you're.choking.my.legs

Claire and Meredith are wrestling as I type. I hear Meredith call out (while Claire is grabbing her legs): "Claire! Claire! You're choking my legs! You're choking my legs!"

To which Claire replies: "You can't choke legs, Meredith!"

A few minutes later (as Meredith was crying about something to do with the wrestling), I hear Claire call out: "Meredith, this isn't about crying! This is about fighting!"

Who says you need boys?

chocolate.needs

We had ice cream with chocolate syrup the other day. I was putting the syrup away, and there was a little bit of chocolate on the spout. I went to the sink to rinse it off, and this was the conversation:

Claire: Mom, wait! Can I have the chocolate on the top?

Me (in the process of rinsing it off): No....you don't need it.

Claire: I don't? I thought I did.

(Sometimes I feel like I need chocolate too, but I didn't tell Claire that.)

so.blessed

I'm feeling especially blessed today. I hope you are too! We have so (SO) much to be thankful for! What are you thankful for today?

question.of.the.day

Claire: Mom, don't Meredith and I look fab-lee-ous?

Meredith: Yes, Mom, and you look fab-lee-ous too!

Why thank you. And yes, fab-lee-ous really should be a word.

...and while all of this is going on, I look up to see Amelia dipping her animal crackers in her chili. Yummy.