~Lost In Translation Conversations~

Courtesy of FB Memories October 13, 2011, musings from six year old Eamon
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~Today's car conversation w/ Eamon~

Eamon: "My friends grandparents live across the sea and speak Europe."

Me: "You mean they live in Europe? There are a lot of countries in Europe so if they live in Spain they might speak Spanish..."

Eamon: "No, mommy, people in China speak Spanish."

~Handy Conversations~

Courtesy of Facebook Memories, October 2, 2011
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After "accidentally" spilling yogurt smoothie onto his hands...

6 yr old Eamon:  <rubbing hands together>  "It's actually kind of like hand sanitizer." 

Me:  "Um, no. It's actually kind of not like hand sanitizer!"

~Third & Quartered Conversations

While discussing what Eamon learned in school today...

Eamon:  "So today, in Social Studies, we talked about the amendments."

Mark:  <knowingly> "Amendments to what?"

Eamon:  "Um, America?"

Mark:  "The amendments to America?  Are you sure?"

Eamon:  "Something about the Constitution?"

Mark:  "Ok, amendments to the constitution and then what?"

Eamon:  "Well, we had to pick an amendment and then draw a picture of it so I picked the 3rd amendment about not quartering soldiers."

Me:  "Cool!  <punnily>  But they can still be drawn, right!?"  

Eamon:  <innocently>  "I drew them being quartered!"

Mark and I:  <realization dawning>  "Wait, what?  Did you turn that in already?  We need to see that."

Mark:  <trying to choke back laughter> "Um, ok, good attempt, and good vocab skills by the way but 'quartered' has several different meanings and in that case it meant to house the soldiers.  People couldn't be forced to house the soldiers."  

Eamon:  "Oh."

Mark:  <still failing in his attempt to choke back his laughter> "Um, you're going to have to redo this.  But you should still show it to your teacher.  He'll... appreciate this."  

Aww, poor Eamon's vocab skills landed him in a little bit of trouble with this assignment.  ;) 

"No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, 

without the consent of the Owner,       

nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law."

~Sneaky Conversations~

Courtesy of Facebook Memories from September 15, 2011
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After sneaking up on me this morning to scare me...

Eamon:  "I'm quiet like a ninja! But only when I just wear underwear. My shorts make too much noise." 

~Blu Conversations~

Courtesy of Facebook Memories from Sept. 14, 2011
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~Tonight's Eamon conversation ~ 

Eamon: (after seeing an ad for a new straight-to-blu-ray Lego Star Wars movie, marketed directly to the kids of course) "We should buy this!"

Me: "We don't have a blu-ray player."

Eamon: "Well, you can buy that too!"

Me: *getting exasperated* "We don't have the money for a blu-ray player!"

Eamon: *rolls eyes* "Fine, I'll buy one! Um, mommy, do I have enough money for one?"

~Bedtime Conversations~

Courtesy of Facebook Memories from August 20, 2011
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Bedtime conversation with 6 year old Eamon...

Me: "Oh, no. I forgot to put clean sheets on your bed, Eamon. Let me just..."

Eamon: *sigh* "I guess I'll just sleep on the floor tonight." 
<lays down on pile of stuffed animals on the floor>
 
Me: "Or I could just put them on now...!"

Eamon: "Ok, wake me up when they're on."

~Wise Conversations~

Courtesy of Facebook Memories July 10, 2011
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~Words of wisdom from 6 year old Eamon~ 

Eamon:  "Always don't blame me for stuff."