Really?

Girl: I'm a real princess.

Boy: Well, I'm a real pig.

[You kind of had to be there, but the boy's delivery was priceless.]

Currently listening to: Built to Spill's "There Is No Enemy"

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Girl 1: "Boys can only marry girls."

Girl 2 (3 and 1/2 years old): "You're wrong. My mommy said that boys can marry boys and girls can marry girls. And boys and girls can marry each other too."

I adored hearing this.

Life, uh, finds a way.

This brought back memories of my own childhood...

"Get over here now! We found dinosaur bones! Real dinosaur bones! It's definitely, definitely a T-Rex... because T-Rex was the coolest."

- courtesy of some of my budding paleontologists

Plus...

"Do you know how many girlfriends I have? Really, do you? Cuz it's a lot."

- courtesy of a budding Casanova

On the iTunes: Radiohead live recordings

In a while, crocodile.

"Bye, alligator... See you tomorrow, crocodile." [Translation: "See ya later, alligator."]

- courtesy of a 5 year old boy

"My dad was in a really bad mood this morning, but don't tell him I told you that."

- courtesy of the same 5 year old boy

Loving: The xx

In case of fire.

"Do you know where fire comes from? I do. It comes from sticks and wood, and this stuff called coal. You pile lots of it together and get fire."

- courtesy of a future Boy Scout

"Looks like it's just you and me." [followed by a wink]

- courtesy of my last boy waiting to be picked up after school

Now playing: "Vapours" by Islands

Mouse tales, pt. 2.

3 year old: You'll never believe what I'm about to tell you...  really, you're not going to believe it.

Me: What's up?

Her: I'm getting my own pet mouse.  Like, it's going to live in my room.

Me: Have you thought of a name for the mouse?

Her: Obviously Ariel, like the mermaid.

Me: What color is your mouse?

Her: Green.

Ahoy.

While reading a Magic Treehouse book about pirates, we come across the word booty, as in pirate treasure...

"Booty - you mean like a butt?!" [giggles abound]

After I told a boy that we were having "Back to School Night" that evening...

"Oh man, I hope mom doesn't wear one of her funky dresses.  And dad better not tell dumb jokes."

Current music: "Reunion Tour" by the Weakerthans.