Cloverisms!

- "Why is Mr. Nick afraid of dogs?" asked Emily.  "He's not afraid of dogs, he just doesn't like dogs."  "Why?"  "Because he usually comes into contact with them when he is arresting someone and the dogs try to bite him and hurt him." "Well," said Elizabeth, "he's never going to have to come here to arrest you or Daddy, so there's no reason for him to be afraid of our dog."  Can't really argue with that kind of logic.
- "Grandpa, were any of your relatives during Jesus' time disciples?" Sometimes, Elizabeth's curiosity about biblical times is very amusing.  Of course, my father proceeded to tell her how the Celts were pagans at that point in time, and I don't think that she appreciated that very much.
- "I just love the Bible."  A head-turner uttered by Elizabeth at Easter brunch.  We aren't quite sure where she came from, but she can't be ours!!
- "It's really hard to hug powerlifters...." Not sure why Emily came up with this gem.
- "This is the best dessert you've made since you made that chocolate cake."  High praise from Elizabeth about the "mug cake" I made, unless you consider the fact that I made the chocolate cake two weeks ago....
- "I want to stay a kid forever.  Because if I grow up, people might forget it's my birthday and not get me a cake.  Like what happens to you, Mommy."  Note that Emily doesn't feel badly for me; she just doesn't want to share my fate.
- "It's Sunday. If we're not having roast beef for dinner, what could we be possibly be having?"  God forbid we were to do something that is not part of the routine!
- "You are the best mommy in the world," said Elizabeth one night when I was putting the girls to bed.  "Even though I won't get you an iPod?" I asked.  "Yes, even though you won't get me an iPod, you are still the best mommy in the world."  Wow, I must be pretty great.  ;-)
- "Did Daddy do a good job taking care of you when I was gone?" I asked Emily, after I spent an overnight with some of my friends.  "Yes," she replied.  "Oh, good, then you didn't miss me."  "I missed you."  "If Daddy did a good job, then why did you miss me?"  "All I know is that it hurt a lot right here when you were gone," said Emily, pointing to her heart.
- "Let's ask Daddy.  He's really smart about this kind of stuff."  Emily and I were trying to decide what she should be for "dress like your favorite book character" day at school and couldn't come up with anything.  Wouldn't you know, Lee thought of two great ideas right away and Emily went to school dressed as one of them.  We would be lost without him.
- "She is popular.  But that's only because all of the girls are afraid of her."  Stunningly accurate insight from Elizabeth about one of her classmates, who Lee and I have nicknamed "the mean girl."
- Me: "I'm thinking of changing my last name to LeBlanc."
  Elizabeth: "Why would you do that?"
  Me:  "So that we all have the same last name.  Wouldn't that be nice?"
  Emily: "I like your name, I don't think that you should change it."
  Me:  "Isn't important to you that we all have the same last name?"
  The girls: "No."
  Lee (grinning): "Sounds like a bad idea to me."
- "Mommy, I'm going to give you a great big hug because you look so beautiful today."  That's my Emily.