“Thewe’s a ‘nake in the tub.” – said the potty-trained angel of a girl who isn’t quite poo trained and scrambled out of the bathtub because she was scared of her own making.

“I be poofect AWWW day.” – said the 3 year old Ande who IS pretty much perfect all day.

“Ama, can we do a cwaft?” – because that’s what we do at Ama’s house.

“We have a gawhden in here!” – said the ones who didn’t experience cutting flowers after the rain.

“Ama! Ama! A chicken escaped! But I caught it and put it back.” – constantly.

Aynjel, who gave you gum? – and in the tiniest tattle voice: “Andwae did.”

“I’m scared. I’m scared that I am going to grow up and not know anything.” – reflection, while we practiced addition and multiplication flashcards last night.

What did you learn today, Anissa? “I learned that when chicks are nervous, they poop a lot.” – wise words from a junior chicken farmer.

“Ama, I came back home from the park because there are mean boys splashing mud all over me.” – said the little 5-year-old bull in the china cabinet who wears pretty striped dresses. Uh huh. Sure there were…and you had nuh-thing to do with any of it.

“Ama, and SAM-pah!” – official titles.

I am very, very grateful for memories being made…