(I know, it's been forever. I'll post some Thailand photos soon. But this one had to be blogged.)
Mia: Today at school was fun. We had a substitute teacher.
Mom: Oh yeah? How'd that go?
Mia: He was cool. His name was kinda funny.
Mom: What was it?
Mia: Mr. Hyman! (grins & giggles) Isn't that FUNNY?
Mom: What's funny about that name? (Stifling a laugh and slightly amazed.)
Mia: Mr. Hyman. Like, "HI, Man!" Haha! Isn't that funny?
Mom: Yes. Very funny. You have no idea how funny.
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Thursday, December 18, 2008
More Mia Goodness...
About 10 days ago, Mia missed the bus. First time ever. I was convinced it must have left early because I send her outside in plenty of time to get there - the bus leaves at 8:15. She came back in the door at 8:17 and said she had missed the bus. WHAT? That bus must have left early.
"Did you even SEE the bus?" I asked as I pulled on pants and shoes to drive her to school.
"No, it was gone."
"Were there grown-ups still standing at the bus stop? Did they tell you the bus left?"
"Yeah, Pierce's mom told me it was gone."
I was still confused because she was back so soon after the bus should've left - so I guessed it had left early and drove her to school.
This morning Craig was getting ready and Mia was about to eat cereal, and Craig said, "Oh - did Mia tell you why she missed the bus that day??"
You can imagine the expression on my face.
"Yeah - there were some Japanese tourists out there that wanted to take her picture. They asked her and she said, "Hai!" and was busy being a little paparazzi hound for the tourists. That's why." He turns to Mia, "Sorry I dimed ya out, kid."
She looked at me and grinned sheepishly and let a little laugh out.. like, it's all good, right? Bygones....
I admit, it was hard not to laugh. But next time, she's gonna walk to school on her own. Gotta love living in a hotel!
"Did you even SEE the bus?" I asked as I pulled on pants and shoes to drive her to school.
"No, it was gone."
"Were there grown-ups still standing at the bus stop? Did they tell you the bus left?"
"Yeah, Pierce's mom told me it was gone."
I was still confused because she was back so soon after the bus should've left - so I guessed it had left early and drove her to school.
This morning Craig was getting ready and Mia was about to eat cereal, and Craig said, "Oh - did Mia tell you why she missed the bus that day??"
You can imagine the expression on my face.
"Yeah - there were some Japanese tourists out there that wanted to take her picture. They asked her and she said, "Hai!" and was busy being a little paparazzi hound for the tourists. That's why." He turns to Mia, "Sorry I dimed ya out, kid."
She looked at me and grinned sheepishly and let a little laugh out.. like, it's all good, right? Bygones....
I admit, it was hard not to laugh. But next time, she's gonna walk to school on her own. Gotta love living in a hotel!
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Heard This Past Weekend
Craig: Mia, why are you such a slow eater?
Mia: Daddy... I'm not a slow eater, you just need to be more patient.
Mia: Daddy... I'm not a slow eater, you just need to be more patient.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Japanese Shirt
"Mama.... can I get a Japanese shirt?"
"You mean like you want me to buy you a shirt at a Japanese store, or a shirt with Japanese characters on it?"
"Yeah, one with Japanese writing so that the people can see that I'm saying something nice to them."
(anyone who speaks the language want to come out with me to find a shirt that says something nice in Japanese?)
"You mean like you want me to buy you a shirt at a Japanese store, or a shirt with Japanese characters on it?"
"Yeah, one with Japanese writing so that the people can see that I'm saying something nice to them."
(anyone who speaks the language want to come out with me to find a shirt that says something nice in Japanese?)
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Heard This Morning
Mia's at the table eating cereal. Craig was still here because he had to stop on a closer base before going to work.
"Mia's hair looks like Bon Jovi's hair first thing in the morning." (It kinda does... now that it's shorter, it actually sticks up in the morning after she's slept on it.)
I grabbed a little water spray bottle to fix it, and Mia pouts and whines. "Mooooooooommmmmm! I don't like it when you wet my hair to do that. Because then I go to school, and my friends all say, 'Eeeeeewww, you got all naked and took a shower!'"
