"Wear Me!"

I helped Lizzy pick out her clothes this morning, then left her to get dressed while I made breakfast (and by "made breakfast" I mean poured cereal into bowls). She was taking a very long time to get dressed, and I was getting frustrated.

Me: "Lizzy! Come on! Hurry up!"
Lizzy, running into the kitchen: "Sorry. I was ready and then this skirt was just yelling 'wear me' so I had to change my outfit!"

Little House on the Prairie

Lizzy has discovered Little House on the Prairie -- her teacher has been reading the books in class and last night I dug out a Little House on the Prairie DVD.

Me, as Lizzy watched the DVD: "Do you like it?"
Lizzy: "Yes! I can't take my eyes off of it!"

Equal

Lizzy, as we dropped Jake off at school: "Jake is going to look like a jerk because he didn't wear pajamas on pajama day."

Me, in a joking voice (I promise, I was joking!): "Well Jake's a jerk."

Lizzy: "Yeah. That's true. So I guess it's equal."

Almost 50

Lizzy: "Mary forgot to sign my homework. I read to her, but she didn't sign it."
Mom: "Oops. Did you get in trouble?"
Lizzy: "Nope. I told Mrs. Hart I read to my great aunt and she forgot to sign it. I told Mrs. Hart that Mary is almost 50 years old, and she said that explains it."

Maybe.. no

Me: "Hey, look at this.. you can take your candy to the dentist and get money. Do you want to do that?"
Lizzy: "Um, maybe… no. Why would I walk all those miles just to give my candy away?"

Special Breakfast

We had some extra time this morning, so I made pancakes for Lizzy (usually she eats toast while running out the door!)

Lizzy, as she enjoyed her second pancake: "This doesn't even feel like a school day. I'm sitting down for breakfast. Are you sure I have school today?"

Future Day

Instead of celebrating Halloween at Lizzy's school, they have "future day".. yet another new thing we get to experience this year! So basically instead of wearing their Halloween costumes (which can be scary and inappropriate) kids dress up like what they want to be in the future. Some ideas that were suggested: principal, doctor, teacher, baseball player.

Lizzy thought long and hard about what to be and finally settled on a waitress. 

Big dreams (hey... I made some of the best money I've ever made when I waited tables in college!).

So I made her an apron and some Perkins notebooks. Lizzy made a tray full of food (taped onto a round cookie sheet -- totally her idea!). Then we went to Perkins to see if we could get any extra props. 

Lizzy: "Hi. My name is Lizzy. We're having future day at my school tomorrow and I want to be a waitress in the future so I was wondering if you had a tray or a name tag I could buy for my costume."

How could you resist that?!?! The manager was so sweet. She gave Lizzy two menus, a Perkins t-shirt, and even made her a real name tag!

I thanked her and said she'd be back in ten years for a job. The manager said, in a very serious voice, "she's hired!"

It is good to be Lizzy!

"Welcome to Perkins! My name is Lizzy and I'll be your waitress!"

Morgan is in training.

Authentic menus!

A good waitress is always prepared - Lizzy has
a pocket full of pens and straws!

Ready to take your order!

Lizzy's special!