more quips of wisdom

I thought I would give Karie another break from writing, not that she really wanted it. But really, we have collected a couple of great quotes from Annika and Afton this week, and I feel that the world will just be a much happier place once we share them!

Yesterday I was sitting on the couch with Afton and we were eating a snack together. Now, Afton has developed a habit of late of chewing on her fingers when she is bored, and I think she forgot that she was trying to eat something and absentmindedly stuck her thumb in her mouth while she was chewing. The next thing we know we hear a tiny yelp of pain and then Afton sticks her hand up into my face and says, "Daddy, my mouth ate my thumb!" Classic.

On Monday night we decided to take in a movie at the discount theater here in Tempe. We took the girls to see "Enchanted" which they got bored with half way through. Annika will tell you that the only part of the movie she liked was "when they kissed on the wet dripping roof". But that is not the good quote. Afterwards we stopped by a Poppa Johns Pizza place because they were having a really good deal on a large pizza and it has been a long time since we have had anything but cheap frozen pizza. As anyone who is familiar with Poppa Johns will know, they always put a Jalapeno pepper in the box with the pizza. As I went to throw the box away when we were done Annika noticed the pepper still in the box and wanted to know what it was. So we explained that it was a Jalapeno pepper and that unless her Aunt Jess was around, nobody else really needed to eat it. After dinner Annika went into her room to play and Karie over heard her singing to herself, "Jalapeno. PEP! PERS!" I wish there were a better way to convey the sound of her singing this, it was really cute.

Finally, my favorite quote comes from Afton. About a week ago Karie and I were getting ready to go to bed, it was somewhere between 10 and 11. Afton all of the sudden comes out of her room crying and looking for Karie. So Karie picked her up and sat down on our bed with her. Somehow Afton ended up lying on the bed, and Karie and I were both sitting on the bed with her. If I remember correctly Afton had been complaining about her stomach hurting just before we put her to bed, and this seemed to be the issue that had awoken her. Well, we soon discovered that the source of the problem was a build up of gas that needed to be released, and when she was done, in this very tiny, very tired voice Afton said, "Hey, my bottom sings!"

That may just become the new way of referring to that phenomenon in our home now.

And lest you being to wonder how in the world I have had time to go to a movie with my family, sit and eat a snack with my daughter, and have time to write this post, I will let you know that I have not suddenly quit school and given up on my future. I am enjoying a relaxing spring break. I allowed myself to put aside the homework, and take a break from internship. I did do some job hunting during my free time, but I also just tried to enjoy some time with my kids and my wife for a change. I also got to take in a spring training baseball game with my father-in-law. (Thanks again for the hot dog Steve!) That is one thing I will really miss about living in Arizona. Spring training tickets are cheap, and the seats are always great.

Today is the last free day however. Tomorrow I must get back to the grind to prepare myself for Monday. Just eight more weeks, just eight more weeks, just eight more weeks.....