Small Talk

Topics of conversation covered by my 5 and 7 year old children after school yesterday in under an hour:

1. Sweet potatoes – do they all have to be orange?
2. The garter snake family that we found living under our porch when we demolished it on Saturday. Where are they now? Did you know they can grow to almost 4 foot long? Found that out Saturday.
3. “Why won’t my brother let me hug him?” – in dramatic fashion
4. Snack options – settled on graham cracker sandwiches with a little chocolate frosting
5. Halloween costumes – can we really mix a cheerleader uniform with angel wings? The answer is yes. It’s Halloween. #pickingmybattles
6. “Fits don’t get us what we want.” Reminder number 8,000,531
7. Corn dogs
8. Will it really snow on Halloween? – Looks like a yes at this point…
9. Did you know that there is no such thing as a “puhmillion” of something?
10. Someone stole my tic tacs! Recovered from his bedroom floor an hour later.
11. “Mom, did you know that B____ and A____ and L____ were told that if they didn’t stop punching, pinching, kicking, and hitting that they would have to go to the principal’s office? But not at the same time!” — The life of a Kindergartener
12. Breakfast for dinner or pizza?
13. Homework and sight words.
14. Did anyone feed the cat?
15. Hide and Go Seek in the house until the little one started crying.

Whew. Are you exhausted? I was by 6pm….

Happy Halloween! — Jen