When Odan is Angry

Sometimes when Odan is angry he tries to think of the worst thing to say to us. This was one of them...

O: "There's a tornado in our state, and it's by our house!"

My favorite

Sunday afternoon King, Odan and I were sitting together in the front room when King says,

K: "Mom, you're my favorite."

M: "Aw, you're my favorite!"

K: "What about Jesus?"

M: "Oh yeah, he's my favorite too because not only did he do important stuff for me, but for my children too."

K: "And everyone."

O: "Even Spanish people!"

M: "That's right Odan, everyone."

Dad...

After getting the kids fed, homework done, teeth brushed, prayers said, Kendall was getting ready to return some items to the library before it closed. (I am in bed beating strep out of my body) He walks past the boy's room and I hear Odan ask,

O: "Dad, why do you look like a secret agent?"

Screen time

O: "Mom, I want some more screen time. I haven't had enough screen today."

I give him a surprised look,

O: "For serious mom!"

Bully

O: "What's a bully?"

M: "Someone who is mean to you."

O: "That boy at McDonald's was a bully - a kid bully! I knew it!"

Note: The 'kid bully' he is referring to we encountered well over six months ago.

No hands

The school bell rings and all the kindergarteners run to line up at the door to wait for the teachers to let them in. As I'm standing with other moms I hear this...

O: "Hey! Emily! Look, I have no hands!"

He is wearing King's jacket this particular morning (since he lost his jacket the previous day), and it is so big his hands are hidden in the sleeves.

Another kindergartener responds and says,

Random kid: "No, your jacket is just too big for you."

O: "Well, my mom made me wear it today."

Hot dog

Stopped at a stoplight right next to a 7-11.

O: "Mom, something is making me want to have a hot dog."

M: "Is it that sign with the picture of a hot dog?"

O: "Yes! I really want one!"

M: "Odan, don't let signs and pictures trick you into wanting and getting their stuff."

O: "Well something else is making me want a hot dog. It's not tricking me."

I laugh.

O: "For serious mom!"

M: "For serious?"

O: "Yes! For serious!"

Leg-armpit

O: "Mom, this is my leg-pit." (Points to the back of his knee)

M: "Your what?"

O: "My leg-pit. See, like this is my armpit, this is my leg-pit. And my leg-pit hurts."

What did you dream about?

M: "Good morning! What did you dream about Odan?"

O: "I dreamed you were a monster. Everybody in the whole Earth was a monster, except me. Isn't that a sad dream?"

Football game

Driving down the road...

O: "Mom, I want to go to a football game, isn't that a good idea?"

M: "You do? Why?"

O: "Because I want to see how they play football."

D: "I don't want to go to a football game."

O: "DeeAnn, football games are LOUD! I like loud games."

Parking lot

Walking through a parking lot I overhear this conversation between my two boys...

O: "Don't step on the black lines!"

K: "Odan, are the lines fire or lasers?"

O: "Lasers!"

Rainy day

Watching a thunderstorm out the window Odan comments,

O: "Spiders are so lucky in the rain."

M: "Why?"

O: "It's cause they don't get shot by the lightning."

Another Elephant and Piggie book idea

At dinner, King was complaining about the soup we were eating, and as King and I were having our back and forth Odan chimes in...

O: "I'm going to make an Elephant and Piggie book called, 'This soup is yucky, but it's really important'."

DeeAnn then asks me,

D: "Mom, is this soup important?"

One of those nights

It was one of those nights when you just feel 'done'. 8:15pm trying to get my resistant kids ready for and in bed. Enough whining and complaining that I finally give up and announce,

M: "You guys are on your own, I'm done! Goodnight!"

I go into my bedroom and close the door. A few minutes later Odan comes in slowly with a scowl and closes the door behind him. He is staring at me with an angry face and says,

O: "I came in to tell you I'm mad at you."

Feeling defeated in every way I just stare blankly right back at him from where I am laying on my bed. He walks over and places his chin on my bed and says,

O: "Do you need to talk?"

I melt. Then ask,

M: "Do you need to talk?"

He nods and we talk about why he has been angry all night. It is because King had tagged him 'out' when we were playing Sharks and Minnows in our backyard earlier that night, and he had been so close to winning the game.

Woodstock Elementary

After picking up Odan from school we are leaving the parking lot when I hear him say excitedly,

O: "Woodstock is out of this Earth!"

(The theme for this school year is 'Out of This World')

Make lunch!

M: "Odan, tell me something funny and I'll make lunch."

O: "Why did the super hero flush the toilet? Say 'why'."

M: "Why?"

O: "Because it was his duty! There, was that funny enough? Now make lunch cause I'm hungry!"

I just barely farted

Eating lunch with some neighbor kids...

O: "I just barely farted."

Everyone laughs hysterically.

O: "That was a joke, but I'm serious."

Everyone laughs again.

Angel Moroni

Anytime and every time Odan spots an LDS Temple he shouts,

O: "The temple! I see the temple! Is that the temple you got married in?"

And I will either confirm it is (if it's the Salt Lake Temple) or tell him which temple it is. But I always ask,

M: "How do you know it's the temple?"

O: "Because I see 'Agent Moroni'!"

'Angel Moroni' has now become 'Agent Moroni' in our house.

OWWW!

The kids were playing when Odan got hit by DeeAnn accidentally,

O: "OWWW! DeeAnn!! Now you just messed up the music in my head!"

I asked him what music was playing in his head and he said "Darth Vader" music.

Fitting Shoes

Getting Odan some soccer shoes, while trying them on...

M: "Are these shoes too big?"

O: "No, they're too fine."

We settle on the pair and I put them in the box and let him carry them to the register. While we are walking he says,

O: "These are nice shoes mom. Thanks mom."

Public Restroom

In a public restroom...

M: "Okay Odan and DeeAnn, you sit here while I use the bathroom.

O: "Are you going poo or pee?"

M: "Just pee, I'll be really fast."

As I'm walking towards the stalls I hear him say to me,

O: "Oh phew! I thought you were going to say 'poo', then I was going to say 'we better plug our nose DeeAnn'!"