Each morning my children pick one item to put in their backpacks for school, which they usually play with in the car while we travel. This morning Sofia chose a book and Dominic chose his toy microphone (which to my great fortune actually amplifies voices).
Dominic: ♫ OLM MACDONALD HAD A FARM OIYEEEE OIYEEEEE OIYEEEEEE!!! ♫
Sofia: Dominic, here’s an idea. You can have a turn with the microphone and then I will have a turn with the microphone. So now it’s my turn.
Dominic: ♫ TWINKLE TWINKLE TRAFFIC LIGHT ON DA CORNER SHININ BRIGHT… ♫
Sofia: Dominic, Dominic, Dominic, Dominic can I have a turn? Dominic?
Dominic: ♫ RED MEANS STOP, GREEN MEANS GO, YELLOW MEANS GO NICE AND SLOW!!! ♫
Sofia: Dominic, this is what I think you should do. You should give me the microphone and then I will give it back to you, and then you can give it back to me.
Dominic: ♫ ROW, ROW, ROW YOUR BOAT GENTLY DOWN DA STREAM!!!! MERRILY MERRILY MERRILY MERRILY LIFE IS BUD A DREAM!!! ♫
Sofia: Dominic, remember when we went to the Foxboro Charter School and the man talked in the microphone, and then he gave it to the woman, and then she talked in the microphone, and then she gave it to another woman, and then she talked in the microphone? I think we should try that.
Dominic: ♫ NO, NO, NO NO NO, NO NO NO NO NOOOOOOOO!!!! ♫
Me: *giggles* Sofia, I give you an A for effort.
Sofia: What does that mean?
Me: It means that I think you tried your best to get your way. I just don’t think he’s going to give in.
Sofia: That last one was pretty good, wasn’t it?
Me: Indeed.
So funny! Each of your children are very savvy. I wonder who they get that from….
Can I take credit for their savvy when I am directly responsible for their sarcasm? I’d like to think so.
Oh how I loved this! I laughed so hard that the tears were running down my face. This was just great-way to go Sofie!
Each of her tries got stronger–she’s going to make a great problem-solver!!!
There was one more thing that she said too, and it was pretty good one, but try as I might I could not commit it to memory. She just blows me away.
Thanks Auntie! They keep me rolling in good material, that’s for sure.
Really it too funny an also too naughty.. Yes this meaning is whatever it is we can solve easily..