30 September 2014

Today after we got home some people came over. Madelyn had some stickers that she wanted to share with them. She put one on her shirt and gave one to Alyson. After that, she went around to everyone and asked, "Do you want a sticker for your shirt?" She was confused and didn't understand why all of them said no.

29 September 2014

We had asparagus with dinner tonight. In the course of the meal, Madelyn went from outright declaring that she does not like "expairagus", to reluctantly trying it, to liking it, and finally back to deciding that she doesn't like it. Typical.

28 September 2014

On the way home from swimming class, I was asking Madelyn about what she wanted for lunch. She opted for a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

Me: What type of jelly do you want?
Madelyn: Strawberry jelly. I love strawberry jelly. I"m going to have strawberry jelly on every sandwich except grilled cheese and ham and cheese because strawberry jelly does not taste good on those.
Tony: How do you know? Have you tried it?
Madelyn: No. It just doesn't sound like it would be good!

27 September 2014

From the list of conversations that you wish weren't happening:

Madelyn: Why aren't there just girls?
Me, making sure I heard her question correctly: Why aren't there only girls?
Madelyn: Yeah. Why are there girls and boys?
Me: Well, because there's an equal chance of a baby being a boy or a girl.
Madelyn: But why?
Me: Because there has to be a boy and a girl for there to be babies. Plus, wouldn't it be boring if everyone was a girl?
Madelyn, accepting that answer: Yeah, it would be boring.

26 September 2014

While I was fixing dinner, Madelyn was standing at the kitchen counter playing with some plastic beakers and pipets that she got from my work way back on Take Your Child to Work Day.

Madelyn: I'm making a potion that turns every bad guy into smoke.
Me: Into smoke? What about a potion that turns bad guys into good guys?
Madelyn: Yeah.... That's what I meant....

25 September 2014

For her class, Madelyn has a weekly assignment to complete pages of her Alphabet Journal. To complete it, they need to find pictures or draw or otherwise fill it with things beginning with the letter for the page. We were working on it when we got home today. This week's letter is "M".

Me, as we were looking through some ads from the newspaper for things to use: Do you see anything that begins with "M"?
Madelyn, looking around: No....
Me, pointing to some meat: What's this?
Madelyn: Steak.
Me: And what is steak?
Madelyn: Meat... MEAT STARTS WITH "M"!!!!

24 September 2014

Madelyn brought home a painting from school. Her explanation was something like this:

"That circle is on the diving board and jumping off. And the blue rectangle is the pool. This part is missing (pointing to the top right of the rectangle) because the water splashed out and is up here (pointing to the blue streak at the top)."