kids-isms

luci at the park to total stranger: hi! i'm luci! what country are you from?
random 4 year old girl: (pause) haslett
luci: oh yay! (clapping) i'm from michigan!

luci coming home from school looking sad: my friend cried today mommy.
me: why?
luci: she missed her mommy.
me: what did you do?
luci: i hugged her and told her everything would be alright.
me: ... was it hard for you to see your best friend cry?
luci: no...actually i got a pretty good look.

luci rubs my belly and says softly, "don't you worry. i'm big sister luci and i'll take good care of you. i can't wait to meet you." lijah smacks my belly and gets huge eyes, "BABY INSIDE?!!" then he points to his tummy, "BABY INSIDE?!!"

lij takes off running after a squirrel with reckless abandon. i can barely keep up with him. suddenly the squirrel stops and looks directly at him. "WASSSZAT?!" he shrieks, afraid and perplexed, unsure of why he was chasing at all.

lij nomenclature... red=james. pink=rosie. blue=thomas. brown=toby. something big and tall=cranky nah crane. airplane=jeremy. ceiling fans/helicopters=harold. white=harold. yellow/orange/beige=murdoch. dark green=whiff.

then there's gary. on our way up north a porcupine wandered into the middle of the highway. then as it was almost across it changed direction and ran right into our wheel. i didn't swerve, as it was a misty dark foggy night, and i didn't want to lose control. g asks, "are we going to get a flat tire now?"