27 February 2015

Involving Madelyn in "current events":

Tony, showing Madelyn the picture of "The Dress": Madelyn, what colors is this dress?
Madelyn, very confused: Umm.... it's blue.... and black.....

26 February 2015

During dinner, I was asking Madelyn if she wanted her leftovers for Lunch Bunch tomorrow even though they would be cold. That prompted me to ask her if she wants to get a thermos to keep food warm.

Me: Would you want to get a thermos for food? We could heat foods like mac and cheese in the morning and pack it in your thermos. Then, at lunch, your food would be warm.
Madelyn, holding her hands about two inches apart: I want the thermos to keep things this warm.

25 February 2015

I got fed up with the debacle that was fixing dinner tonight. It all worked out, but cooking dinner was a pretty stressful ordeal tonight. So, during dinner:

Me to Madelyn, half joking: You're fixing dinner tomorrow.
Madelyn: But you and Daddy fix dinner. I can't fix dinner.
Me: Nope, you're doing it tomorrow.
Madelyn: You're joking, right?

24 February 2015

After Tony and I were finished with dinner, I was looking at Facebook on my phone while the girls were still eating. I saw that George Takei posted a photo of a Nevada license plate that said "Kedavra". I showed Tony and he busted out laughing.

Madelyn: What's so funny?
Me: You're not going to get it. (I showed her the photo anyway.) Nevada Kedavra.
Madelyn laughed.
Tony: Trust us, you don't get it.
Madelyn: I know, but it sounds funny!

23 February 2015

Dinner tonight ended in a meltdown for Alyson and Tony taking her straight up for bed. Madelyn and I stayed downstairs for a bit as she finished up her dinner, and I cleaned up some. All Madelyn and I could hear from upstairs was constant crying with the occasional "Mommy!" thrown in.

Madelyn: Do you think Alyson is going to cry all night?
Me: No. She'll calm down. Should I go rescue your daddy?
Madelyn: Not right now. Wait until we're ready to go up there.

22 February 2015

Someone was trying to stall at bedtime as I was leaving her room:

Madelyn: Wait! I want to tell you about my day!
Me: I know about your day. I was here the whole time.
Madelyn: Oh yeah....

21 February 2015

After dinner, we played Robot Turtles. As we were setting the game up, and then pretty much throughout the game:

Madelyn: What is the Junction Frog for again?
Tony: Function Frog.

Madelyn: Ooops, I dropped my Junction Frog.
Me: Function Frog.

And, over and over again any time she mentioned something about the "Junction Frog", I mean Function Frog.