What's In A Name Part 5,678

C, who often goes by her middle name, which is Joy, just asked me to call her "My Dear Little Joy." She doesn't mind if I also call her Puppy or Chickadee.

So Sweet!

C: Momma, can I have some candy?
Me: Sorry...no.
C: But Mommmmmaaaaaa...oh, wait. I already had a cookie today, and sometimes sugar makes me behave badly. So I'd better not!

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?????????

Strong To The Core

Over breakfast, while H and J are still asleep:

C: Can I turn on the Wii Fit Plus if I turn the volume all the way down?
Me: I don't think so. I'm going to take a shower, then get the big kids up.
C: But, Mom, it says to exercise every day to keep your core strong!!
Me: Oh. Okay, then.

Oh, the shame of having a six year old who is more driven to fitness than I am!

Stall Tactics

C, stalling at bedtime:

What if Jesus had a different name?

I want to be president of Europe when I grow up.

Why do we need to wear clothes?

Enough Already!

C, watching a Khan Academy math video:
OoooOOOOOOOOoooooo!!!
... Okay, now I get it.
... Momma, I get it but he keeps going on and on! How do you stop this thing?

Ironic

This is a poem written by C.

Facebook:
You can talk to people
From faraway places
But you can't see
Their faces

Latin Birds And Bees

C is learning some Latin, and likes to intersperse it into daily conversation. (Latin words are in quotations.)

Today in the car we talked awkwardly about how babies are made. A woman at church brought her week-old baby on Sunday, so C is very curious. Because we were in the car, I explained that a man and woman do a private thing that shows they love each other, and that can sometimes make a baby. She was understandably confused by this, and kept trying to imagine what the private thing might be. I told her that I'd explain when I have our book of body diagrams at home.

Then the conversation moved to C's friend, who just turned seven, and the fact that C will soon be seven, too.

C: G is "sept" now. I will be "sept" soon, too.
Me: Yes, soon!
C: Wow! I'd better really enjoy my "sex" life now while I still can!!