Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Outta the Mouths of Babes: The Harmonica Edition

Just an average conversation with my four year old...

ANNELIE [plays a little tune on her harmonica]: So can I?

ME: Can you what?

ANNELIE: I just told you. Let me do it again. [plays a little tune on her harmonica] There.

ME: What was that?

ANNELIE: I wanted something to eat.

ME: Sure. What do you want.

ANNELIE [plays a little tune on her harmonica]: That's what I want.

ME: I have no idea what you're asking for.

ANNELIE: Listen carefully. [plays a little tune on her harmonica] Can I have one?

ME: Annelie. I don't speak harmonica. Please tell me.

ANNELIE [impatiently]: Oh Mom, just listen. This is what I want. [plays a little tune on her harmonica]

ME: Do you want a banana?

ANNELIE [plays a little tune on her harmonica]: That means no.

ME: Do you want a sandwich.

ANNELIE [plays a little tune on her harmonica]: That means yes. I want this kind. [plays a little tune on her harmonica] Got it?

ME [ready to grab harmonica and chuck it out the window]: If you don't tell me now, I'm not making anything at all.

ANNELIE [plays a little tune on her harmonica]: That means I want a peanut butter and frosting sandwich.

ME: Nope, not an option.

ANNELIE [plays a little tune on her harmonica]: That means I want a peanut butter and honey sandwich.

ME: That I can make.

ANNELIE [plays a little tune on her harmonica]: Do you know what that means?

ME: Please?

ANNELIE: No [plays a little tune on her harmonica] that one means please. This one [plays a little tune on her harmonica] means thank you.

*eyes twitching*

At least she's polite....

xoxo,

12 comments:

  1. Oh my goodness.. That whole conversation made me laugh out loud. She sounds just like my little cousin! He did something similar with a kazoo not too long ago.. lol

    Also, peanut butter and frosting?! Gah! lol

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  2. Ha! This totally cracked me up because, even though I haven't met Annelie in real life, I can picture this perfectly. I have a lot of those eye-twitching moments around here, too, when what I really want to yell at my kids is "JUST TELL ME!"

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  3. tee-hee! I hate harmonicas...

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  4. Oh my gosh, that is too cute! But I can see how it would have been frustrating too... *giggles*

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  5. Brilliant! There are too many things about this to love.

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  6. whoaaaaaa that might/would drive me up a wall on some days. hah!

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  7. PB and frosting sound so gross! Blech. :)

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  8. I love your Annelie updates. She reminds me a lot of a little boy I know.... ;)

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  9. lol- too cute! I have a four year old daughter too- however she doesn't just tell me what she wants, she ORDERS me to the kitchen for a very specific kind of sandwich. (she's the third and youngest of my children) we've nick named her Napoleon.

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  10. LOL...that's too funny...and I'm amazed at your resilience of not throwing it out the window. My eyes would have been twitching BAD!! ;-)

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  11. OMG! I love her brain so much!!! If you get tired of her, may I have her?

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