Quips

1. Alec 'almost' loose a tooth. We've been talking about big kid's teeth, the Tooth Fairy and related subject in that matter...
Alec: "Mom, Tooth Fairy didn't leave anything last night"
Me: "Did you loose a tooth?"
Alec: "No"
Me: "Well, check again when you loose a tooth. She usually leaves some money under your pillow"
Alec: "Can she leave me a gun, instead?"

2. Me: "Alec we're in the car and you are using your 'outside voice'. Its hurting my ears, can you try to keep it down, please?"
Alec: "But Ma! It is MY JOB to shout. Not your job to shout"

3. Alec: "Do you know what trench gun(sp?) is?
Me: "No. I don't know"
Alec: "It's a gun that sounds like this: check-check, PAW! AND you cannot touch this part because it will burn your hand"
who are you? and what did you do with my 5-year-old?