Quote from Gracie as I was driving her to my house last night and had quick stop for a car in front of me:

Gracie: "HEY HEY! Take it easy! You got a KID sittin' back here...who is....SWEATY! Turn off the heat! "

Conversation with Gracie in the car, as she is working out some math problems:

Gracie: "The end of these equations is all jacked up."

Me: "What do you mean?"

Gracie: "I CANT DO CALCUS! (calculus haha) I am ONLY SEVEN! But I love math."

Me: "I am in a new math class. STATISTICS! I kinda like it."

Gracie: "Well, if you run into a problem, bring it to me and we will figure it out."

The sure cure for sadness is a little kid. :)

Conversation with Gracie:

Me: "Gracie, I think it is time for bed."

Gracie: "Okay, but FIRST answer these questions: Who, what, where, when and why. Those are parts to EVERY story."

Me: "Okay. Who: YOU. What: TIME FOR BED! Where: Gramma’s house. When: NOW! Why: Because I said so!"

Gracie: "Its the WHAT answer that is... WRONG!"

Conversation with Gracie:

Gracie: "I have a WHOLE BUNCH of Diary of a Wimpy Kid books Gramma!"

Me: "You are reading those books?"

Gracie: "No. I am coloring in them!"

Conversation with Gracie as we are leaving for the movies:

Gracie: "Let's see what I need. Oh yeah I better take my Taser."

Me: "Taser? That looks like bubbles to me Gracie."

G:"No. Its not. It's a TAZZZZER. There are CRIMINALS OUT THERE!"

Conversation with Gracie:

Gracie: "Gramma, people lose their imaginations when they grow up."

Me: "True. I think that is sad, Gracie. I am glad I kept mine."

Gracie: "You kept yours cause you are a gramma!"

Conversation with Gracie:

Me: "GRACIE! You have drank THREE glasses of kiddy champagne!"

Gracie: "Thats cause I am a grown woman!"

Me: "Yeah, but what do you have to say about that?"

Gracie: "I am thirsty?"

Conversation with Gracie:

Gracie: "Gramma, I would do ANYTHING for my grandpa!"

Me: "Really? Then YOU can change his bandages when we get home!"

Gracie: "EEEEEWWWWWW! NO WAY! Okay, I will NOT change his bandages..OR wipe his butt.."

Conversation with Gracie:

Me: "So Gracie, what are your New Years Resolutions?"

Gracie: "Whats resolutions?"

Me: "It is where you set goals, and think about what you want for the next year."

Gracie: "Well then, I want to be grateful, and ride a ferris wheel, and go on a picnic in a park..mmm..listen better...OHhhh! ..and be a fairy princess!"

Conversation with Gracie as she stumbles over her guitar:

Me: "Careful Grace, remember your guitar is your best friend!"

Gracie: "Yeah..well my best friend was in the way!"

Conversation with Gracie in Barnes and Noble. She wants toys:

Me: "Gracie we are here for a book, not toys today."

Gracie: "Look Gramma, here is a book..and there is a PIANO ATTACHED!"

 

Conversation with Gracie, who has been "acting up."

Me: "Okay Gracie, Do you know what we need right now?"

Gracie: "Mmmm..Rock and roll?"

Me: "NO! Cuddle time. I think you need some cuddles to improve your mood."

Gracie: "Yeah I do. I didn’t get any yesterday."

Quote from Gracie: "if I was a snowflake, I would land on somebody's windshield so I can look in and see what they're doin’!”

Random conversations Gracie had today:

WIth the Chinese Buffet waitress: "TODAY IS MY BIRTHDAY!"

With the counter girl at Target: "TODAY IS MY BIRTHDAY!"

With the Walmart check out girl: "TODAY IS MY BIRTHDAY!"

With two geriatric bell ringers: "Here is a dollar. TODAY IS MY BIRTHDAY!"

With the random strange man who smiled at her while walking into Target: HI! TODAY IS MY BIRTHDAY!"

With me: "I JUST LOVE MY BIRTHDAY!!!!!"

Conversation with Gracie about her "Big girl present."

Gracie: "Thank you for my Ipod Nano Gramma. I love music.

Me: "You are welcome. Now listen, Gracie, this is a BIG GIRL present. I want you to know, that if anything happens to it, I won’t be mad at you. I know you will take good care of it, but sometimes stuff happens."

Gracie: "I know you wont be mad Gramma, but sometimes... LOTS OF STUFFS HAPPENS!"