04 February 2017

We went to a sushi place for dinner tonight. Madelyn had a Shrimp Tempura Roll and really liked it. (Alyson had pb&j rolls from the kids menu.) After we left the place:

Me: So, you liked your sushi?
Madelyn: Yeah!
Me: Next time, you'll try something with raw fish, right?
Madelyn: NO!

03 February 2017

Mom and I decided this morning that I wasn't picking Alyson up after work because we were going to have dinner at Mom and Dad's. Instead I was going to go home and get Madelyn from the bus stop and then go over to their house. Madelyn was right there for the conversation, but the first thing she said as she ran off the bus was, "Where's Aly?"

02 February 2017

The girls wanted to have breakfast for dinner tonight, but they were arguing over omelettes (Madelyn) or pancakes (Alyson). I gave up, and we went to Silver Diner.

Me: What are you going to get, Madelyn?
Madelyn: Blueberry pancakes.
Me: But you're the one who wanted omelettes.
Madelyn: Yeah, well, now I want pancakes.
Me: Okay then, Ms. Kiddo.
Madelyn: Don't call me Ms. Kiddo!

01 February 2017

I packed each girl a cookie in their lunches today. I put them in a disposable snack bag instead of a reusable one. Apparently, this didn't meet Madelyn's approval because she asked me, "These bags aren't good for the environment, are they?"

31 January 2017

During dinner, I gave the girls a heads up about dinner for tomorrow since Madelyn has basketball practice and we all have to go.

Me: Tomorrow, we'll have a dinner of leftovers.
Alyson, looking at her plate: I want this and this.
Me: We're going to have the leftovers that have accumulated all week. You get to pick what you want.
Madelyn: Well, what are our options?
Me: The fettuccini or the sausage and spinach over rice or the soup or the sweet potatoes and green beans.
Madelyn: I want the sausage and spinach! That's my favorite. I could eat that everyday until I got sick of it!
Alyson: But, I want sweet potatoes and green beans!
Me: You don't have to have the same thing.
Madelyn: Yay!

30 January 2017

Madelyn's shoelace was knotted and she asked me to unknot it. It was a mess. As I was untying it, she said, "I don't even know what happened. Sometimes surprising things happen."

29 January 2017

Alyson's school is having a spirit week this coming week, so the preschool is joining in on days that they have class.

Me: Aly, tomorrow is pajama day at school! You get to wear your pajamas. Doesn't that sound like fun?
Madelyn, pouting: I wish I had pajama day.