You People Down There

Butch, Erica, Mom, and Me:  *watching Steelers vs. Ravens football*

Molly and Charlotte:  *playing upstairs*

Butch and Me:  *explode in cheers as the Steelers get a touchdown*

Molly:  What's wrong with you people down there?

(December 25, 2016)

Like Grandma's

Charlotte: *pointing to the car next ours in the parking lot* That car has a tire on the back like Grandma's!

Me:  It does. 

Charlotte:  But it's not dirty or blue like Grandma's. 

(August 22, 2015)

Chocolate

Charlotte:  *holding up a box of chocolate-chip bars*  I eat dis?

Grandma B:  No, I think you need to get something without chocolate.  You just had some chocolate.

Charlotte:  *raising the box higher*  I wan' dis!

Grandma B:  No, you need to eat something else.  That has chocolate.

Charlotte:  *indignantly whining*  But I yike choc'wet!

(May 10, 2014)

No One

Molly and Charlotte:  *playing a game of pretend, in which Molly has assigned the role of Bowser to Grandma B, the role of Mario to Charlotte, and the role of Princess Peach to herself*

Grandma B:  *holding Molly "captive" on the couch*

Molly:  *wailing incessantly* Help me, Mario!  Help!  Oh no!  Mario!  MARIO!!!!

Charlotte:  *climbing into my desk chair, facing away from Molly and Grandma B* No one wants to save you.

(December 21, 2013)

It Doesn't Talk

Grandma B:  What have you been doing at preschool?
Molly:  We been doing our calendar.
Grandma B:  Oh, what does your calendar tell you?
Molly:  It doesn't tell us anything.
Grandma B:  Well, ok, what does it say?
Molly:  It doesn't say anything.  It doesn't talk.

(January 13, 2013)

Preschool

Grandma B:  Are you excited about preschool?
Molly:  Uh-huh.
Grandma B:  What's gonna happen at preschool?
Molly:  I'm gonna get in trouble right there.

(July 14, 2012)