tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61495760944083222922024-03-08T08:46:43.458-05:00When Kids SpeakBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03010488890023883067noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6149576094408322292.post-78063366328287594742012-12-27T22:43:00.000-05:002012-12-27T22:43:00.890-05:00Christmas Coal<div style="text-align: center;">
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Daley: Did you get coal?</div>
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Me: For Christmas you mean? No..</div>
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Daley: Oh, so not yet this year. But you might!</div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03010488890023883067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6149576094408322292.post-44090806381203380042012-12-15T23:42:00.000-05:002012-12-15T23:42:00.637-05:00Hippopotamus for Christmas<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">Alec: Why would she want a hippopotamus for Christmas anyway? It wouldn't fit in the door.</span></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03010488890023883067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6149576094408322292.post-43593296438175915892012-12-10T23:47:00.000-05:002012-12-10T23:47:00.140-05:00Christmas<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br />Elle: Alec, did you know Christmas is celebrating Jesus' birthday?<br />Alec: oh...wow...it is? So...was he alive last year then?</span></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03010488890023883067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6149576094408322292.post-7242070010242095282012-06-13T00:14:00.000-04:002012-06-13T00:14:00.482-04:00Naps II<div style="text-align: center;">
Me: It's time to go- nap time!</div>
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Alec: I'm not going to take a nap.</div>
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Me: Okay, well you don't have to nap, but you do need to rest your body-- so rest time.</div>
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Alec: I'm not going to rest either. I'll just call it (whispers) quiet time.</div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03010488890023883067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6149576094408322292.post-88804869420272484092012-06-12T00:13:00.000-04:002012-06-12T00:13:00.282-04:00It's Complicated<div style="text-align: center;">
Kenna: I'm going to marry Zach.</div>
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Tan: Okay, but you know you're MY girlfriend, right?</div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03010488890023883067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6149576094408322292.post-16364939096655249412012-06-09T00:11:00.000-04:002012-06-09T00:11:00.373-04:00Naps<div style="text-align: center;">
Jack, after a 1 1/2 hour nap: That was NOT a good nap. No. It was an awful nap. AW, MAN!</div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03010488890023883067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6149576094408322292.post-47961412688183595552012-06-08T00:09:00.000-04:002012-06-08T00:09:00.271-04:00Balloon Farm<div style="text-align: center;">
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Alexa: You have to keep an airplane door closed, otherwise you will float away.</div>
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Me: Where will you float to?</div>
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Alexa: The Balloon Farm!</div>
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Me: What is the Balloon Farm?</div>
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Alexa: Where all the lost balloons go!</div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03010488890023883067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6149576094408322292.post-24991326603930418802012-06-07T00:08:00.000-04:002012-06-07T00:08:00.119-04:00Bob Evans<div style="text-align: center;">
Tan: I feel sick.</div>
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Me: What's the matter?</div>
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Tan: Well I went to Bob Evans and ate too much and got drunk and now I feel sick.</div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03010488890023883067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6149576094408322292.post-1938634707652882582012-06-06T00:06:00.000-04:002012-06-06T00:06:00.417-04:00Farms<div style="text-align: center;">
Co-teacher: So, where would you find a farm?</div>
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Gav: (sarcastically) In the middle of nowhere...</div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03010488890023883067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6149576094408322292.post-43339460933272718302012-06-05T00:04:00.000-04:002012-06-05T00:04:00.531-04:00So Literal<div style="text-align: center;">
Me: Lil, how did your socks get under the table?</div>
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Lil: I don't know, they don't have legs!</div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03010488890023883067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6149576094408322292.post-42121694815185903372012-06-02T00:03:00.000-04:002012-06-02T00:03:00.257-04:00Haircuts<div style="text-align: center;">
Me: Alexa, please don't pull up the grass.</div>
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Alexa: I'm just giving it a haircut!</div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03010488890023883067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6149576094408322292.post-41513459105164921282012-06-01T00:00:00.000-04:002012-06-01T00:00:10.139-04:00Perspective<div style="text-align: center;">
Lucy: I haven't done anything wrong in my entire life!</div>
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Me: Really??</div>
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Lucy: Nope! I haven't stolen anything from a store, or been to jail, or stolen someone's car.</div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03010488890023883067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6149576094408322292.post-27309686333824547262012-05-31T23:58:00.000-04:002012-05-31T23:58:00.129-04:00Dog Tooth Fairy<div style="text-align: center;">
Scene: Preschool sharing time</div>
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Maci: This is my dog's tooth. It came out of his mouth.</div>
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Grace: Did the tooth fairy come and give him money? ... or a bone?</div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03010488890023883067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6149576094408322292.post-25182307252503104492012-05-30T23:55:00.000-04:002012-05-30T23:55:03.364-04:00Strength<div style="text-align: center;">
Alec: Are you strong?</div>
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Me: Umm...I guess kind of, why?</div>
