Friday, August 1, 2008

On What to Do About a Broken Toy

As heard by Mama when Theo accidentally pulled a doll's ribbon off:

"Daddy can fix it, because Daddy is a super boy, and he knows how to fix all kinds of things."

Mama then fixed the doll with a clever tool (a piece of paper), thus proving that she is a super girl, and she too knows how to fix all kinds of things.

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

On Shakespeare's Olfactory Ontology

Dad: I think those big black birds are crows.

Ruby: I think they smell like a rose.

...from the can-not-make-this-stuff-up dept

Thursday, February 21, 2008

An honest answer

Mom: Ruby, how many times did I tell you not to play with that chair?
Ruby: I don't know? One...two...three...four...

Friday, February 15, 2008

Conversation about low-fat versus non-fat yogurt

Mom: Ruby, find the one with the fat in it.
Ruby: YOU ARE THE FAT IN IT!

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

On perseverance

"I fall down a little, then I try it again!"

Saturday, February 9, 2008

Another typical conversation with Ruby

Ruby: You are a bag.
Mom: I'm a bag?
Ruby: Yeah, you're a baggy.
Mom: I'm not a baggy, I'm a baguette.
Ruby: You're a bucket.

Friday, January 25, 2008

A rallying cry

"BIRTHDAY PARTY FOREVER!"