What Evelyn has to say about our house…

I am at Evelyn’s school, taking care of odds and ends for Mrs. Slade. While stapling some of the class’ work, I came across a drawing and explanation Evelyn did:

“My house is bluish-white and my bedroom is green and if you ever go to my house close to this day you will like to come upstairs and you will find my bed with no sheet. The end.”

Just a note: Evelyn takes the sheet off of her bed and prefers just a comforter. We *do* let her have a sheet.

A truism proven true

Our house is strewn with boxes: big boxes, small boxes, folded boxes, constructed boxes.

The girls have spent a lot of time playing with them, making forts, slides, and various other items from them.

Before dinner, Evelyn was screeching happily, and she shrieked “This has been one of the greatest days of my life!” When we asked her why, she said, “This moving thing has turned out to be really, really fun!”

We asked what her favorite part of the day was, and she responded, without hesitation, “Playing with the boxes! It’s been a great day.”

Quote from Charlotte

Me: Charlotte, don’t poke me.

Charlotte, without missing a beat: I’m not poking you; I’m giving you a kiss with my finger.

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Oh, yeah. We’re moving.

Our house just sold, and we’ll be going to settlement three days after Christmas. On that day, we’ll also settle on the house we’re buying. It’s a contemporary-style home in the neighborhood closest to UD and Main Street. January will see us painting and tearing down wallpaper, but it’s good timing because James doesn’t teach in January.

We’ll take pictures of the house the day we’re moving in and then post our progress as we make 102 Radcliffe Drive our home!

2 New Quotes

I heard Charlotte this morning, playing with her stuffed animals. She cheered “NO MORE SHOWINGS!” Which is precisely how I feel.

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I said that I feel a little bit nostalgic about leaving this house where we’ve made so many memories. Evelyn said, “Well, I’m on a mission! I can’t wait to have my very own playground.”

James: We’re going to make something that starts with C and ends with OOKIES.

Charlotte: OOh. Can we make gingerbread cookies with eyes and blood in their bodies and blood coming out and I can eat the fake blood?

Quotes from Charlotte

In the car this morning, we were listening to Morning Edition from NPR. One of the people said that, 220 years ago today, Ben Franklin wrote, “The only things that don’t change are death and taxes.”

Evelyn: “What are taxes?”

Me: “Taxes are money we pay to the government.”

Evelyn: “What is the money for?”

Me: “Oh, things like roads and paying teachers at your school, and so that we can have a military to protect us if another country attacks us.”

Charlotte: “Yeah, and those soldiers can come to my room if there’s something scary and bad, and can protect me and make it safe again.”

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Charlotte and I played Elefun this morning. As we were cleaning up, she was hopping around joyfully and chirped, “I like playing this game with you. It makes me feel happy and special!”

Squirt

Charlotte is still so little. She’s getting taller, but she’s so little-boned and skinny. Here are two pics from last night at bedtime.

A quote from Evelyn

“I have a new friend whose name is Don’tchu Dare.”