I Better Write That Down

E-mail from my Mom [Wonder Woman] regarding her babysitting [Precious Gem] and her dad, my brother who was in the hospital: When I found out [brother] was coming home yesterday I told [Precious Gem]... She said, "Good, now maybe [Mini-Me] will stop crying all the time!" I said to her that she misses Daddy. Then I said, "Don't you miss Daddy?" Her answer,"Yes I do, but not as much as [Mini-Me]." She is so funny.

"Just picked up [Mini-Me] from a sleepover. Now we are in line for flu shots. She's not happy. [Mini-Me] told me, 'You're bad at surprises!'" - My brother, Mini-Me's dad

Precious Gem: Daddy, you getting a coffee? Mini-Me: Of course, Daddy runs on Dunkin.

Mini-Me wrote this about her mom, Scrubs:

On Mini-Me's 8th birthday, I got a text from Scrubs. It was a picture of Mini-Me holding a jar of gravy and a jar of applesauce from my parents...that she asked them to get.  I emailed my parents to see what that was all about.  Wonder Woman's response: Here's the scoop.   A few weeks ago I asked Miss [Mini-Me] what she wanted for her b-day.  She said, emphatically, "No clothes!"  So I said, "Then what do you want?"   I thought she said a great big can of ravioli.  So days later, I said, "What do you want besides ravioli?"  She said, "I don't want ravioli; I said gravy."  I said, "Anything else?"  She thought a minute and said, "A big jar of applesauce all for myself."  I gave her the gravy and applesauce on Monday when the family got together.  I figured her friends might not get it or think her Grandmother was NUTS.  Sunday she had a kids' party at the rink.  So that's it.

"[Cinderella] just got a stir!" - Mini-Me meaning a spare in bowling

Mini-Me: Where's the Zyrtec? Her Dad: You mean the Vortex! Ride.

My brother posted on Facebook: "[Cinderella]: '[Mini-Me] is far from a lady. I've seen boys with better posture and manners.'  Overexposure to 'Downton Abbey.'"

"Mommy is really nice. And it's good that she's a nurse to help people because she saved Bubbles'* life!" - Mini-Me *Bubbles is a pet fish

"Happy New Year!" - Mini-Me after watching "Christmas in Rockefeller Center"

"[Precious Gem]' s  my psychic!" - Mini-Me talking about her little sister but meaning "side-kick"

"[Cinderella], c'mon!  This dishwasher isn't going to load itself!!!" - Mini-Me (age 6) to Cinderella (age 10)

"That was awesome with a "K!" - Mini-Me after getting off a ride at a fair

Mini-Me: Do I look pretty? Scrubs: Yes, you do. Mini-Me: You look...well...you're going to look pretty today.

"I know daddy likes shopping best at [Insert Stores' Name] because it says his name...but he also likes [Local Grocery Store] best because they have a beer cave." - Mini-Me

Mini-Me: Daddy, you are not supposed to have shoes on the couch. It's one of mommy's rules. My brother: It's also one of mommy's rules to keep your fingers out of your mouth. Mini-Me: Okay, you can put your shoes back on the couch.

Mini-Me found a penny and showed it to Frampa (that's what she called him when she first started talking).  Here's how the penny conversation went: Frampa: You can put it in your piggy bank. Mini-Me: You can have it.  I have lots of money.

Mini-Me's Dad: [Mini-Me], what's under there? Mini-Me: Under where? Ha! Ha! I said underwear, Daddy!

Mini-Me: This bag's too heavy! Cinderella: Man up, [Mini-Me]!

"Ummm, I'm not getting wifi here!" - Mini-Me while playing on an iPod in the car