How Kids Define Quality and Other Stories

I wish that I had the time to write down everything that the kids say as the day goes on…today was a great one for one-liners.

  1. Helena and Liam were talking about their school fundraiser in the car today. They are both excited because they found out that some kids win prizes for selling lots and lots of items. Helena said that she wants to get the iPod. I told her that she already has one but she said that this one was cooler and “it comes with one of those things that you have [an iPod dock] that has way more buttons on it”.
  2. On Saturday, I took the kids to the Lifetime Fitness and showed them the kids’ play area. They weren’t impressed. Today they began their yoga class which the girls were excited about. Liam didn’t want to do the yoga, so he was bummed that he had to go into the kids area while I read out in the lounge while waiting for yoga to get over. As soon as Liam walks into the play area he says, “They have a Wii?!!” It was not only a Wii, but on a large screen television. Heaven for him. When we left the kids were saying how cool everything was and how they couldn’t wait to go back. I reminded them that only two days ago they said that they hated it. Helena says, “See what happens when you try new things?”
  3. Just as I was putting the kids to bed, Liam was telling Helena about something in the bedroom. Ada walks in and says, “What Liam?”, and Liam tells her, “You aren’t part of this conversation”. Well!

All in all a fun day. When I picked Ada up from daycare, I just sat away from her and watched her play with other kids. When Liam and Helena got to school they were in good spirits. After getting home late because of yoga, they ate dinner and then went to do homework. Liam and I sat on the floor and played a game,  did worksheet after worksheet, and spelling words. Helena said she had homework to do, but then took Ada upstairs to read to her. Afterward I asked Helena what her homework was. She said that she just did it. I told her “You were just reading to Ada”. She told me that her homework was to read aloud for twenty minutes so she read to Ada. Then at night Liam wanted to play the Wii with Helena. He hasn’t played Wii Sports sword fighting since Christmas Day when he got it, but since that is what he played at the gym, he’s ready to do it again. He and Helena laughed and laughed for all twenty minutes.