Little Miss Thing, age 6: “We haven’t be to Jiffy Treet in over a year. I keep track.”
Me: “I don’t think it’s been a year. How do you keep track?”
LMT: “I have a big sheet of paper.”
Me: “Can I see it?”
LMT: (pause) “OK, I don’t track it. But it does SEEM like a year.”
Me: “What did you do at camp today?”
Little Miss Thing, age 5: “We made ice cream.”
Me: “Very cool. How did you make it? With cream and sugar?”
LMT: “No, I made it with… a door knob… and a crushed up car… and an old stop sign… and chocolate syrup.”
Me: “Wow… I didn’t know that’s how ice cream was made. Did you stir it?”
LMT: “No. I put gas on it and lit a match and it went BOOM!”
Me: “I had no idea it worked like that.”
LMT: “It’s Chemistry.”
Me: “Kids, your mother and I are going out for dinner and a movie.”
Little Miss Thing, age 5: “I’ll be in charge while you’re gone.”
Danger Monkey, age 8: “Hey! Why do you get to be in charge?”
LMT: “Because if I’m in charge, everyone gets to eat ice cream.”
DM: “OK, you can be in charge.”
Me: “You show solid leadership skills kiddo, but actually Grandpa will be in charge.”
LMT (loud whisper): “We still get ice cream.”
Very Vocal Viking 