Tiny Dog

Anne (4), singing: There was a fawmer had a dog and Bingo was his name-o. B-I- Inchy - O, B-I-Inchy-O, B-I-Inchy-O, and Bingo was his name-o.

Cinderella IV: Convicted

Overheard as Susan pushed her baby sister's swing:

Susan (singing): Swing, swing, night in jail. Swing, swing, night in jail...

My 8-Year-Old reads EVERYTHING

I don't know for sure, but she may have read Dante's Divine Comedy and shared her knowledge with the other kids.

Overheard as the kids build things with their Lego sets:
Andrew (6): I think we need some more skeletons for hell and purgatory.
Lucy (8): Yes, we can use the black ones for hell.
Andrew: Ok, what about heaven? Can I put some of these guys with the white suits here?

....

Lucy: She has a scared face. She must be in hell because you're not scared in purgatory.

Lunar Eclipse Tonight

It has been a long time since I blogged last, or even since I looked at others' blogs, but I wanted to mention tonight's event because the next one won't occur until December of 2010 (which may be the next time I get a chance to blog again).

Anyway, I found out a couple of days ago that tonight there will be a total lunar eclipse and that its climax will occur at a reasonable hour, so I thought we could let the kids stay up to see it. Not until today (3 days after my weekly shopping day) did it occur to me that I could make it "fun" by providing snacks whose names coincide with the theme of the night sky, like Moon Pies or Milky Way bars.

Upon further reflection, however, I decided that buying these treats wasn't a good idea after all because: 1)I don't really have the money, 2) It's Lent, and 3) I don't actually like Moon Pies or Milky Way bars.

So, since it will probably be about 20 degrees outside, and cloudy, maybe we'll watch the eclipse online and have some hot cocoa or tea.