Olivia has had a BRILLIANT idea.

We should make cinnamon rolls. And put them on sticks. Like lollipops, only warm and cinnamony.

I'll be writing up my application for a Puyallup Fair booth shortly....

Miss O is now a photographer (having gotten a spiffo pink Fisher Price Digicam for her birthday)


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Today in the car on the way home from preschool, I was asking E what kind of birthday party she wants, and what kind of cake and such. E said "a Bubble party!" and for cake, lemon, with orange and yellow and black for colors, and which point O starts hissing "and pink! and pink!" and when the talk turned to presents, E said "a penguin boat" and O ( Read more... )

Olivia just told me that when she grows up "to be a big lady", she's going to change her name.

"To What?"

"Rita Moreno!"

And then Elisabeth piped up from across the room "And I'm going to be Juliet Prowse!"

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(this happened just now; bedtime was well over an hour ago.)

Olivia (small voice from upstairs): Daddy, I have to go potty and I need some help from you.

Daddy: Why do you need help?

Olivia: Because I do.

Daddy: Tomorrow we are going to discuss tautologies.

O just lifted up the flap of the new "princess tent" she and her sister are playing in and declared "This is our Context"

Once upon a time, there were three cows.
The first cow said "I will build my house out of balls"
The second cow said "I will build my house out of sunscreen"
and the third cow said, "I will build my house out of radios!"

Radios are very strong.

Olivia, on the way back from the doctor:
"Moms and dads are... moms and dads are... girls are e-mails and boys are nails. Ouch."