me – I don’t know what to have for dinner. Maybe I should eat my box of chocolates Daddy gave me. bigzabba – No, that is junk food. You can’t eat junk food for dinner. If you eat too much junk food you could die.

“Mommy, I love you 52 thousand 30 hundred”

The other day BigZabba was playing with her plastic horses while we were at the hair dresser. As always there was a Mommy, Daddy & baby horse. This day they were all fighting “the bad guys” and the Mommy & Daddy were showing the baby how to fight and then run away. Now these horses… Read More The Reminder

Today Lola and I were talking about how we were feeling old…not wanting to leave the house after 4pm, getting into pj’s by 7pm..etc.. Lola – I need to get my hair colored..I found more gray hair. I am so old.Me – If you are old, what am I?Lola – Almost old.

Overheard at Disney’s California Adventure today….. (while walking in the front gate, under “The Golden Gate Bridge”) kid – oh look. It’s San Francisco.mom – No, it’s not San Francisco, this park is all about California.

The check out guy at Trader Joe’s was a little too nosey today. The conversation started out as small talk while he tallied the groceries… TJ man – How old is your baby?me- She’s oneTJ man – How many months?me – (laughing) 12TJ man – My son will be 13 months tomorrow. Is she talking?me… Read More Ok Nosey

This morning BigZabba and I were talking about how decorating Christmas trees became a tradition. In the midst of having a very adult conversation about Martin Luther decorating a tree with candles, BigZabba says… Another important thing to remember about a tree is that if you look at one and decide you want it and… Read More Quote of the Day

While in Costco today…. BigZabba – “Mommy, that lady is crazy.”Me – “Why is she crazy?”BigZabba – “She bought a big bag of dog food and I don’t think she has a dog.”

This afternoon BigZabba spent some time with a friend. When I picked her up I was told that BigZabba had to be talked to about pushing and pulling her friend’s hair. So later I talked with BigZabba about what had happened… Me – Can you tell me what happened today? I was told that you… Read More The Blame Game

This morning BigZabba was “helping” me sew by handing me pins for the blankets. This was our conversation: “Mommy we have a lot of work to do. We are busy.”“Yes we are. We have a lot of blankets to make.”“There is no time for fun, there is work to be done.”“Where did you hear that?”“You… Read More There’s No Time for Fun