A Genie in TO

We were at the Union Station and Sami was sitting inside the car, suddenly she cries out excitedly:  "I saw a genie! I saw a genie!"  - and then a taxi driver with a turban gets out of his cab.  Kids really do say the darndest things.

Barbie Wears A Dress

So we had a major tantrum this morning....arrrrghhhh!!!!  The reason?  Well, because Barbie wears a dress....and so?  Well Sami feels like wearing a dress too....and so?  Yes, I know.....so????  but well, that seemed to be a major issue this morning, for one thing she was wearing jeans to school.  So she says, but I need to be beautiful....I say: you're already beautiful.....but I'll be more beautiful if I wear a dress.  Ah yes, we are talking about a 4 year old here.

Negotiation time:  jeans today, dress tomorrow.  No can do! So I had to listen to ranting and crying alternately in the car on my way to work.....I've learned the trick though....I sip my coffee calmly listen to my music, by the time I was dropped off at the office, the ranting became:  "I'm going to wear a dress tomorrow".

Fine!  Mission Accomplished!

The Tooth Fairy is Too Early

Samantha has been talking about the Tooth Fairy this whole day.  She suddenly came up to me and shows me this white pebble-like thing and says it's her tooth and she's waiting for the tooth fairy to come.  I suddenly panicked and looked inside her mouth to check all her teeth.  All her teeth were accounted for, nothing missing there....still what was she holding......could it be really her tooth - I'm no dentist you know, however, she did seem pretty calm for somebody who has just lost a tooth, so anyway for my peace of mind I insisted that she show it me, she refuses and ran inside the room.  I finally got her to tell me what it was......she got it from a pencil eraser.  Right now it's under her pillow and she's expecting a coin in place of her tooth.

Kids say the cutest things......

We were at Futureshop today.....Sami needed to go to the washroom, as she was walking out, she had her hands inside her jeans......"Sami, take your hands out of your jeans."  ......and as only a four-year-old can get away with:  she says in the loudest voice:  "But my bumbum is eating my panty!"  for everyone in the store to hear.  "Kitbut"  (^_^)