Ellen-isms

Your Friday edition ...

My second cup of coffee was in the microwave (hooray for days where there is time for TWO cups!) and I came around the corner to the beeping microwave to hear,
"It's OK, microwave, Mommy will be with you soon"

Ellen - what word would you like to practice?
"You mean a real life word that spells something?"

Ellen playing doctor ... I asked her to give the babies ("the twins") a check-up in her playroom and come report back.
"Ok, here is the deal. One baby had a real problem and the other was fine. The problem, which doesn't make any sense to me, is that her lung isn't connected to her bone. You know, because real life people are different than no talking people. I'll give you some mentos and nail polish to take with you, but don't give them to her until you get home. The other baby just has a problem with her heart beating. It's fine."

Ellen was dropping a lot of 'direction' words in casual conversation, so I asked her if they had been studying maps at school. We talked about North, East, South and West. I taught her the mnemonic trick of Never Eat Soggy Waffles. She thought it was good and said, "I have one for you! Don't Eat Greasy Tomatoes!"

"Ok, here's the deal: Georgia is the Pistol Pete, I am the Helper Big Sister, you are the Boss and the Cooker, and Dad is the Sicker. And sometimes-Boss"

My Dad sent an email of puns for me to share with Ellen. I scanned to find one I thought she would get ... "I'm reading a book about anti-gravity. I can't put it down." BWAH HAHAHA! She thought it was hilarious. I asked her why and she said, You know, because sometimes you just can't stop reading! (And then she made up her own joke ... What does the skeleton eat when he's hungry? Wine! Whoops ....)

Ellen asked to play in the playhouse that Santa brought on our last snow day. She was in her play room and I was in the kitchen cooking. She hollers out, "Mom! How are you enjoying your afterlife?" I laughed and explained that I wasn't enjoying it yet because I hadn't died. Then she got pretty quiet and a few minutes later said, "Well - I hope Greg is enjoying his afterlife." This is the man who volunteered in her classroom and died about 18 months ago. I was proud of her for making the connection and being so thoughtful about the whole thing.  

A good friend loaned us a Tag Reader and some books and Ellen is loving it. We ordered a 'Human Body' workbook for the Tag. I was nursing Georgia and I hear Ellen call out from the other room, "Mom - what is your ulna?"

Is God Noah's wife?