Things Brooke says.

- She has recently started saying "Holy cow!" and "Woah Nelly!", neither of which I know the origin of but both of which crack me up every time.
- She tells us all the time that things we have cooked are "very, very good". She's great for the ego, I tell ya.
- Most mornings, Brooke quietly sneaks into our room with her two bunnies and climbs in bed with me. However, one morning recently she came running in to the room quite urgently (at 6:30 am...sigh) holding a pair of rolled-up socks. She excitedly whispered to me, "Mommy, I got some fresh socks. The other ones came off my footsies in my bed!"
- She calls Joe her "handsome buddy" which is basically the greatest thing ever. I hear "Hi, handsome buddy!" about 20 times a day.

I'm on Twitter now (I know, I'm so 21st century) so a lot of Brooke's awesome one-liners get posted on Twitter instantly so I don't forget them. Here are a few of my favorites:
1. The toddler just told me I smell like chicken and flashcards. I guess I need to get different soap.
2. "Do we put mushrooms in the rice Christmas treats?" "No Brooke, but we will put marshmallows in our rice krispie treats."
3. "Mommy, I need to go to work." "What do you do there?" "I have to juggle balls & sing songs." Sounds like my old job.
4. "Mommy, I need a spoon for my vegetables." "Eh, you're almost done. Just use your hands." "Okay, I'll use my muscles. Grrrrr!"

And, finally, the following are some examples of the sass I deal with on a daily basis. And also the reasons why you should send chocolate, like, pronto.
- "You said no I can't do it but I say yes I can do it."
- "Don't even talk to me about that."
- "Mommy, you be nice to me or you'll go on the steps!" (She thinks me telling her she's not allowed to do something is me being 'mean'.)