Dirt

Sin is like dirt, but it's not like dirt from the ground.  It's the kind of dirt that only God can wash away.

Look Mom--it's a miracle! God made a leaf print on the cement!

Got me again

Mom:  honey, you don't have to button the top button of your shirt.

M:  then why do they put one there?

Lame Duck?

When we were driving home from school one day, we saw 32 geese and 12 ducks walking across the road (yes, I counted them).  One of the ducks had a hurt leg and of course, Matthew noticed.  

M:  You should call the vet.

Mom:  No, you don’t really call the vet for animals in the wild.  They either make it or they don’t.  There’s not a whole lot of “caring for” that goes on.   Sometimes the zoo can take care of an animal, but not very often.

3 days later:

M: Mom, you really should have called the zoo about that duck. 

Me:  No, he’s okay.  He was keeping up with the others. 

M:  God has probably healed him by now.

Me:  God doesn’t always heal animals or people that are injured.  Sometimes they just get along how they are.  Can you believe how many of them were there together?

M:  It was probably that some of them were babies that we just growing up and they look like grown-ups.  They haven’t left their parents yet. 

Me:  Yes, that’s possible.  Good point.

M:  (clouding up, probably thinking of big Sister leaving for college a few days before)  Do you think they will ever come back and visit their parents?  (Sniff sniff.)

Me:  Probably.

M:  Some animals are born injured.  Was I born injured?

Me:  No.  (Wondering...)

M:  Aren’t you glad I’ve lived to grow up?

Me:  Yes, I am.

M:  When I get to be a daddy I’m going to have kids.  Maybe I will adopt them. 

Do the injured kids get adopted? 

Me:  Yes, remember [our friends] adopted G--- from China?  He had a cleft palate and they got him surgery to fix it.

The strange thing about this  story:  M didn’t know we were considering adopting a special needs child from Colombia.  No, we really didn’t talk about it while Mr. Supersonic Hearing was awake or in the house.  Sometimes this kid just knows stuff. 

Under age

We don't serve aquahol here. 

Not even related

That's so funny that Santa comes at Christmas.  He and Jesus aren't even related or anything. 

Happy Father's Day, God

Child of the King:  "Dear God, Happy Father's Day. That's what you deserve.  The biggest best Father's Day. Amen"

another lap

I'm going to take another lap around like  I did yesterday.

What?

When I was brushing my teeth--go around again so I can get them cleaner.

Me, too!

On the way home from getting tacos for lunch:  I hope our car doesn't get started smelling like Mexico now....

Chess Moves

Playing chess:  Can the queen tackle forward?

Can the horse move in a lower case “L”?  (or just an upper case L)

I’m going on to your base next time.

Grossness alert but SO funny!

I just felt like I was going to throw up.  Good thing I kept my mouth closed.  Or maybe it was a burp but I kept the sound off.

Made in the USA

I was made to be funny.

What's a budget

It's keeping score of the money you have and the money you want to have and the money you spend.

Oh no...

Upon hearing that he would miss basketball practice because of the grade 1 and 2 Musical:

Oh, no.  I don't want to accidentally play bad on Saturday because I missed practice!

The trouble with money...

I don't get it why the dime is the smallest coin but it's not the smallest amount.  You'd think Daddy and grandpa would have fixed that by now.

How rude!

OH, to hear him telling a story, then get licked on the face by the dog in the middle of it and saying, "Beauty, quit interrupting!"

Mr. Plug

After asking if we could take an appliance to MR. Battery (because they can fix anything), I tell Matthew "No, that doesn't have a battery.  It plugs in." 

"When I grow up, I'm going to open a store where you can take all the things that you can't take to Mr. Battery.  I'm going to call it Mr. Plug."

Just like Grandpa!

When we were at the hair salon Matthew first wanted a Mohawk style cut.  Then instead he said, "No, no--short on top and long on the sides--just like Grandpa's."

Out of the mouth....

These images were selected by Matthew to teach his new brother from Colombia what he needs to know:  a flag to teach him about his new country, an angel to teach him about God, an angry face to teach him how to deal with his anger and a wrapped present, to teach him that he is a gift from God, just like Matthew.  And, yes, he really did all this himself, showing me and explaining it all after he was done.