Talent Competition

Rosie: "You know there's going to be a talent competition?"
Daddy: "No lovey, I don't."
Rosie: "You're not in it."

*Leaves*

Back tickles

After eight years of waiting patiently, we have finally discovered writing words on each others' backs in bed. Holly's first word...?

HERBIVORE.

Breakfast

This is what we do first thing, after breakfast and before going to school. Those books are history books...

Vocabulary

Upon discovering that supper was just pasta with grated cheese and not pasta with cheesey sauce, Holly said, "Good. That means my sister won't get narky...."

Daddy: "Narky?! I didn't know you knew words like that! What other words do you know?"

Chorus: "LUSCIOUS!"

Rosie's skill area

We have been in Laser Camp for a week, where we got to do archery, swimming, martial arts, drama, tennis, etc. Today we brought certificates home. Holly's certified that she is a "Karate Princess"!

Rosie asked us to guess what hers said.

Daddy: "Does it say 'Drama Queen'?"
Rosie: "Oh. How did you guess...?!"

Heavy reading

Holly: "In Laura Ingalls' time, they wrote on slates.... I think their stories must have been really heavy."

Hush

Rosie was fed up because the games at Laser Camp weren't working: "And that one didn't work, so we went on the next one, and that one didn't work, so we went on the next one, and that one didn't work, so we went on the next one, and that one didn't work, so we went on the next one..."
Holly: "Rosie.... We get the picture."

Learner Drivers

Holly, upon seeing somebody with L-plates on the car:

"I think, that the L on that car means that it is being driven by a Loser."

Of course...

Daddy: "What are you doing lovey...?"
Holly: "Walking backwards."
Daddy: "I see.... Why?"
Holly: "So I don't have to turn around again..."

Songbird

Rosie saw a parrot on TV today singing "How Much Is That Doggy In The Window."

"Now THAT'S what I CALL a songbird!"