Tuesday, August 05, 2008

We Should Never Have Taught Her to Talk

This is a 110% accurate transcription of a conversation with Ellis in the van the other night.

E: Daddy, you can either be a whiney-pants or a cup of sugar. Choose which you want to be.

Me: Um. The sugar?

E: Great.

Then, apparently not satisfied with the choice I made, she went on to offer me the following choices.

E: Daddy, you can be one of these things now. The sky. The ground. A dead tree. A 7-11. Which do you want to be now?

Me: I can’t be the sugar anymore?

E: Nope. Sky. Ground. Dead tree. 7-11. Choose!

Me: The 7-11, I guess. So we can have Slurpees anytime we want!

E: Good choice, Daddy.

Given the range of choices, I think I chose pretty well.

Though I kind of regret it now. Being open 24 hours a day is really cutting into my personal life.

1. Ellis is a hoot.  My kids are older and I have forgotten how entertaining a five year old can be.

   Posted by Terri  on  08/05/08  at  10:27 AM

2. Not to mention all those people milking you for Slurpees night and day.

   Posted by Mary Beth (Cats/Books/Life is Good  on  08/05/08  at  10:33 AM

3. I can’t believe you didn’t choose whiney-pants.

   Posted by Pants  on  08/05/08  at  01:49 PM

4. SHE IS THE WHINEY PANTS.

   I am the mature one.

   Posted by Jon  on  08/05/08  at  01:54 PM

5. Obviously!

   Posted by Pants  on  08/05/08  at  02:18 PM

6. I found your site a few days ago and have enjoyed reading your “Favorite Entries”.  I shared a couple with my husband.  We both laughed.

   Thanks for the candor, humor and well-written blog.  Clapping.

   Posted by Csquaredplus3  on  08/05/08  at  06:02 PM

7. I don’t think I’ve ever been in a 7-11.

   Posted by Michael  on  08/05/08  at  11:33 PM

8. I wonder what her next question would have been if you had picked whiny-pants?!

   Posted by NerdGirl  on  08/07/08  at  07:04 PM

9. I guess given those options I would have to choose the same. She offered no further explanation of what this means for you?

   Posted by SparklieSunShine  on  08/10/08  at  07:33 AM

10. Golden.

    Posted by SB  on  08/12/08  at  10:14 PM

11. I so totally would have gone for the 7-11 too. Slurpees rule!

    Posted by Aimee Greeblemonkey  on  08/18/08  at  10:42 AM

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