I'm laughing and she's crying at this point.
"Mia, just tell them 'eeeeww... you don't shower?' and they'll be quiet." Although I'm pretty sure she made that up anyway because her hair will be dry by the time she gets on the bus. Just another excuse to complain. Sometimes the arguments are just ....creative.
"Mia's hair looks like Bon Jovi's hair first thing in the morning." (It kinda does... now that it's shorter, it actually sticks up in the morning after she's slept on it.)
I grabbed a little water spray bottle to fix it, and Mia pouts and whines. "Mooooooooommmmmm! I don't like it when you wet my hair to do that. Because then I go to school, and my friends all say, 'Eeeeeewww, you got all naked and took a shower!'"
I'm laughing and she's crying at this point.
"Mia, just tell them 'eeeeww... you don't shower?' and they'll be quiet." Although I'm pretty sure she made that up anyway because her hair will be dry by the time she gets on the bus. Just another excuse to complain. Sometimes the arguments are just ....creative.
Friday, March 14, 2008
On The Way Home From Soccer
(Mia whining in the back seat, lots of "ow ow ow".)
Craig asks, "Mia, what's going on?"
"I tripped on the field."
"Well, that happens a lot, you're gonna trip on the field."
"It hurts."
"Well, it's ok, it's good to trip now and then, ya get right back up."
(DRIPPING with sarcasm - I don't know that you can imagine enough of it as you read this.) "Oh, so it's GOOD that I fall. Your HAPPY that I trip and fall. That's a GOOD thing, huh? That I get hurt, that's GREAT."
Craig and I stifled hysterical laughter - but I think I let out a snort.
I think the sarcasm we use has rubbed off. And I think the sense of humor of our 6-year-old has surpassed a whole lot of our friends'.
Craig asks, "Mia, what's going on?"
"I tripped on the field."
"Well, that happens a lot, you're gonna trip on the field."
"It hurts."
"Well, it's ok, it's good to trip now and then, ya get right back up."
(DRIPPING with sarcasm - I don't know that you can imagine enough of it as you read this.) "Oh, so it's GOOD that I fall. Your HAPPY that I trip and fall. That's a GOOD thing, huh? That I get hurt, that's GREAT."
Craig and I stifled hysterical laughter - but I think I let out a snort.
I think the sarcasm we use has rubbed off. And I think the sense of humor of our 6-year-old has surpassed a whole lot of our friends'.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
IDOL IS BACK!
Oh yeah, dawg - we get Idol here. And I'm stoked. The top 24 is better as a whole than any I've seen. Last night's guys' performance was grand.
Bottom 2, if America has ANY clue: Luke - so much of an Orlando Bloom look-alike that even Mia said, "He looks like the Pirates of the Caribbean guy!" Cute, but bad song and bad performance. Garrett: Leif Garrett (WHAT? I had no idea his first name was his doppleganger's LAST Name!?) lookalike (or Frampton, as he stated) picked a good song but didn't sing it well. He's much too green for this show. Bye bye gaunt one.
Quote of the night was by Mia after Aussie Michael Johns performed "Light My Fire":
The girls will love him, and the boys will think he rocks.
Couldn't have put it better myself, kid. And 17-year-old David WILL be a star, he was my favorite, and another one in the top 3 (with aforementioned Michael) is Jason Castro, dreadlock mon. What a cutie pie! I wonder if they'll try to make him cut off his dreads at some point. Stunning face and unique style - and great song choice.
I'm also loving this fans vs. favorites Survivor (which I thought had jumped the shark already), Californication (HELLO, Showtime, you ROCK - what a show!), the current and last season of the Wire, Friday Night Lights, and the Terminator series. What's on your viewing list?
On a final note, Apple TV - which we have and has saved us from many decent-tv-free AFN sucky nights - finally updated their software. We can rent HD movies, buy TV shows for pretty much nothing, and look at our flickr account on our 55" tv. Yay Apple!! We did also bring our TiVo - which DOES work here, so if you're coming over and you have one of your own (not the borrowed cable version thing) - bring it!
