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Quesadilla Mountains
Connor was studying the state of Washington in our Geography lesson. He said, "There are 2 mountain ranges, the Olympic Mountains and the Quesadilla Mountains." (He meant the Cascade Mountains.)
Lactose Intolerance
Conversation about drinking milk...
Jason - I can't drink milk. It makes my stomach hurt. It has something called lactose in it.
Connor - Is that kind of like garlic toast?
POTUS
Connor - Who was President of the United States when Dad was born?
Me - Well, let's look it up. What year was Dad born?
Connor - Umm... 1913?
Groundhog's Day
Me - Today is Groundhog's Day!
Connor - Oh! We need to go see Papaw Chris!
Me - (pause) What do you mean?
Connor - We need to see him, because it's Grandpa's Day.
Store Names
While shopping in Hattiesburg, Connor commented on some of the store names he saw.
"Turtle Greek Mall" - (Turtle Creek Mall)
"Turtle Green Mall" - (again, Turtle Creek)
"Delizards" - (Dillard's)
"Office Deport" - (Office Depot)
"Paylee Shoo-Shorce" - (Payless Shoesource)
"Poopeyes" - (do I need to translate this one?)
Newk's Grab-n-Go
"They shouldn't call it a Grab-n-Go. They need to change the name to Grab-Pay-n-Go, so people know to pay before they leave."
Child of the Information Age
Connor (while in the living room with Jason): "Dad, can you text Mom to tell her I love her. I don't really feel like walking down to her bedroom."
Sister
Lori - What would you think if you had a little sister one day?
Connor - It would be ok. But if you can help it, I don't want one.
US President Placemat
Connor was looking at his US President placemat while he was eating dinner.
Connor - "Franklin Purse and James Bakugan! I didn't know they named a TV show after a president!"
Me (laughing) - "Pierce and Buchanan"
Connor - "Ronald Regions. That's where you used to work!"
Me - "Ronald Reagan."
Connor - "John Calvin College. No, wait. It's Cool-eh-didge. Calvin Cool-eh-didge."
Pump It Up
We are at Pump It Up with our homeschool group. Connor was having trouble finding me in the basketball arena with Ethan.
Connor (to a staff member): Have you seen my mom?
Staff: What does she look like?
Connor: Well, she has pants...
MichaElf Jackson's Thriller
Connor let me transform "Star" (our Elf on the Shelf) into MichaElf Jackson in Thriller. We have entered our Elf in this Elf Contest. It would be awesome if we win.
We made the MJ Thriller jacket, added black spiral-curly hair, and painted a pair of Thriller boots. We had the help of some of Asha's Monster High Dolls. I made Star bendable with the instructions here. I think we did a great job! Go and like our MichaElf here! I think we are #79.
Bass Pro Christmas
"At the Bass Pro Shop, it isn't the real Santa. He's a fake Santa. And the reindeer aren't real, either. Well, they are real. They killed them and put them in suspended-animation."
Mushrooms
After Tae Kwon Do, Connor was talking jibberish to one of the other students in his class. The boy's father laughed and said that it must be something in my cooking. Connor exclaimed, "It was the mushrooms!"
Tiny Touch Phone
"Ethan's play phone is a Tiny Touch Phone by Vuh-teh-ch."
(He tried to phonetically sound out VTech.)