[around 6:45 a.m., over the monitor]
Maddie: Riley, a is a vowel and a consonant!
Riley: No, Maddie, no. A is vowel. Q is a consonant.
Maddie: Yes, yes, q is a consonant. O is a vowel.
Riley: Q is a consonant but u is a vowel. They are a team.
Maddie: But a, a is a vowel and a consonant, Riley. It is both. THAT IS CRAZY.
Riley: I'm not sure, Maddie. I'm not sure.
Maddie: P says /p/. Say it Riley, /p/. And o says /o/. /p/, /o/. They rhyme! They have the same sound at the beginning, but not at the end.
Riley [losing interest in this thread]: Maddie, it is spring break. Spring is gone right now, but it will be back.
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I am having a monumentally sucky day on both a work and personal level. Neither situation is really bloggable. I'm drinking a lot of coffee as a coping mechanism. It's not helping.
It seems to me that life can take two paths. It can either be pretty much flat—stable, safe, maybe even a little boring. Or it can have higher highs that, with them, bring lower lows. I think the highs and lows, and the attendant risks, make for a more rewarding path than plodding along in the safety zone. But getting through the lows is no fun, no fun at all.
Wish I could be less vague. Wish this day were over.
Moi
- Snickollet
- I'm a mother and a widow, and a whole lot of other things. Here, though, I tend to write about parenting, grief, and their intersection.
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23 comments:
Sorry it's so sucky. But that conversation is gold!
I agree that that conversation is awesome on many levels. And I'm sorry you're having a lousy day! May tomorrow be better.
Sucky days suck. I hope it goes quickly for you and that you feel much better tomorrow!
PS I can bring you Native Bowl for lunch tomorrow if that helps anything.
Sorry for suck, but WOW you have some smart kids. :)
Thank goodness for sweet overheard conversations like that to make any day less sucky!
Thanks for sharing that conversation—it's hilarious, and lifted my spirits!
I hope your spirits continue to get lifted!
What a delightful chat to hear first thing in the morning.
Sorry life sucks right now, getting through the lows is REALLY, REALLY difficult. I know of what I speak.
Sorry about the sucky day. Hope things look up soon.
Love that conversation. They are so smart!
Hope everything gets better for you soon. I think what you said about the highs/ lows makes a lot of sense. I feel the same way, and I always opt for more excitement anyway.
I'm sorry to hear the day was so awful, Snick. To cheer you up:
http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/
It's likely you've seen it before-- if so, you can just look at the new postings and crack up :).
LOVE the conversation between your two little ones. They are so smart!
Really? Really, really? They know the difference between and vowel and a consonant? How old are they again? I thought they were around the 4ish mark? My son is FIVE, in Grade R and I have not even THOUGHT of explaining the difference!
And.......this is not the first time your kids have seriously impressed me! You are amazing!!
Hope your sucky day got better!
Snick - I am there. I am so there today. I am so ready to leave work and go home and go back to bed!! However, I will say that the conversation between your two kids gave me a smile!! Hoping for you and me both to have a better day tomorrow!!
Sorry for suckage, but your kids are super-smart. I mean SUPER.
hugs and cyber chocolate for the miserable day & gratitude for the glimpse into the twins' conversations...xx
Of course you would have children who discuss grammar for fun! That's a hilarious conversation. I love it.
As for the sucky day. Sigh. I'm in a slump, too. It's NO fun. Yet I whine when bored. I SO sympathize.
Sorry your day has been sucky. I hate those kinds of days... or weeks. On the upside, that conversation is pretty awesome. I look forward to that sort of thing with my twins.
Well, now you're in tomorrow - hope it is going much better! The super-smart twins are keepers (many, many tomorrows of gladness, there).
Sorry for the suck. But that is a super cute conversation. Egads. They rhyme!
Here's hoping the suckitude passes--too bad friends lining up with good wishes can't change things pronto.
That conversation about phonemes is just too funny. I hope they manage to be so funny just when you need another smile.
I hope that your day improved.
What great kids! "That is crazy!" I love it!
We need to chat! I can guess the vagueness of the post...
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