Bottom 2, if America has ANY clue: Luke - so much of an Orlando Bloom look-alike that even Mia said, "He looks like the Pirates of the Caribbean guy!" Cute, but bad song and bad performance. Garrett: Leif Garrett (WHAT? I had no idea his first name was his doppleganger's LAST Name!?) lookalike (or Frampton, as he stated) picked a good song but didn't sing it well. He's much too green for this show. Bye bye gaunt one.
Quote of the night was by Mia after Aussie Michael Johns performed "Light My Fire":
The girls will love him, and the boys will think he rocks.
Couldn't have put it better myself, kid. And 17-year-old David WILL be a star, he was my favorite, and another one in the top 3 (with aforementioned Michael) is Jason Castro, dreadlock mon. What a cutie pie! I wonder if they'll try to make him cut off his dreads at some point. Stunning face and unique style - and great song choice.
I'm also loving this fans vs. favorites Survivor (which I thought had jumped the shark already), Californication (HELLO, Showtime, you ROCK - what a show!), the current and last season of the Wire, Friday Night Lights, and the Terminator series. What's on your viewing list?
On a final note, Apple TV - which we have and has saved us from many decent-tv-free AFN sucky nights - finally updated their software. We can rent HD movies, buy TV shows for pretty much nothing, and look at our flickr account on our 55" tv. Yay Apple!! We did also bring our TiVo - which DOES work here, so if you're coming over and you have one of your own (not the borrowed cable version thing) - bring it!
Saturday, December 22, 2007
Heard From the Living Room
I'm on the computer surfing around.
Craig (starting a game of Warhawk on the PS3 with his new rumble controller - that can only be bought in Japan right now): "Ok, Mia - it's not your favorite screen, but you like Archipelago. It's zones."
Mia: "No it's not. It's death match."
Craig: "No... it's zones."
Mia: (no hesitation) "Death match."
...pause...
Craig: "....you're right."
Mia: "I know."
Craig: "How did you know that?"
Mia: "See the little squares up top?"
Craig: "Dang - you're observant."
Mia: "Ok, Daddy - pay attention - you just passed a tow missile."
(WTF is a tow missile? I don't know - some kind of missile you can control - but cutely enough, Mia was calling this a "missile tow" after she learned the term - quite fitting for the season.)
Craig: "Ok - zones is next."
Mia: "Right, and after that is capture the flag...."
Upon finishing the game and getting rid of some enemy, they high five each other and Mia says, "See, Dad? Guns are better than knives." Quote of the year. This is what you get with the daughter of a Marine/Warhawk addict.
Craig (starting a game of Warhawk on the PS3 with his new rumble controller - that can only be bought in Japan right now): "Ok, Mia - it's not your favorite screen, but you like Archipelago. It's zones."
Mia: "No it's not. It's death match."
Craig: "No... it's zones."
Mia: (no hesitation) "Death match."
...pause...
Craig: "....you're right."
Mia: "I know."
Craig: "How did you know that?"
Mia: "See the little squares up top?"
Craig: "Dang - you're observant."
Mia: "Ok, Daddy - pay attention - you just passed a tow missile."
(WTF is a tow missile? I don't know - some kind of missile you can control - but cutely enough, Mia was calling this a "missile tow" after she learned the term - quite fitting for the season.)
Craig: "Ok - zones is next."
Mia: "Right, and after that is capture the flag...."
Upon finishing the game and getting rid of some enemy, they high five each other and Mia says, "See, Dad? Guns are better than knives." Quote of the year. This is what you get with the daughter of a Marine/Warhawk addict.
Sunday, December 9, 2007
In The Car Yesterday
Craig: "Mia, who's the best Mommy and Daddy in the world?"
Mia: "What are my choices?"
Mia: "What are my choices?"
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
This Morning At The Breakfast Table
"Mom - what's this piece of paper?"
"That's a flyer explaining the box top program."
"What's the box top program?"
"Well, there are certain foods that we buy, and if the box is marked as such, we save the top and turn it in. Then we contribute money toward your school."
"But I don't want to buy my school!!"
"That's a flyer explaining the box top program."
"What's the box top program?"
"Well, there are certain foods that we buy, and if the box is marked as such, we save the top and turn it in. Then we contribute money toward your school."
"But I don't want to buy my school!!"
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