You Want What?

"Mommy, what can I be when I grow up?"

"Molly, you can be anything you want to be."

"Well, can you give me some options?"

Options?

Sibling Rivalry

Molly's obsession with brothers and sisters continued this weekend... when she announced that she has three brothers and four sisters... and Baby Humphrey too.  Then she started telling me their names (and I wrote them down, so as not to forget...)

"Zach... Jacob.... Kyle... Caleb..."

(Looking over my shoulder at my writing) "No, Mommy.  It's Kaleb with a K, not a C."

Thanks, Molly.

Then today, Molly ratted out all the brothers.

"Mommy, all the brothers said the S word."

(Mommy, acting as if she's never even heard a swear word in her life.)  "The S word?"

"You know, Mommy:  Stupid."

Yep, stupid.  That's EXACTLY the S word I was thinking of...

Here's Your Sign

Today was a much-deserved jammie day.  Molly was enjoying coloring at her desk while I cleaned the kitchen.

"Mommy?  Can you please write something for me?"

"Sure, sweetie.  What do you want me to write?"

The following photo captures exactly what Molly wanted me to write on the sign and precisely where she wanted to hang it.

Oh, you can't quite read it?  Here, let me zoom in for you...

(No idea where this phrase came from.  However, Molly then suggested I make a sign for myself.  It's not proudly displayed on my planner for work.)

What's a What?

Scene: Mommy tucking Molly into bed...

Molly:  Mommy, do I have a step-mom?

Mommy: (perplexed) Um... no, sweetie.

Molly:  Well, why not?  What is a step-mom anyway?

Mommy:  (searching for the right answer...)  Well, if something... um, well, happened to me and I wasn't here, and if Daddy got married, his wife would be your step-mom.

Molly:  So like when you're on a trip?

Mommy:  No.  If I wasn't here... for a long time.

Molly:  You mean like for 10 days?

Mommy:  Exactly.  Exactly right.  If I was gone for 10 days.