Impressive

We were playing bowling on the Wii.

There is this amazing training exercise for bowling where you get one shot to knock down all the pins. The first level is just 10 pins, but it increases throughout 10 levels until you end up with an enormous amount of pins. (I can't remember the exact number). It is a blast. Mady had just knocked down an amazing amount of pins and we were all saying how great she did to which she responded:

"I'm just trying to be impressive!"

commonalities

To set this up, Mady was talking about how people need to eat "gas" to have energy just like cars need gas to go.

Mady: "We're kinda like a car, but we're not hard, we're mushy and squishy...well, except for our bones, they're not mushy and squishy."

Her first Mani

It is spring break, therefore, I am finding as many ways as possible to farm out my children out to local family members...well, not really...but kinda.

She stayed the night with Grandma last night and today they went to get a manicure. Her first one. They went to the nail salon inside of WalMart where a lot of very talented Vietnamese women work. When asked about her experience she responded,

"We went to this place where they only speak Spanish. The lady who did our nails spoke Spanish and Me and Grandma could only understand her for a little while."

Three snaps in a "Z" formation

Matt: "Are you going outside to play?"

Mady: (with one hand on her hip) "If I was, I'd have my shoes on."

It's MY body

Matt: "Mady, do you need to use the bathroom?"

Mady: "I don't need to go potty."

Zac: "uh-uh."

Mady: (to Zac) "You don't live in my body."

Too Literal

Mady: "Bouncing off the walls doesn't mean you are really bouncing off the walls, it just means you're being all crazy; like a hooligan."

voluntary deafness

Matt had already asked Mady to go to the bathroom before bed several times and she was NOT cooperating.

Matt: "I said go to the bathroom, go."

Mady: "Why?"

Matt: "Because it is time for you to go to bed, I told you that."

Mady: "Oh, sorry. I turned my ears off."

Run away

Mady and I were having a conversation with a certain someone who really likes to talk a lot. I had been trying to get away for some time and Mady was patiently waiting for me.

Our conversation was interrupted by a phone call to which Mady stated,

"She's on the phone, let's get away now!"

Grape love

Mady gets a sucker after her Wednesday night class at church.

Tonight she was digging for a specific flavor. She ended up pulling out a grape flavored dum-dum.

Me: "Wow, you picked grape, do you like grape suckers?"

Mady: "Yes, they taste SO good." (Thinks for a second) "They taste exquisite!"