Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Another Small Funny & Congratulations

Congratulations to Alex J. Cavanaugh and his release of CassaStar today!
Woo-hoo!

Congratulations to Theresa Milstein on getting a long-term permanant sub job! Woo-hoo! We'll miss you.

And Monster Baby asked me last night if knew what nocturnal meant.

I asked her where she learned that word.

She, of course, said, "School. Do you know what it means?"

I replied, "Yes, I know what it means. Do you?"

Very proudly she stood up from the kitchen table and said,

"Nocturnal means that animals can't turn around."

31 comments:

Jennifer Shirk said...

Oh my gosh, that is TOO cute!!!

Christi Goddard said...

Ah, yes. The vocabulary years. They are such fun. Hope things are going well for you, chickadee.

Stephanie Lorée said...

Kid logic is brilliant.

My man was once telling the story of the Great Chicago Fire to his 6-year-old. He said the fire was supposedly started by a cow kicking over an oil lantern. To which she replyed, "And that's why they don't let cows in the city anymore."

Alex J. Cavanaugh said...

That's cute!

Sarah Ahiers said...

HAH! Monster Baby FTW!!

Linda G. said...

LOL! I love Monster Baby's definition. :)

lotusgirl said...

Love it. Heehee. Kids are the best.

Liza said...

The best ideas come out of the mouths of babes...

Creepy Query Girl said...

bwahaha! Too funny!

dolorah said...

LOL; she's very bright Anne :) See, she's learning so much at school. I love all the cute things little ones come home from school with, and the fabulous logic behind it.

....dhole

Shelley Sly said...

HAHA! I love it! She sounds so adorable.

The Words Crafter said...

Hahahahahaha! That's a good one! I'm so happy for Theresa and Alex!

Unknown said...

Haha! Love it! Every time I hear the word "nocturnal," I think of that line from Madagascar when Alex and Marty are talking about the wild. One of the New York zoo animals shouts out, "Hey, shut it! We're not all nocturnal, ya know!" LOL!

Matthew MacNish said...

OMG that's brilliant! Thanks Anne.

notesfromnadir said...

That's cool that your daughter can use the word nocturnal. I think her definition is very imaginative! :)

Talli Roland said...

Monster Baby is too cute! I'm so impressed she can remember that word, though!

WritingNut said...

Awww.. that is SO cute! :) You know... it actually DOES make sense ;)

Congratulations to Alex and Theresa! Such great news!

Susan Fields said...

That's hilarious - and very creative, I must say.

Some great stuff going on right now - hooray for Alex and Theresa!

Anonymous said...

How adorable!

And thanks for sharing the great news about Alex and Theresa. It's wonderful that we can be so happy for our fellow writers.

Lola Sharp said...

Awww! Monster Baby is brilliant and adorable. :)

I miss those years. They go by fast. *sigh*

Love ya,
Lola

About Me said...

Monster baby is hilarious! :)

Wendy S Marcus said...

Hi Anne!
Keep a journal of the adorable things monster baby says. You will forget them.

Anonymous said...

That's brilliant! And a moment to never forget.

Roland D. Yeomans said...

I guess you know you've put on too much weight when you've become "not-turnable!"

I see a book in the making : THE WIT & WISDOM OF MONSTER BABY.

Tara said...

Bahaha! Love it, Monster Baby!

nick said...

Great lighthouse photo. Always wanted to live in one, as long as it had cable.

PK HREZO said...

Hi, Anne. I popped over from Matthew's blog. I'm a flower child too... tho from the 90s. :)
That's too cute.. nocturnal. I have a 5 and 4 year old and they always say the cutest things!!! Love it!

Nice to meet you!

Stina said...

I love it! I'm going to have to ask my 6 yo, but I think I've already dicussed it with her after we visited the nocturnal exhibit at the zoo.

Tara said...

Hope you're doing okay this morning. Nasty stuff going on last night!

Elana Johnson said...

That is priceless. Saw your query on Matt's blog. That was yours, right? (panic moment)

Elliot Grace said...

...lovin the wisdom of little one's:) Keeps the rest of us young at heart and soul.
Roland's comment carries with it something to think about, Anne.

And yes, congrats to Alex. He's been hard at it for quite some time.
EL