Conversation Collectibles

#1: At Home Yesterday

Jonah (wimpering): "Finger hurts."

Me: "Your finger hurts, Jonah? What did you hit it on?"

Jonah (looking around, still wimpering): "Hit it... um... hit it... hit it on something!"


#2: On the Way Back from the Park

Jonah: "What the heck?"

Me (laughing out loud): "Oh Jonah, you are funny."

Jonah: "What the heck?"

Me (still laughing): "You make Mama laugh!"

Jonah: "Where the heck is the flag?"

Me (laughing too hard to say anything)

Jonah: "What the heck?"

Me (still laughing)

Jonah: "What the heck?"

Me: "Okay, Jonah. Okay."

Jonah: "That's enough."


#3: After Luke and Jonah returned from 5pm Mass

Me: "How was Mass, Jonah? What did you do at Mass?"

Jonah: "Daddy ate Jesus."

Me: "Daddy ate Jesus, that's right. Where is Jesus?"

Jonah (putting his hand on his chest): "In my heart!"


#4: During Prayers the Last Two Nights

(Kneeling around the table and a lighted candle)

Luke (after initial prayer): "Okay, Jonah, what do you want to thank Jesus for?"

Jonah: "Thank Jesus for the candle."

Luke: "That's nice. Now who would you like to pray for?"

Jonah: "Pray for the candle."