~Brownie Conversations~

While discussing whether or not Eamon was going to share the brownie treat with me that he made in Zoo camp...

Me:  "Yum, I can't wait to have some!"

Eamon:  "What?! It's for me, mommy. See?  It's got my name on the bag."

Me:  "You have two there.  I think you can share one."

Suddenly a horrible thought strikes...

Me:  "Wait a minute... Did you wash your hands before you made that brownie treat?"

Eamon:  "Well........"

Me:  <recoiling at the possibility of all the germs on those brownies> "'Well'? 'Well' what?  Did you wash your hands or not before you made that?!" 

Eamon:  "Well, we did pet an animal friend right before we did the brownies so we did have to use hand sanitizer."

I did eat some of the brownie to prove that I wasn't afraid and so that my 7 yr old won't suffer through salmonella alone but I think that may have been the first time I didn't enjoy eating chocolate... ;) 

~Friendly Conversations~

While waiting for Eamon's swim lessons to begin...

Boy:  <approaches Eamon, gesticulating excitedly>  "Were you at Zoo camp today?"

Eamon:  "Yeah."

Boy:  <turns, smiles to his dad, and walks away>  "I knew it!"

The dad and I look at each other and smile in exasperation at the social skills of 7 year olds...

Me:  "Eamon, why don't you go ask that little boy his name."

Eamon:  "Ok." <walks over, asks the boy's name, and walks back to me>  "His name's Harrison."

Me:  "Cool.  Did you tell him your name?"

Eamon:  "Oh, I forgot."

Ten seconds later...

Boy:  <walks over>  "Hey, what's your name?"

Eamon:  "It's Eamon."

Boy:  <turns to dad>  "His name's Eamon!" <walks away without another glance>

Eamon:  "Well, now I have a friend in Zoo camp." 

If only making friends could that be easy your whole life! ;)

~Acting Conversations~

While tucking Eamon in for bed...

Me:  <noticing him laying oddly on the bed w/ his mouth open>  "Are you licking your pillow?"

Eamon: <not moving>

Me:  "Eamon, what are you doing?  I really hope you aren't licking your pillow."

Eamon:  <whispering>  "I'm dead."

Me:  <instantly switching into melodrama mode>  "Oh, no!  Not that!  Not... DEAD!!!!"

Eamon:  <sigh>  "I'm not really dead.  How come you can't ever tell?"

Me:  "I guess because you're such a good actor."

Eamon:  "Mommy!" 

~Thousand Dollar Conversations~

From Eamon's daily journal...

"I wish that I had enough money to get the giant Pharohs quest [Lego playset].  There is a giant scorpion!  I think it is a 1,000 Dollars.  I'm going to find a 1,000 Dollar bill."

Me:  <after reviewing the journal entry> "You're planning to find a $1,000 bill so you can buy that Lego set?"

Eamon:  "Well, it would take too long to make a $1,000 so I'm just going to find it instead." 

~Grocery Conversations~

While discussing Eamon's favorite subject - food - and how often I have to go to the store to get it...

Eamon:  "You probably get tired of buying groceries every Sunday, right, mommy?"

Me:  "Well, yeah, it does get kind of old."

Eamon:  "I know!  Daddy can go to the grocery store from now on!"

Me:  <laughing at the thought of the grocery shopping duties going to Mark and how much the bill would increase since he's not a bargain shopper>  "Sure, yeah, it can be his job from now on!"

Eamon:  "Daddy can do the grocery shopping for thirty years and then you can do it for thirty years and then he can do it for thirty years and then you can do it for thirty years!"

Me:  "So we're going to switch grocery duties every thirty years, huh?"
Eamon:  "Yeah!  Isn't that a good plan?!"

~Kitty Cat Conversations~

While discussing one of my mom's cats and one of its many names...

Eamon:  "A long time ago, when I named him Zon Ton, I didn't mean to name him that.  I meant to name him the same name as that animal in Star Wars.  You know that animal I mean, Mommy?"

Me:  "You mean the one that Luke Skywalker slept in?  A Ton Ton?"

Eamon:  "Yeah, Ton Ton!  So that's his name now." 

So apparently we've been calling the cat the wrong name for the past two years!  But it's ok b/c this cat has more names than a con artist - Santana Darwin Squee Zon-Ton Mischief Ton-Ton, in order of names given by various caretakers, owners, and assorted grandchildren. ;) 

~Musical Conversations~

While driving in the car trying to decide what to listen to...

Eamon:  "Ooh, I like this one!"

Me & Rowan:  <shocked because he'd just spent 5 minutes whining and complaining about the last song> "You do!?"

Eamon:  "Yeah, because it sounds like people dying."

Me:  "Wha...?!"