Stumbling Conversations

From June 4, 2011, Courtesy of FB Memories

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As I was stumbling over Eamon's toys, trying to leave his room in the dark after bedtime stories.

Eamon:  "Shhh! I'm trying to have some sleep!"  

~Recorded Conversations~

From March 19, 2012, Courtesy of FB Memories

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~And now the best part of the recorder conversation~

Eamon: "This is so cool that I have TWO instruments now!"

Me: <half joking> "Maybe you could learn to play them at the same time?"

Eamon: "How could I play the drums and the recorder at the same time? B/c I need two hands for both of them. Oh, I know! I'll build two mechanical arms and attach them to my spine and use them to play one of the instruments! I just figure out how to build the mechanical arms..."

Me: "Or I was gonna' say that you could just use your feet to work the foot pedal and your hands for the recorder..."

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This was either foreshadowing his desire to be an inventor or he'd just been watching a lot of Spiderman vs. Doc Ock at the time! ;) 

~Ferreted Conversations~

After bringing home the class ferret, Khloe, I thought it would be fun to let her run around in a room with Eamon and his two sleepover buddies.  Little did I know...

Me: <watching Khloe start to pounce on and *playfully* bite the socks and pants legs of the two boys>  "Um, what is she doing?  That doesn't look like playful biting..."

Eamon:  "Oh.  Yeah, she does that at school too."

Me:  "Does what at school?  Bites people?"

Eamon:  <nonchalantly>  "Well, yeah, she's a biter."

Me:  <envisioning having to explain to the parents of the sleepover kids why they need stitches and rabies shots>  "WHAT?!  You tell me that NOW?!"

Eamon:  "I thought you knew?"

Me:  "No, I didn't know!  Boys, get out of the room NOW!  I will get her back in the ca..."

Sleepover Kid Who Doesn't Have Pets:  "I can help.  I really don't mind being bitten."

Me:  "Your mother will mind you being bitten!  Get out of the room!"

Sleepover Kid Who Doesn't Have Pets:  *sigh*  "Okay..."

Later after telling Mark about the Khloe incident...

Mark:  "You didn't know that she bites?"

Me:  "NO!  Why would I?!"

Mark:  "Well, she's a ferret.  That's kind of what they do."

And they wonder why I drink... ;) 

No ankles were bitten in the making of this blog post.

~School Break Conversations~

From February 5, 2012, courtesy of FB memories
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Me: "Sweetie, you may not know this but you have a week-long school break coming up. How would you like to spend it?  At the children's museum?"

Eamon: "The whole week...?!" 

Me: "Yeah, does that sound fun...?"

Eamon: *gasp* "I'm so happy I thought I was gonna' cry!"

~Doomed Conversations~

January 14, 2011 (courtesy of FB memories)

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This morning's car conversation... 

Eamon: "Mommy, I am DOOMED!" 

Me: "Why are you doomed?" 

Eamon: "I am doomed b/c I dropped my green crayon on da' floor!" 

Me (laughing): "You are so funny!" 

Eamon: "No, I really did drop it on da' floor." 

This kid... ;) 
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~Amazed Conversations~

After ice skating with Eamon's friends tonight and then talking to Mema on the phone about it...

Mema: "So, Eamon, are you good at ice skating?

Eamon: <said with no irony whatsoever> "Well, this was only my second time ice skating and when I first got there, it was kind of hard.  But then my friend Nathaniel showed up and we talked for a while and then I started skating again and... then I was just amazing!"

[Read: Not having much experience, I kind of sucked but then my friend arrived and, having no experience, he REALLY sucked so I looked awesome in comparison. And also, I am slightly full of myself.]

My not-so-humble little monkey & his friends! ;)

 

~Accidental Conversations~

Immediately after talking to Mark on the phone...

INCOMING CALL FROM MARK

Eamon:  "Hey, Dad.  Hello?  Hellooo?!  DAAAD!!!  HELLOO!?"

Me:  "He must have butt-dialed you."

Eamon:  <beginning to giggle>

Me:  "Dude, he butt-dialed you, just hang up."

Eamon:  <now giggling uncontrollably>

Me:  "What?  Just hang up."

Eamon:  <even more giggling>  "I'm going to wait until he farts!"

Me:  <sigh>  "You are such a boy..."