Bonus Post: Sound Bites 7

Gretchen: Mom.  Mommy.

Me: What's up, Gretch?

Gretchen: Don't say "what's up, Gretch," say "what do you need, Gretchen."

Gretchen: Sleeping Beauty touched the spinning wheel and died into a deep sleep.

Olivia, running out of the room: I'm going to touch the boat!

Olivia: Are you married?

Jacque: No.

Olivia: When are you going to get married?

Jacque: When the good Lord sees fit.

Gretchen: When are you going to die?

Olivia: I will be the princess and you can save me from the dragon.  And if it gets me, you can cover me with bandaids!  Okay, go out there!

Gideon: If I go out there, the dragon will get me.

Olivia: No, the dragon is running away because he thinks you are a monster.  You have to go chase him to tell him you are not a monster.

Gideon: Okay! *runs out of the playroom and sprints through the kitchen, yelling* I have to chase the dragon to tell him I am not the monster!

Gideon, returning calmly to the playroom: I killed the dragon.

Olivia, dramatically: Thank you!

Olivia: Did my daddy die?

Me: No, your daddy didn't die.

Olivia: He is just at work?

Me: Yes, he's just at work.

Opa: What was the other option?

Me: Death.

Olivia: When mommy and daddy die then I will be lonely.

James: You won't be lonely because you'll be married.

Gretchen: We will marry you because you're a boy.

Olivia: I won't marry you, I'm going to marry Gideon.

**In the weeks since the above conversation took place, Olivia has also considered marrying Isaiah.  She is currently thinking that she doesn't want to get married at all.

Opa: What does Olivia call you?

Gretchen: Don't know.

Olivia: Kiki.

Gretchen: Olivia calls -- LOLLY calls me Kiki.

Olivia: Is Gretchen a human?

Me: Yes, she's a human.  Are you a human?

Olivia: No.

Me: What are you?

Olivia: A frog.  Ribbit.