Painting Nails

Painting my girls' nails today, Erin said out of the blue, "I get when God."
Me: "Huh?"
Erin: "I gonna paint God's toenails!"

Computers

Papa asked Ella, "Does your preschool have computers?"
Ella replied, "No, but they have Lightbrights."

Ella - 10/22

When telling Ella that "free" is something you don't have to pay for, she replies with: "free is to escape from your troubles." How old is this kid? Oh yeah, she is 4.

Ella:

"Momma, I have to tell you something. I know why the bugs always eat your garden food. They like yours the best."

Ella wants to journal:

Hello. I am good. Goodbye. Thanks for the ABC's. I love you, Momma, very much. I love the way of your doing. 123.

I love the smell of flowers and the good day today and the way I'm doing. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. Now, I am good for the day.

Sincerely,
Bye bye.

And I love the way I'm doing the way I love.
I am four. Do you know I am good, the girl who my mommy loves and I love?

Ella says...

"I'm happy because I love you and because of the smell of flowers."

Farts

So, I may not be the best mom in the world in some people's opinion, but I did make a wonderful discovery today. Ella frequently throws tantrums when she's overstimulated or over-tired, just completely loses control of herself and can't regain it....so, today, when she did just that....I started "farting" with my lips. Her screams instantly turned into hysterical giggling. I "farted" for a good half hour because her laughing was so nice to hear...and as I was leaving her room, she said, "Mom?
I said, "What do you need?"
She said, "Can you please fart some more?"
How could I resist?

Ella's homework

Each week, Ella gets to search the house for things that begin with the "letter of the week" (her preschool assignment). This week, her letter is 'F.' So, scenario set, here goes:

Ella: "Mom, let's play a game."
Mom: "Okay, let's find 'F' words!"
Ella: "No...let's play house. You be the child, and I'll be the mom."
Mom: "Okay. Mom, can we find 'F' words?"
Ella: "Sure!"

Ella loves preschool

Ella had a good morning at preschool, but she was very "down" and grumpy when I picked her up. My first thought was, what bad thing happened while I was away??!!! (The mother's protective instinct kicked in) So, I maintained my composure and asked in a calm voice, "What's wrong?" She said, "Preschool's supposed to be longer!!!"

Ella - 8/12/2007

"Some people live on lakes, and some people live on corn. I live on corn"