The Darndest Things

I can't count the number of times I've recounted a story about something cute that one of the kids have said and someone says, "You should write that down," and I reply, "I know; I should." I have plans to continually update this post instead of creating a new post for each story. It's a little late getting started, but here it is.



07/01/10
I was in the bathroom stall at Hy-Vee while Sheridan waited in the main part of the bathroom for me. A woman came out of another stall, and Sheridan said, "My mom has a shirt like that except it doesn't have a hole." Praying that the hole was a factory-made, part of the design hole, I listened for the response. In an accent I heard, "Oh, we're like twins. We're (attempt at a word, attempt at a word, attempt--) identical." Sheridan's solemn reply seemed a little apologetic, "I don't speak Spanish." To which the lady replied, "I'm not Spanish; I'm Japanese."

07/05/10
Sheridan was supposed to be getting ready for bed while I checked Facebook. She came in and said, "Wait!" and clicked on a video someone had posted. I gave her a look that meant, "This isn't getting ready for bed." It was already running, and she put her arm around my shoulder and in her 'grown-up speaking to kid' voice said, "This is about God."

08/09/10
I think it's funny when Sheridan uses phrases that I wouldn't expect a 5 year old to use. The other day she modified one. She was eating a snack, and although I can't remember what it was, she said, "I'm a fan of this." She hears us say, "I'm not really a fan of broccoli" or whatever it may be. She decided the positive version must work, too!

A couple nights ago, she was saying her bedtime prayer. It went something like this, "Thank you for all the things you've given us, like the Earth. We know they're really special and important, and we don't want them to slip right out of our hands."

08/14/10
I've tried to instill a bit of American pride in Sheridan. She understands that soldiers fight for our country. She stands and puts her hand on her heart for the flag, pledge of allegiance, and national anthem. She loves to see red, white, and blue together in clothing, etc. and yells out, "American flag!" She knows the eagle is an American symbol, too, and is extremely excited to see one. Perhaps the next move is to teach her American geography.
Yesterday at the Kirksville License Bureau she became indignant to see a flag displayed. "This is not America," she exclaimed with her five-year-old attitude. "Yes, Kirksville is in America," I tried to explain. By the time our conversation was over, she was still a little leery. One thing about it, this daughter of Uncle Sam isn't about to let anyone disrespect her red, white, and blue!

10/28/10
"It's just a Jack; it needs a candle in it to be a lantern."

12/30/10
Me: My little girl is growing up!
Sheridan: ...to do big things!

02/01/11
Oops. It looks like I have not kept up with this and have undoubtedly missed out on recording some cute ones.

At the supper table:
Dylan-So, Dad, what are we going to get Julie for Valentine's Day?
Daniel-We can't talk about it in front of her!
Dalton-Julie, can you be done and leave the table?

07/02/11
Sheridan: You're the smartest mom I ever had! (Plus you're the only one....)

07/03/11
Sheridan: (Counting stars while waiting for the fireworks to begin) One, two, three, four. Oh, no. I'm supposed to be in bed by the time the fourth star comes out.

10/16/11
I was trying to explain to Sheridan what a Bible college was.
Me: People learn things like they would at college and also things about the Bible at Bible college. You know how you learn things at school but you learn about the Bible at Sunday School?
Sheridan: Yeah, but at school we learn about things God made.
(I'm thinking that was pretty neat until...)
Sheridan continues: Like sex.
Me: What!?!
Sheridan (unfazed): Insects...Did you know there are more insects than people?
Me: Oh. Um, yeah. Oh. (Still fumbling for words. It's important that one hears each syllable of a word, apparently.)

04/21/12
Sheridan's sweet and cute prayer about my dad who is in the nursing home waiting for a compound fracture to heal:  Please help Grandpa with whatever it is so that he can come home and we can all be happy again..

07/?/12
Sheridan often puts together combinations of outfits that drive me crazy.  Sometimes I let her wear them, sometimes I try to convince her to change, and other times I make her change; it depends on the occasion.  This particular morning, she had put something together that actually matched!! and looked cute.  I told her that her outfit looked cute.
She said, Thanks.  I knew you would judge it.
I just nodded.
She reprimanded me, "For God did not send his Son into the world to judge the world...."
I tried not to laugh.  "That was about sin, not about fashion."

01/24/13
I get a kick out of Sheridan's mature speech for her age.  Tonight Dalton said something to irritate Sheridan, and she said, "He is just trying to anger me."

05/02/13
Daniel was telling Sheridan a bedtime story about how we met.  Since men often get the details wrong (and he did) I gave Sheridan the correct version.  She pats him on the cheek and says, "You don't know your history."

03/10/14
Daniel had been ornery to Sheridan (again!) by tying her jacket sleeves together.  She threw her jacket in the laundry without noticing and when she took it out of the washing machine to put it into the dryer, she said, "Look what happened in the washing machine!"  I told her what had really happened, and after reprimanding him she said to me, "That father of mine is one of a kind."