you in my heart. When you aren't around I keep your love in my heart.

"Leah says quite often, " the reason I can remember so many things is because my brain is so big. I have the biggest brain that is why I am so smart."

December

Leah decided she was going to go door to door in our neighborhood asking for work. She would clean for people. Then they could pay her in money, movies, or treats. Because she would like to be responsible.

Eva says, "When I grow up I am not having a baby(yes she still hates babies). And I am only going to eat pizza, granola bars and rice.

"Leah has always been really good at expressing herself. Lately she has been drawing me pictures when she is mad. It is usually a stick figure with a frowny face and a big x.

November

Eva said, "when I grow up I want to be a farmer. Then I won't have to go to church."

October

Leah got in trouble today for making a bad choice she excused herself by saying, "I bumped my head and then my brain went away. It got all mixed up that is why I made a bad choice.

"Eva is tired and her eye is a little blurry. She keeps making the funniest comments. " I keep seeing lots and lots of my muffins and lot and lots of TV.. maybe we need to take me to the doctor and he will say I have an eye infection...mom do you know that when eyes are sleepy they just go to sleep themselves."

After waking up to snow on Sunday Eva could not wait to play outside. When she found out that we had to go to church first she was very disappointed and responded, "but church is so long when we get out winter will be over.

"Ronan has started hitting. That is not funny, but what is? He says sorry after hitting, hits again sorry, hits again soooorrrry.

Leah got mad at me last night because we don't have crazy enough Halloween decorations. We don't have as many as her friends. I sent her to time out when she came back she said, I am still mad.

September 2008

When asked how Leah liked her first soccer game she responded, "that was funner than kindergarten." My shoes (pink cleats) made me run so fast.

July 2008

The girls came upstairs with piles of hair. Luckily it was their ponies that had gotten the trim not theirs. I did find one chunk of Leah's hair fell out when I brushed it this morning. Leah told me, "Eva made me do it she is going on a trip to Hawaii and needed it for the people that live there.

"Leah told me as she was going to bed tonight. I don't like to be just calm. I like to be silly. I was born to be silly.

Ronan's first sentence, "I want pop." Later that day he said as Dave was in the shower, "take a bath.

"Prepare to be grossed out. Eva asked Davy if she could borrow some of his buggers because hers were all gone. Dave said, "Eva that is disgusting, why." She giggling said, "I like to eat them yum yum.

"Eva just asked Leah, "may I have this dance." I walked in and they were slow dancing.

June 2008

We were planning a trip to the Dinosaur Park. Davy was teasing Eva that the dinosaurs were going to come to life and eat her. She said, "no they wont Daddy because they have had their bones taken out.

"Ronan learned to say tickle tickle tickle. He says it as he pretends to tickle me.