After years of trying to teach Sunny how to ride her bike (the act of which was eerily similar to someone banging their head against a brick wall 10 feet thick held together with mortar made of fear)she finally, a mere 3 days ago, made up her mind to learn and taught herself, proving once again that she is her father’s daughter.
Aug 142006
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“I know you know this song Mom, it’s very old.”
-my daughter Sunny referring to the song Play That Funky Music White Boy.
Aug 082006
“I’m playing a game where God flies around in a space ship, then comes down to earth and turns all the Mormons into aliens.”
-my daughter Sunny
Jul 202006
Sunny (playing teacher): Ok Class, it’s time to go out for recess.
Leo (playing student): Can I kill anyone?
Sunny: NO.
Leo: Awwww! Not even imaginary people?
Sunny: Ok, you can kill imaginary people. Did you hear that Class, you may only kill imaginary people at recess. Class dismissed.
Jul 172006
Somewhere in the middle of Nebraska, during hour 12 of a 20 hour car ride I was treated to this new philosophy of a 6 year old and the innocent reply of his 8 year old sister. Enjoy.
Leo: Did you know God was a person? Yeah, a person, and he died. He died in a pie-eating contest. He just ate too much pie. Then he went to heaven and became the dad of both Jesus and Santa Claus.
Sunny: You shouldn’t be saying that kind of stuff, because Santa Claus is watching us RIGHT NOW.
May 282006
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“Mom, Hi! Dad is being a shithead.”
-my daughter Sunny (who is almost 
after a trip to the park with her father.
Apr 072006
“Did I just touch your weenie?”
“No.”
“Oh, gooood! Because that would have been shocking!”
-my daughter Sunny to her brother Badger while in the bathtub
Feb 082006
We went out to dinner last night. Now I realize people that not 5 posts ago I completely swore off going out to eat with my children, but there was beer involved and I am weak, and at least they had the decency to sit us very near the bathroom this time. The kids did become pretty restless as we adults were consuming our beer, and Sunny especially began to whine and ask when we could leave. I told her she just needed to be patient and wait for everyone to finish. Sunny, ever looking for the opportunity to be bribed, quickly asked:
“What will I get if I am quiet and patient?”
“You will be rewarded in heaven.” I said. You see I was not in the mood to spend $3.50 on the sucker that had caught her eye on the way in. So, yeah, I gave her a complete nonsense answer proving once again that I AM AN UNFIT PARENT.
Then Sunny,who is by far the sweetest and most sensitive of my children, squinted her eyes at me and said, “Stuuuuupid.”
She makes me so proud.
