"A Talk"

The kids and I were at school yesterday afternoon. Lizzy and I were visiting with Sue, a custodian who is also our neighbor. Lizzy loves her and was telling her all about Christmas. Sue and I were also having a side conversation. Suddenly, Lizzy went over to a table, set up two chairs facing each other and told me to come over there because we needed "to talk".

I sat down and got an earful:

Lizzy: "Mom, you been AWFUL. My trying to talk with Sue and you keep interrupting me. You need to shape up."

This lecture sounds familiar. Maybe she is listening......

Telling Time

Lizzy got a new watch off the clearance rack at Wal-Mart tonight. She had to put it on immediately On the way home, she asked us what time it was:

Lizzy: "What time is it?"
Me: "I don't know. What does your watch say?"
Lizzy: "Dark-15."

Haircut

Lizzy got a haircut tonight.

She fell asleep with gum in her mouth this afternoon. Unfortunately, the gum did not stay in her mouth while she slept (In my defense, I was not home when this happened. I always check her mouth for gum when she's sleeping. No lie. I do.)

After several minutes of screaming and trying to get the gum out, I resorted to cutting it out. It was a lot of hair.

Fortunately, it sort of blends in with her bangs. Sort of.

I've lost count of how many haircuts Lizzy has had at home....those she's given herself and those I've had to do to get stuff out of her hair.  She promised me she won't cut her hair though. Because, she says, if she cuts her own hair she "will be bald. Like Morgan. And Morgan a baby. And my not a baby. If my a baby, then my need a nookie. And my don't like nookies."

"Just Kidding"

Me: "Lizzy, I have to go. Dwayne is waiting for me."
Lizzy: "Oh, tell Dwayney Walker my don't like him anymore."
Me: "What? Why don't you like him anymore? I thought you were friends."
Lizzy: "Ha. Gotcha. Tell him my just kidding. My do like him!"

The Truth Comes Out

Me: "Lizzy, thanks for being so good at speech and at the grocery store."
Lizzy: "No problem. Know why my been so good?"
Me: "Nope. Why?"
Lizzy: "For my don't want you to yell at me."

A Sign of the Times

Lexi downloaded a Taylor Swift song to my cell phone. She also apparently set that as my alarm. Lizzy was in bed with me this morning when the alarm went off. She mumbled, still half asleep, "Oh, my love this ringtone."

A New Year's Kiss

We had our annual New Year's Eve party last night. At 11:00, all the kids went downstairs to watch the ball drop in New York City. Lizzy asked why everyone was kissing. We explained that that's what you're supposed to do to ring in the new year. She promptly found her boyfriend/Jake's buddy, Kaleb, and much to his horror, kissed him. After the kiss, she exclaimed, "Ha, gotcha, sucker!"