Small Talk..

January 2009

Conversation snippets in a house of little people

Luke…after I stopped him from trying to bite my hand he bit his own and then offered it to me saying, “Want some?”

Luke: if he doesn’t want to do something as he heads towards doing it keeps pausing and says, huh?, hoping you’ll forget or change your mind.

Maya: Out of the blue while driving around in the car…”If you’re walking round and you’re invisible people won’t see you and they’ll knock you over. That’s why it’s not good to be invisible.”

Maya: we were having rotisserie chicken for dinner Maya’s eyes got really BIG and she asked with a quiet curious voice, “Who’s going to eat the bum?”

Andy: “I’ve got a great idea so we never have to pay taxes.”

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Maya: Mom when I grow up I want to be a kid so I can live with you.

Andy: So, do they call people from New York, New Yorkers or storks?

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Andy: Mom, wanna see my weapon I designed that may not work but could be used in war?

Desiree: Well, that’s because most of our "ancestors" came from Europe. Andy: What about our uncle-brothers?

Maya: When I grow up and we are the same age mom, let’s dance together at the basketball game.

Outside the Box

(Andy and Principal Doree Strauss)

Every month Andy's school selects a theme for their "Star Student". The teachers each pick one student from their class that exemplifies that quality and they get an award in a special assembly for just the students and their parents where they tell everyone why they were selected. Andy was selected for the month of February for being "creative." Many students were chosen because of their creative abilities in writing or drawing, Andy was chosen for thinking outside the box and always coming up with new ideas and new ways to do things.

Such a perfect fit for Andy. This kid has a solution to any problem and the gears in his brain are always turning. He already debates and solves problems better than a 16-year old, so we don't know what we are going to do when he is a teenager! We are so proud of you Andy.

Since Andy is off-track we were able to celebrate the occasion by having lunch at one of his favorite restaurants, Red Robin and then we were off to Boondocks to play.