Miss 10 strikes again

Miss 10:  "I'm hungry"

Me: "Have a carrot or an apple."

Miss 10: "I'm not a guinea pig."

Overheard in the car

Driving back from "up north" yesterday I was was thinking about whether or not we could afford a trip to the US and if so what could we fit into the available time.

Me: "Girls, if you had a choice would you prefer to do a machine gun shoot or go to Disneyworld"
Miss 12: "Machine gun shoot!!! Wait! Full Auto?'
Me: "Yes"
Miss 12: "Awesome"

Miss 10: "How noisy?"
Me: "Well if we use .22s it will be as loud as your rifle"
Miss 10: "That's okay.  More fun than a theme park"

Miss 12: "Actually my idea of a great holiday will be going to the States and shooting all the guns that are illegal in Australia"

Overheard in the car

Me to Miss 9:  "Shall we go and play squash tomorrow morning?"

Miss 9:  "No, I will be too tired, I'm going to my cousin's and you know how young she is!"

Overheard in the lounge

Miss 11 (as she walks out the room):"I'm off to get my computer to see what's good on ebay!"

Um, okay then ....

TTKS #861

Miss 9 and I are having a discussion and she is complaining that I am telling her what to do:

Miss 9: "I don't like you telling me what to do."

Me: "You can leave home at 18."

Miss 9: "No, I like living here."

Me: "Well you'll have to put up with me telling you what to do for longer then."

Miss 9: "No, I'll put you in a retirement home"

TTKS #860

Miss 9: "Mum, how do I train myself to sleep with noise?"

Me: "Ummm"

Miss 9: "Don't worry, I'll ask the professional."

Turns to her sister ..

Miss 9:  "Sis, how do I train myself to sleep with noise?"

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I feel redundant ...

The things kids say #785

Hubby has just opened a bottle of sparkling wine - with a pop ...

Miss 11 singing: "Pop goes the parenting juice ..."

The things kids say #784

Discussion with Miss 9 this morning:

Miss 9: "Mum, I can iron! Dad taught me how to."

Me: "Great"

Miss 9:  "Yes, you spray the clothes twice quite far back and then you spray the person standing next to you!"

The things kids say #456

Miss 9 and me are having a discussion:

Me: "Shall I explain it to you?"

Miss 9: "No, just get it up on the internet."

The Things Kids Say #1001

I can hear the television on in the lounge and I know Miss 9 is in there:

Me: "Miss 9 are you watching anything useful?"

Miss 9: "Only what's on TV"

Miss 8 Strikes Again

Miss 8 has just brought her breakfast bowl into the kitchen:

Me: "Thanks Love, you know what to do now?"

Miss 8 "Yes, unfortunately"

Miss 8's Latest Observations

"Sometimes I just wish it was Friday"

TTKS#32

Discussion in the lounge room:

Miss 8: "Is this a foot (indicating her foot) or is this a foot (indicating a span of distance)?"

Me: "Very good, a foot can either be a physical thing or a unit of measure."

Miss 8: "I know, but it's not an Australian unit of measurement."

Me: (to hubby) "Were we this smart at that age?"

Miss 10: "Nope!"

Infiltrating the school system :)

In Miss 8's class this term they have been given a specific date & topic for news and on the same day they also need to present a "word for the day".

Miss 8 decided that her word was going to be "camouflage" and she found some pictures of various things which demonstrated the word.

The news topic that she was given was "The best present I have received".  She has already done all of her "horse stuff" (Miss 8 lives for horse riding) in previous year's news sessions so she wasn't sure what to do.  So over the last couple of weeks we have been tossing ideas around.  Everything I suggested she has said no to.  So, pretty much in desperation, I suggested that she does news on her rifle (which was a Christmas present a couple of years back).  She agreed! 

Last week I doubled checked with the teacher if she was happy for her to do this for news - and no, we weren't planning to bring the rifle in.  The teacher agreed with this topic but asked Miss 8 to focus on the 'safety aspects' rather than the 'killing & maiming' aspects.  This is what Miss 8 had already planned.

Today was her news day - here is the poster she designed and made (with a little bit of help):



I was particularly impressed with the wording she put on the poster.  We discussed the main points to remember when handling / shooting firearms and these were the things she came up with.

When I went to collect her from school this afternoon, I asked her teacher how her news had gone.  The teacher gave her two thumbs up :)

I like this kid ...

Discussion with Miss 8 in the kitchen this morning, she's (very competently) helping me cook.  Dad walks in ...

Me: "Dad, isn't it good that Miss 8 is so competent in the kitchen"

Dad: "It is, she'll be able to look after us when we're old."

Miss 8: "That's not long off."

Me: "Gee, thanks!"

Miss 8: "I was talking to dad!"

Me: "Lol, thanks."

Miss 8: "Yes, Dad wants me to push his wheelchair for him ... " pause "into a ditch."

Not sure whether I should be proud or concerned ..

When my girls ask "What calibre for this?" while walking through the clothes section at the local department store whenever they spotted an animal print / "fur" item.


[Update]Horrific grammar corrected somewhat[/Update]

Miss 10's Letter

As part of Miss 10's homework this week she had to write a letter to the author of the book she's reading.  As I previously posted she is current hooked on "Eats, Shites and Leaves".  Here is her letter:

Mr A. Parody

Author: “Eats, Shites and Leaves”

February 29, 2012

Dear Mr Parody

I have taken your advise and I will not never use double negatives.  I will not repeat myself and avoid being repetitive.  I will no indulge in sesquipedalian lexical constructions.  I will not over use exclamation marks!!! And again I will not repeat myself or say again what I have said before.

I know a man with a wooden leg named Smith too!!!

Have you ever asked yourself “Why when the stars are out they can be seen but when the lights are out they can’t be seen?”

The Inglish language iz annoying that’s a guarantee becoz it cause koass for foreners and not foreners.

Has it ever occurred to you … that feet smell and noses run?  Why the human race will not win the race against time?

Why is it that you can walk down a road even if it does uphill? Why people sit down in the day and sit up in the night?

Yes, exaggerating is a million times worse than understatement.

Always employ the vernacular!!!

Regards your loyal reader,

[Redacted]

(Note: All misspellings and incorrect grammar are from the book)

I was impressed.

I love my kids

This conversation has just taken place with Miss 8:

Me: "Can you put the kettle on for me."

Miss 8: "Sure"

Few minutes later ...

Me: "Do you need help?"

Miss 8: "No, I'm perfectly fine ... I'll tell Dad if I need help, I don't want to disturb you watching 'My Kitchen Rules'."

Few minutes later a cup of tea arrives ...

Heard in the kitchen

Miss 10: "We have a possum"

Me: "Yes, I know"

Miss 10: "In the roof, it was running above my head in bed last night"

Me: "I know, I heard it when I was on the phone to [Shooting Buddy]. He suggested a 22lr."

{brief pause}

Miss 10: "Yum, possum pie"

Miss 7 doing her homework ...

mmm, 6+4?, mmm, 6+6=12-2=10, 10!


Okay then!