Last Saturday
William was on the phone with his best friend Matthew and playing Minecraft together at the same time. (Matthew at his house around the corner and William at our house) and had this brief exchange:
Matthew: It’s raining
William: Outside? Or in the game? (He was sitting facing a window)
August 17, 2018
Our kids, (and my husband) go to this wonderful K-12 private school called American Heritage School. We have a dress code and an honor code. Part of both is the requirement that boys and girls have conservative hairstyles. Sam really, really, really loves having longer, moppish hair and does not want to have to cut it before school starts. Especially because he has been growing it out all summer. Grant and Sam were having the following debate shortly before he finally cut it:
Grant: I think you’ll be surprised by how much your shorter hair will help your interaction with teachers and in interviews.
Sam: I don’t care about teachers and interviews. I just care about my interactions with girls!
December 12, 2018
During a discussion about the riots in Paris I said, “These are tenuous times.” Sam, in the midst of his senior year and college applications, agreed, “Ya, I’m just waiting for the world to blow up so I don’t have to finish my college applications.”
The same evening brought this priceless gem:
Sam: I’m going to miss high school!
Mom: Oh, it only gets better. High school is so full of immaturity.
Sam: I thrive in immaturity! I won’t know what to do with myself without immaturity!
December 19, 2018
Lizzie (who goes by Lizi this year) commented on the dating scene and her role in it now that she is sixteen, “I’m not very good at flirting but I am good at treating guys like normal human beings”
July 26th, 2018
After I offered Anna some food she said, “I’m not hungry. I’ve been snacking on starbursts and crickets! (Anna meant grasshopper cookies). For the record, Anna went sugar free shortly after this for six months. She had so much more strength and resolve than I do when trying to kick the sugar habit. She was an inspiration!
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