Lincolnisms XI

"I'm only little four, I'm not big four (4 feet tall on the growth chart) yet!"

"Hey grandma, guess what! You're a doozy!"

While eating his dinner, in shock and amazement, "Dad was right, this stuff is good!" Meatloaf for dinner.

"Mom, you should make a scare crow but a scaredog." (to scare the neighbor dogs off our lawn)

"Yust" = Just

We'd been sick, L "I have two itises." Strep and ear infections.

L: "Mom, do we have the Seattle movie?"

Me: "The Seattle movie... (seriously doubting) ... Sleepless in Seattle?

L: "Yeah! Can we watch it?"

M: "Heck yeah we can!"

Later... starts singing about Prince Ali...

M: "What show is that song from?"

L: "Sleepless in Seattle."

M: (defeated) "No its not. That's Aladdin."

L: "Oh! That's the one I want to watch!"

M: "Ok. But after Sleepless in Seattle."

We watched neither.

"Mom, when I was born you should have named me Lightning."

Hanging out at nephew's baby blessing. Some girls are hangout out under a tree, Lincoln lingers near. Comes over and tells me, "Um! I was just trying to attract some ladies! To get a few more girlfriends!"

L: "Mom, every time I eat strawberries I also eat the seeds."

Me: "Yes."

L: "But, is that allowed?"

M: "Yes, yes it is."

Lots of times when he's frustrated, "Oh NUTCRACKERS!!"

Remembering things he's done, "When I was two..." Always two. A few times its been four. Never three. its like that year never happened.

Got a shovel in his CFA meal one week, got a hand rake the next time we went, "I can't wait to show this guy to my shovel! He has a new dirt friend!"

We watch Flip or Flop together sometimes. He sees the lady, "Is that Flipper?"

Cuts to the guy, "Yes. And thats Flop!"😂

L: "Well, I like Flipper cause..."

M: "Cause she's pretty?"

L: "Yes. And Flop is handsome."

😂😂😂

Mid-prayer whisper, "Mom, did Heavenly Father invent 'grabity'?"

I nod yes.

L: "Can I thank Him for 'grabity'?"

Me: "Please!"

PS 'Grabity', as explained by Lincoln: it grabs us to the Earth so we don't fall off.

"Every show needs an EAGLE!" (as he's soaring around the room)

L: "You know what I always say."

Me: "What?"

L: "A 4 people family is a pack."

M: "What's a 5 people family?"

L: "A pack."

M: "Oh, what about a 6 people family?"

L: "A HERD!"

After leaving the dentist with no cavities!

L: "Mom, I wish they celebrated with me for not having cavities."

Me: "How would you want to celebrate with them?"

L: "Well, with kazoos, and colored paper, and a ribbon cutting!"

M: "Well, ok. I think we can do that."

***HEART MELTERS***

Got into the house after driving home from my mom's, Lincoln took off his shoes and then sat down with G-Money to take off his shoes too.

Mid-prayer, paused the prayer to whisper-ask me, "Uh, mom? If I ask for my dinosaurs to become real dinosaurs will that come true?"

(we had been talking to him about asking for things in prayer, and if Heavenly Father wants us to have them too, he may help us to get them.)

Me: "Probably not buddy, but you can probably play with them tomorrow."

L: "Oh. (back to prayer) And please help me to play with my snakes and dinosaurs tomorrow."

G-Money was throwing a tantrum at the bottom of the stairs. I walked away -- it was not the first tantrum of the day. Lincoln stayed with him and tried to calm him down, helped him take his shoes off, and then helped him up the stairs.

He's started pointing things out to G-Money while we are driving. The other day it was a dog and a canal full of water and ducks.

No Shame

Here I am listening to Party In The USA (no shame, shameless, I don't even care what you think), and suddenly I'm thinking of Katniss and Peeta.

What the?

So I thought it out...

Miley Cyrus >

Liam Hemsworth >

Gale >

Hunger Games >

Katniss Everdeen >

Katniss and Peeta.

Done.

Dead Post #4: Gilmore Girls

I watched the reboot, Gilmore girls: A Year in the Life, immediately when it came out.

I have loved these girls for years. We go way back. I didn't watch the first few seasons on tv, but had seen them all at least a few times before they finished the series. And before all the Netflix binge-ing fans. And before Netflix existed. (jk, Netflix was born in 1997, WHATTT?! But started streaming in 2007. Definitely before then)

I. LOVE. These. Girls.

That being said, while watching the 'additional season', (actually, the second time I watched it. The first time I just enjoyed) I took notes on what I liked, what was weird, and what I could have lived without.

Shall we?

You can tell that they aren't writing for a network anymore. I dig it. Most of the time.

! Like:

- The first exchange between Lorelai and Rory,

"Wow! Winded!"

"Haven't done that for a while."

"Felt good."

- Logan

- April

- Life and Death Brigade

- Sookie

- Nantucket Emily

- Stars Hollow's "secret" bar

- Luke's wifi password

- Sookie!!! (i love sookie) And her line about tasting dirt!

- It's Never or Now

? What:

- The freaking Troubadour

- "I smell snow." After they already have snow...?

