Josie (playing softball together in the front yard): Why do you think they make the balls this bright neon yellow color?
Me: Oh, maybe it’s bec—-
Josie: OH WAIT! I know! It’s so you can play in the middle of the night.

While discussing New Year’s Resolutions:
Caroline: Mine was to be nicer. You know, have a heart. And I failed.
Allie: When did you realize that you failed?
Caroline: Oh. At the party.
Allie: Which party was that?
Caroline: The New Year’s Day Party

Driving around a parking lot with Josie in the back seat:
Me: Gee whiz on a cracker! Why is it so hard for me to find a good place to park today?
Josie: Wait. What day is it?

Caroline telling me about her sweater after she washed it:
It feels so strange, Mother. Like the threads are divorcing each other and making holes.

Watching Little House on the Prairie with the family:
Josie leans over and whispers in my ear…
Mom, was this show in color when you watched it as a little girl?

Josie (while listening to George Straight’s Troubadour):
I don’t like country music. It just. It just actually makes my heart BREAK.

Josie: What if I put my middle TOE up at someone? Is THAT bad?
Me: Let’s see you put your middle toe up. First of all.

Text message from Caroline who’s at school:
Mother! Mother please. I have decided I cannot wear this orange hoodie.
Please Mother can you bring me something else?
********Dear Reader of the Blog: of course I didn’t answer that text*********
Nevermind Mother. Kennedy gave me her jacket because sadly I felt like I was cosplaying a traffic cone.

Josie: Mom, today someone came to talk to us at school and said that if you eat too much meat and stuff like that you will hurt your heart and then you will have a heart attack and die.
(side note: What the heck?!? Nice scare tactic there. How many kids were crying in the corner after that presentation?)
Me: Okay, um WHAT?
Josie: Yeah. So now I’m a vegetarian.
Me: Oh really? Says the girl who eats…what…like 5 things total?
Josie: Yes. I’m going to be a vegetarian now.
Me: Okay. Cool. So are you ready to eat broccoli?
Josie: No.
Me: Carrots?
Josie: No.
Me: Peas?
Josie: Nope.
Me: How about brussel sprouts?
Josie: Not that either.
Me: Asparagus.
Josie: Well. Actually no. Okay what I mean is that I will maybe try one piece of lettuce one day.
Me: Oh. So you’re still going to eat chicken tenders?
Josie: Well yeah.
Me: Soooo….NOT a vegetarian.
Josie: I’m thinking about trying a piece of lettuce.
Josie: With some ranch.


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