Author: Beth

  • Stomach Party

    Peter, age 5: “The acid in my stomach is having a party!”

  • New Colors

    Peter, age 3: “Can my favorite color be perry twinkle?”

  • Starting Young

    Beth: “Scholastica, bring your math book to me.” 
    Scholastica: “After I finish my coffee.” 

  • Name Change

    Peter: “No, my name is the name of the smallest crab!” 

  • Ground Animals

    Scholastica: “Ground beef IS an animal!” 

  • Being Grateful

    Karol: “I’m glad I’m your son, cause then I’m brought up well. I’m not saying you’re better than everyone else.”

  • Naptime Confusion

    Benedict: “Mama, what can I do during nap time dat’s not napping?”

  • On Easter

    Benedict: “It’s sad that Jesus died.”

    Me: “What do we get because he died?”

    B: “Hmmmm, hosts and wine.”

  • On Birth

    Karol: This baby better be BORN!!!!!! This Sunday is Palm Sunday and I don’t want you to be pregnant on Palm SundaYYYYYYYY!!!

  • Playing Dead

    Caecilia: “Pa, my sister’s dead!”
    Karol: “Did she have a fatal heart attack?”
    Caecilia “Yeah”.
    Karol: “I don’t know what to do.”
    Caecilia: “We better get her to the hospital, {a.”
    Karol: “Be careful, there are some bloody zombies and robots.”.