- Rory's BF Paul

- Ooober, UGH

- The Life and Death Brigade's entrance

- The elopement

- The last 4 words. Called it.

Meh.:

- The Parenthood cameos

- The pool

- Luke's hair

- Stars Hollow the musical

- Tristan. He was in the show for a minute, why even bring his character back in? (especially if we don't get to look at CMM)

Things I need to look up:

- Wild

Lincolnisms X

L "Coming in HOT!"

Me "What does that mean?"

L "It means it's coming in really fast!"

Had just warned him that his dinner would be hot...

L "How hot?"

Me "I'm not sure, check it."

L tests the temp of this mac and cheese, "I can work with this hot!"

His dinosaur attacked me with 'speed amigo attack!'

I wiped a gross booger from his nose and he immediately looked at me with the maddest face,

"MOM! I was saving that booger for lunch!" 

It was hilarious and gross. I was on the floor crying laughing for about 15 minutes.

Driving in the sleet.

L "it's soggy outside,"

Me "Yes it is."

L "I hate that sog!"

Telling him to be quiet now because Grandpa Chuck is going to bed.

L "I know. My daddy told me to follow constructions. To be quiet as the wind. Quiet as the snow. Quiet as a carrot."

Me "No... well yeah. I guess a carrot would be pretty quiet."

'Constructions' = Instructions / Directions

Driving in the car, he told me that he is going to name his sons Daniel, T Rex, and Dino. And his daughter Pterodactyl.

*BONUS*

He's 4 now, some terrible three aspects may be leaving...? (maybe wishful thinking) A few heart melters.

I had told him that it was time to leave from grandma's house. He went and got his shoes and put them on himself - without being asked, or told, or begged, or threatened.

We went to the grocery store, had 2 bags and a large box to bring in. I brought in the bags when I took the boys in, put the bags on the floor inside the door to get the box. Come back with the box to find him carrying the bags up the stairs into the kitchen for me.

I bought him a bag of candy yesterday. When I gave them to him, he opened the bag and dumped them all out, lined them all up, and then prayed over them before he ate any.

Spring

Things I love about spring. In no particular order.

- Green is coming back

- Baby cows in the fields

- Green grass

- Rain

- Green in the canyon

- Some days it decides to be warm again

- GREEEEEEEENNNNNNNNN!!!!!

List

A very concise, but mostly complete, list of things that I can cook/bake/make really well.

- Chocolate Chip Cookies

- Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

- Cheese Quesadillas

- Turkey Meatballs

- Salsa

Bonus points for me, because they are all easy.

Lincolnisms IX

These are all from last year, but I fell off the blog, so its ok.

Driving to or last summer movie, I was making him guess what movie it was- told him the names of some of the characters...

L "Is it SING?!"

Me "Yes!"

L "I don't like that movie."

M "What!"

L "I LOVE IT!"

In his prayer one night...

Me "What are you thankful for?"

L "My toys. And blankets!"

Is his father's son, has to look at a golf magazine when he poops.

Talking about skittles, "I like the blue ones cause the blue ones are blue."

"Mom, do my farts sound like motorcycles?"

Pointing to the last orange segment in his bowl, "Its your turn, after this guy's turn (points to the orange segment in his mouth)."

We've been listening to Disney songs in the car, sleeping beauty song comes on...

L "What kinda show is this?"

Me "Sleeping beauty."

L "Is there a bad guy?"

M "The queen is the bad guy."

L "What kind of meatball show is this?"

At the bank in the drive through...

L "Hey I've seen that girl before."

Me "You have?"

L "Yeah, she was on the stage. Practicing her moves."

M "Her dance moves?"

L "Yes. And I have fight moves."

M "That's awesome! Do I have any moves?"

L "No. You have skills."

M "Oh, I like that I have skills."

L "Yeah, turning on shows skills."

M "Oh."

Laying on my bed together, I have my eyes closed and feel something right in front of my face, I open my eyes and there is a plastic horse staring back at me.

L "The horse has chosen you mom."

Me "Oh, okay."

L "This is your zord." (had been watching lots of Power Rangers)

M "Okay."

L "And the T Rex is my zord."

Wheeeeeeeeendows = Windows

L "Can we get a breathe snout?"

Me "A what?"

L "A mask that lets you breathe underwater. A BREATHE SNOUT."

M "OH!"

Had just called me a snickerdoodle.

Me "What's a snickerdoodle?"

L "I don't know."

M "Its a cookie."

L "I just called you a 'tookie' cause you're so yummy and sweet!"

L "Well, when I'm four I can watch Jack Skellington and not be afraid."

Me "I don't think that Jack Skellington is scary. Do you?"

L "Well, he doesn't have eyes."

M "Ha! Nope, he doesn't. Good point."

L "And I'm only three years old.

M "Yes, that's right. You are only three."

At the end of his letter to Santa, "Thank you. In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen!"

Dead Post #3: Donating Blood

Every time I donate blood I feel like I need to go pee every 6 minutes.

Partly because I drink a lot of water.

Probably partly because the first time I donated, I passed out and peed my pants.

Yikes.