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Alec: Are you stronger than my dad?</div>
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Me: I'm not sure. What do you think?</div>
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Alec: Well, you can lift the earth...but my dad, he can lift the universe soooo...</div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03010488890023883067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6149576094408322292.post-38369575877621094582012-05-28T06:28:00.000-04:002012-05-28T06:28:00.437-04:00Getting Down to Business<div style="text-align: center;">
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AJ: Where is your mom?</div>
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Me: I don't know...she might be at her house, I guess. </div>
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AJ: Where is that?</div>
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Me: Three hours from here.</div>
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AJ: Oh, so you don't live with her?</div>
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Me: Nope.</div>
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AJ: Do you have a roommate?</div>
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Me: No...</div>
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AJ: Do you have a husband?</div>
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Me: No...</div>
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AJ: So you live alone, basically?</div>
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Me: Yep!</div>
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AJ: So, when are you going to get a baby?</div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03010488890023883067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6149576094408322292.post-45413789171894214392012-05-27T06:25:00.000-04:002012-05-27T06:25:00.066-04:00The Highway<div style="text-align: center;">
Alec: The highway is fun. It is like a racetrack for cars, to see who can get to the exit first!</div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03010488890023883067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6149576094408322292.post-64022552566940270732012-05-26T23:05:00.000-04:002012-05-26T23:05:00.465-04:00Three and What?<div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Dylan: </span></span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #666666; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 19px; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">I am three and 2/15ths!</span></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03010488890023883067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6149576094408322292.post-15723851731081249452012-05-25T23:01:00.000-04:002012-05-25T23:01:00.835-04:00Discipline is Hard<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #666666; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 19px; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Adam, another time after sitting in a chair for a few minutes: Miss S, I've been sitting here for a long time. Do you want me to DIE in the chair??</span></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03010488890023883067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6149576094408322292.post-22721137187412597602012-05-24T23:00:00.000-04:002012-05-24T23:00:04.111-04:00Streaking<div style="text-align: center;">
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Me: Nina, please stop shrieking. You need to use an inside voice.</div>
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Liv, who considers herself my shadow: Yea, Nina. Stop streaking!</div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03010488890023883067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6149576094408322292.post-45433226801064189932012-05-23T22:58:00.000-04:002012-05-23T22:58:00.649-04:00Trained<div style="text-align: center;">
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Adam has been night time training at night so he doesn't have to use his pull-ups. After two days of this, he comes into the classroom and announces to all:</div>
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I'm trained! I'm trained!!!</div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03010488890023883067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6149576094408322292.post-80701239583602442782012-05-22T22:57:00.000-04:002012-05-22T22:57:00.768-04:00Deodorant<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #666666; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 19px; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> Annie has (yucky face) DEODORANT! EWWWWW!!!</span></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03010488890023883067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6149576094408322292.post-63038321925689176982012-05-21T22:56:00.000-04:002012-05-21T22:56:00.571-04:00Whiles<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #666666; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 19px; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Adam, after sitting in a chair for a few minutes because he was not making good choices: I've been sitting here for a long time. A LOT of whiles. (Sad crying). I just want to throw all my whiles away!!</span></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03010488890023883067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6149576094408322292.post-23933523525958374102012-05-20T22:52:00.000-04:002012-05-20T22:52:00.561-04:00Accused<div style="text-align: center;">
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Rava: Can I be accused?</div>
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(Translation: excused)</div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03010488890023883067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6149576094408322292.post-63543245147671266192012-05-19T22:04:00.000-04:002012-05-19T22:04:00.149-04:00Clothes<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #666666; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 19px; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-center; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Alec: Why are you wearing…CLOTHES?!</span></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03010488890023883067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6149576094408322292.post-35681913013838034932012-05-18T22:48:00.000-04:002012-05-18T22:48:00.653-04:00Baseball<div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #666666; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 19px; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Sam, holding up a baseball: There was a mean guy on my dad's team who said "We don't want you on the team you're too small" then my dad showed him and conned this ball out of the park!</span></span></span></div>
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