Cloverisms

- "What do you love more Elizabeth?  Pork or that book?"  Emily, trying to get her sister to put into perspective just how much she loved the book that she was reading, as pork is Elizabeth's favorite food on earth.
- "Haven't you heard of a CAR?!?!"  This gem came from Emily, her way of letting me know that she was sick of the walk to and from the beach every day during our vacation.  Life is tough when you are five.
- "I know that Auntie Kathy thinks that I am going to be a doctor, but I'm not.  I do not want to make little kids cry."  Elizabeth's perspective of doctors has to do with receiving shots during her annual physicals.
- "Aren't I clever?!" Elizabeth observed.  A bit too clever if you ask me.
- As many of you know, Lee and I have not had a night away from the girls since they were born; if one of us has to be away, the other one is with the girls.  We are coming up on our ten year anniversary, so we asked the girls if they would mind if we went away for an overnight and they could stay with someone in the family, and we gave them several options.  Elizabeth's response: "No thank you."  Emily's response: "They won't know how to take care of us like you do."
- "How deep is the water here?" asked Elizabeth.  "It's pretty deep.  It's over Mommy and Daddy's heads," I replied.  "Right, but is it over a tall person's head?"  Touche.
- "Emily, we don't waste food in this house."  "Right, " said Elizabeth.  "We give it to Daddy."  Lee, the human garbage disposal.
- "When I grow up, I'm going to be a dentist.  And if people are good when I clean their teeth, when I'm done, I'll paint their face."  And that, my friends, is how Emily plans to juggle the dueling careers of dentist and face painter.
 - "And a girl's boobies shake and a boy's boobies don't."  What, exactly, does one say in response to such a comment?
- "I don't think that's appropriate."  So said Elizabeth after seeing the Naked Cowboy in Times Square.
- "Don't they know that it's hard to wait?"  So said Emily, when she was told that the first day of school had been pushed back two days due to the storm damage.
- "I love you so much Mama.  Someday, I'm going to make you a valentine."  Sweet Emily.
- "I made a 3 instead of an S.  I'm very good at making 3's but not so good at making S's."  Hopefully, kindergarten will cure that!
- "I don't like having power.  It was so much to shower at the Y."
- "Can you get my sweatshirt for me?  Oh, that's right - you are not my maid."  Do you think that Emily has heard that phrase over and over?
- "I'm going to have a GREAT first day of school!!"  Emily was so excited to go to kindergarten that I didn't even cry.
- "I don't like it when people visit us, because we always cry when they leave."
- "I wish that my poop was magic.  If it was, I would just sit on the toilet and it would come right out.  No waiting."  Clearly, Emily is frustrated with pooping.
-  "Mummy, there are a lot of things that I want to be when I grow up.  A face painter-dentist, a runner, a soccer coach and a face painter.  Do you think that I can do all of that?"  Absolutely Emily!
- "I wish we had a maid," said Emily.  "Or a housekeeper," said Elizabeth.  "We should have servants."  I completely agree, we should!
- "Do you have a meeting this morning?" "Why?" "Because usually, you say "'Good morning Emily' in a very friendly voice but today you just said it in a voice."  There's nothing like a little guilt from a 5 year to slow things down on a busy morning.