Princess Gracie

Gracie as she rewrites history: "The difference between an ocean and a sea is that the ocean had the Titanic in it. The driver was drunk. I am old school so I I know this!"

Random conversations while volunteering in Gracie's classroom today:

Kid: "There is a ghost on the playground. I am hunting it."

Me: "Really? Who is hunting it with you?"

Kid: "My invisible friend, Brad."

Me: "Oooookaaay. Are....uhhhhh..you on medication?"

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Me:"My favorite word is Laugh. What is your favoritest word..EVER?"

Kid: "I like the word "...Because!"

Me: "Because? Why do you like that word?"

Kid: "Because..."

Me: ?..."Well...Alrighty then!"

Conversation with Gracie:

Gracie: "Macaroni and cheese was discovered by the Chinese."

Me: "I don't think so."

G:racie"Uhhh huh! It's on ALL the Chinese buffets!"

Conversation with Gracie as we walk into Culver's and she adjusts her tiara:

Gracie:"Maybe they will give us a discount!"

Me:"why would we get a discount?"

Gracie:"Because …I am a Princess!"

Conversation with Gracie:

Graice: "Are we going to the mall?"

Me: "I don't think so. Why?"

G:racie "I need new princess gloves."

Me: "We can do that. Do you want to put your three dollars toward them and I will kick in the rest?"

Gracie: "Welllll... How about you buy the gloves and I will get some makeup. That will be fair!"

Me: "How is THAT FAIR?"

Gracie:" Because....you..get to...play with me!"

Conversation with Gracie while exploring:

Me: "Gracie, maybe there are some baby frogs in here. What do they call baby frogs?"

Gracie: "Tadpoles."

Me: "Right. What do we call that green stuff in the water?"

Gracie: "Listen Gramma, I don't want you to RUIN my life by trying to teach me stuff...No wait...I Like it when you teach me stuff.."

Conversation with Gracie about the potential to find a coyote den while we explore behind our subdivision:

Gracie: "Are coyotes mean Gramma?"

Me: "I don't think so. I think they just don't trust people."

Gracie: "Well, I think we should tell them that there is a NEW girly girl in town and that is ME."

Conversation with Gracie at Meijers:

Me: "Gracie, dont let me forget bug spray."

Gracie: "Aaaand CANDY FOR GRACIE!"

Later..

Me: "Thanks for reminding me about the bug spray Grace. I almost forgot!"

Gracie: And don't forget...CANDY FOR GRACIE!"

A little later

G:racie "I get candy right?"

Me: "Sure." (she picks out Tic Tacs)

Gracie: "Gramma, you have some quarters...right?"

Me:" Yeees..." (we both know where THIS is going)

Gracie: "Can I have two?"

Me: "Sure."

Gracie: "I meant four...."

Conversation this morning at breakfast with Dad, Bruce, Gracie and I:

Bruce: "So, whats the plan today?"

Me:" Well, Gracie and I are going shopping, then we have to make lasagna for Mike and Mia, then we got some cookies to bake, a bike to ride, and then I will take her home, totally exhausted..."

Gracie: "NO....Gramma, YOU will be EXHAUSTED! I will be like Heeeyy!"

Conversation with Gracie:

Me: "Remember last year when you couldnt read? Boy, you sure have come a long way huh?

Gracie:"Yep. I am at Blue Dinosaur in reading."

Me: "Is that good? I don't know what Blue Dinosaur means."

Gracie: "It means I am almost to Two Hearts!"

Me: "Ummm...I still dont know what that means."

Gracie: "TWO hearts...Ya know..hearts!"

Me: .....?......

Gracie: Pffffft..."YEAH ITS GOOD!"

Conversation with Gracie as we play Connect Four:

Me: "Gracie I think I won. I got four in a row."

Gracie: "We are playing to five."

Me: "Okay. I just won again."

Gracie: "I meant we are playing to six."

Me: "Looks like I won that too."

Gracie: "Okay NOW we are playing to seven."

Conversation with Gracie:

Gracie; "Gramma, I am going to make my bed and shut off my TV so I can come down here with you."

Me: "Okay but dont forget I am doing homework right now."

Gracie: "Like what homework?"

Me: "I have an 8 page statistical report to write."

Gracie: "OH! I CAN HELP YOU! And you don't even have to pay me back!"

Conversation with Gracie:

Gracie: "Gramma, do you remember when I was a baby?"

Me: "Sure do. You were bald as a cue ball!"

Gracie: "It was worth the wait."

Me:"What do you mean?"

Gracie: "It was worth the wait cause I got blonde hair! It was definitely WORTH the wait!"

Conversation with Gracie:

Gracie:" Gramma, do you have my emergency Chapstick?"

Me: "Yep. Right here."

Gracie: "Good. I am prettier without chapped lips."

Conversation with Gracie at Starbucks:

Gracie: "Gramma that boy in the honkie shirt keeps staring at me:"

Me: "HONKIE SHIRT??!"

Gracie:" Yes. He has a red honkie shirt on right there!"

Me: "Grace, that is a HOCKEY shirt!" Bahaha!

Quote from Gracie: "I just LOVE princess crap!!!"

Conversation with Gracie about the unusual amount of Harley Davidson clothes that grandpa has bought her:

"Gramma, why are ALL of my clothes Harley Davidson?!! EVERYBODY thinks I'm a BIKER...wait...that's COOL!"

Conversation with Gracie after Harley drank pond water:

"Gramma, you are going to have to brush Harley's teeth with your toothbrush."

Me:"Eeeeew! No way!"

Gracie: "Well, then use grandpas!"

Conversation with dad at lunch:

Me: "Dad, you and I need to get on a plane and fly to Jacksonville to see your sisters."

Dad: "I AINT gettin on no g*d d**m plane."

Me: "why not? We will be safe."

Dad: "Yeah tell that to those people on that Asian plane."

Me: "Come on! You would be with me. Besides, what you got to lose? Just think, in THREE short hours, we could be in Florida with your sisters!"

Dad: "Yeah..true...but I can make a PHONE CALL in a minute and a half and get the same thing...."

Conversation with Gracie on the way to Walmart:

Gracie:"I cant wait to get some nail polish and that lipstick you promised me!"

Me: "I did not promise lipstick. You are not old enough."

Gracie:" I am a woman Gramma! I brush my own teeth, I brush my own hair, I get myself dressed AND I got two dollars from the Tooth Fairy!"