At the dinner table. A mosquito has landed in Dad’s water.
B — Eew! A bug in your drink!
Dad — No big deal.
B — You’re gonna drink it anyway?!
R — It’s a horror show! A nightmare!
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Sweet talker
The boys are coming home from school with a neighbor who graciously picks them up on Mondays, when it’s all I can do to leave work just in time to get home to meet them.
B — Look at my mom’s clothes! Do you like them? She has to look beautiful because she is a teacher.
R — You do look beautiful, Mom.
B — You look really beautiful! You look like a dream girl!
Ancient history
R — Mom, what was your favorite thing to play when you were little?
Mom — Hmmm… I’m not sure.
R — Well, did you like to play with remote control cars and trains, like me and B?
Mom — I didn’t really play with a lot of remote control toys.
R — Why not? Electricity hadn’t been invented yet?
Interpretive lens
The boys made treats to share with their classmates.
Here is Mom’s sample cookie:
Here are samples of R & B’s product:
Sensory language
The boys are going out to run errands with Dad. When they get in the car, they both turn around and get out.
B — Eeew! it stinks in there!
R — It smells putrid!
Homewrecker
R — Mom!!! There’s an earwig in here! (Then, after the bug has been removed,) It was in my shoe. Do you think he has family in there?
the kitchen notebook 