Finding Beauty in Simplicity: a little preoccupied lately

Adam got me hooked on this fun new series, which I've been reading into the wee hours every night. Every bleary-eyed morning has been worth it.

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Me: "Guys, where's Thomas?"

Elizabeth: "He's hiding. He thinks you're rude. But you're not. You're just fine. He thinks you're mean, but you're really nice. It's just that you lose your patience sometimes."

Uh, thanks for that. . . ? (10/09)

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At dinner one night, Adam was telling us about one of his favorite "Far Side" cartoons. Adam described the scene: barbarians sitting at a meal, holding their food in their fists. Apparently one of them committed a barbarian "fox pass", by extending his pinkies while eating. A fox pass?

With the occasional Far Side cartoon that throws us for a loop, we could not figure out what on earth Adam was talking about. After rolling it around in our brains for a second, we had a good laugh when we figured out he was trying to say, "faux pas". (9/09)

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Walking out of Energy Solutions Arena on 9/25/09:

Elizabeth (4): Mom, I have a really good idea for how you can earn money.
Me: You do? What's your idea?
Elizabeth: You have to get an instrument, learn how to play it, sit outside, and people give you money!"

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"I'm going to open the window and see what the world looks like today." Joshua (9/26/09)

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"Mom, I think we should clean out the storage room again together today." -Elizabeth (yes, she really said that).

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Elizabeth came in to talk to me, close to tears. "Mom, remember when we were at Grandma Johnson's house (months ago) and you found that gray hair? Well, I don't want you to be an old grandma, I want you to be my mommy."

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Thomas: "Mom, why do you keep turning off your alarm clock instead of just getting up?"
Me: (thinking) "Ugghh.....that's a really good question."

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"Mom, you've been on the computer for a long time. I want you to, like, get your wiggles out and come play with me." Elizabeth (4)

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Elizabeth came upstairs to explain a great chaos of crying and shouting going on down in the basement: "We're learning karate, and I didn't even get hurt!"

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"I thought it was honey." -On a hike with Thomas (6), who was explaining why he had pine sap all over his hands and face. He subsequently admitted to sampling a bit of the golden substance.

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"I'll bring some tissues in case we sneeze." Elizabeth, busily preparing for a mommy-daughter tea party outside.

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(At the ward campout) Joshua (8): "This is the best bacon I've ever had!"

Me: "Why is it so good?"

Joshua: "Because it isn't burned."

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Thomas came running home from his friend's house, all excited. "Mom, Carson just invited me to go to the pool with him!"

Me: "That's awesome!"

Thomas: "I guess life IS fair after all."

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Elizabeth (4) and Adam (10), stuck together at the kitchen table because they wouldn't eat their dinner.

Elizabeth: Adam, do you like chicken?
Vegetarian Adam (sullenly): Yes, in a cosmic sense.
Later...
Adam: Elizabeth, if you eat my chicken I'll eat your carrots.
Mom: Sorry, doesn't work that way, guys.

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Elizabeth (after the sacrament was passed): Mom, why do they only send bread and water?
Me: Because that's what the sacrament is, bread and water.
Elizabeth: I wish they'd send bread, water, and watermelon.

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a little preoccupied lately

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