The Darndest Things

My kids are cracking me up today:

“Have you wished in my wishing well yet?”

“Why no I haven’t. I didn’t know you had one. Will you show it to me?”

“Well SURE! Don’t forget your quarters.”

“My quarters?”

“Well, people usually throw money into a wishing well, but I don’t want random coins. I just want quarters.”

“Hmm, I don’t know that I’ve got any. Let me check.. ah, yeah just two pennies here. Do you accept pennies?”

“Sure we do!”

“Oh good.”

“But only for wishes that won’t be granted.”

“Bless that no serious incidents will occur in the middle of the night. No fires, tornadoes, or earthquakes, or even… well… I guess I am okay with having to get up to go to the bathroom.”

Of such is the kingdom of Heaven.

a note from my nephew to Mary

.. And that is all I have to say.

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They say of all our senses, scent has the strongest memory. Add that to a girl who’s got already got a knack of remembering the most random details and expressing them in the oddest ways, and strange comments are bound to ensure ensue. (d’oh! That typo could have landed me on one of my brother’s blog posts about botched phrases!) (more…)