Everyday I pick up the kids at school and everyday we start with the questions. I'm sure there's some book out there that tells me I'm not asking the right questions. But everyday, just for giggles, I ask what they did at school today and everyday they both answer "I can't remember" or my personal favorite, "I don't know". Both of which are stellar validation of my fine tax dollars at work. So then I break them down with my super genius journalism background of progressive questioning:
"What did you have for lunch?"
"What did you get off the cart?"
"Did you thank the lunch lady?"
"Did you do something nice for someone today?"
"Did someone do something nice for you?"
"What did you do at recess and who did you play with?"
"What did you do at Music/Gym/Gymsic?"
"What did you do at school today?"
Typically, I jog their memory of their fondest moments first (lunch) and then go from there.
But the other day, I got pretty much nothing out of them. So, I relented and explained,
"We are going to the mall today for Daddy's birthday present. We will not be getting any cookies. We are there for Daddy. Not cookies. Okay?" (We tend to lure them to shop with us with cookies at that cookie place in the mall food court.)
Lucy replies, "I got a kid cookie with Daddy this weekend (while I was out of town, mmmmhhmm) and he liked it. I shared it with him when we were having daddy-daughter time. He really liked it because he's never had a kid cookie cuz he's an adult. But we split it."
I was just about to say something to add to the conversation when Max chimed in with his man-voice, "Well did it have a line of symmetry?"
Lucy: "No, Max. It was a DUCK!"
Max: "Oh yeah. Those ducks NEVER have lines of symmetry!"
Four minutes later, Max starts giggling to himself. Lucy asks what. Max says, "Nothing!" and then immediately continues with: "Well, it's just that Iwas making an alliteration poem today and I couldn't think of anything. So, I went with Loser Lucy Licks Lollipops."
Lucy thinks about it and says, "well, we haven't done alliteration poems yet. But when we do, I'm going to use M."
Ah, yes. Alliteration paybacks are a bitch. So, I guess they've learned about alliteration and lines of symmetry this week. We made it to the mall, got the presents and all with no cookies.
That's how I roll.
Kid's Pick (but its fun for adults too) Song of the day: Clap Your Hands - They Might Be Giants
Your kids are hoots! Of course, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. : ) I honestly don't remember learning any of that stuff that young!
They sure didn't teach that stuff that young when I was a kid. I'm having to look all those big words up again!