tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76444779859632578132024-02-07T20:15:02.129-07:00Leary Kids - Thinkin' Out LoudLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06173172737822306322noreply@blogger.comBlogger286125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644477985963257813.post-87912919529577372962016-11-15T18:21:00.002-07:002016-11-15T18:21:53.331-07:00Father May YouMe: [Shakes keys]<br />
Ellis: Dad, can you stop that?<br />
Me: I <i>can</i>...<br />
Ellis: <i>May</i> you stop that?Sethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320706214438843451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644477985963257813.post-31704228730943439332016-11-15T18:20:00.001-07:002016-11-15T18:20:14.735-07:00Smart AleckAt dinner tonight Gordon said, "I hate when adults get smart alecky."Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06173172737822306322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644477985963257813.post-75465575112183700752016-09-10T20:40:00.001-06:002016-09-10T20:40:57.149-06:00MonkeyTonight, while tucking him in, Gordon told me, "I think that I am part monkey. I can squeeze very tightly with my arms and my legs. I'm only missing the tail and the fur."<br />
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I told him that he gets his "Monkey-ness" from his dad's side of the family.Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06173172737822306322noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644477985963257813.post-70462355777500851032016-06-12T17:16:00.001-06:002016-06-12T17:16:33.025-06:00Where the Wild Things AreWe are watching "Where the Wild Things Are". When Max runs away, Gordon looks at me and said, "That must have been terrible for his mom."Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06173172737822306322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644477985963257813.post-76549388459085367052016-01-15T20:12:00.000-07:002016-01-15T20:12:00.895-07:00Tears of JoyTonight Gordon told me, "Mom, sometimes when I go to bed, I cry tears of joy because I think I have the nicest family in the world."Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06173172737822306322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644477985963257813.post-88477933764263251232015-10-30T18:32:00.001-06:002015-10-30T18:32:59.482-06:00Favorite EndingGordon said, "They say the world will end in five billion years. That's really sad because that's my favorite number."Sethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320706214438843451noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644477985963257813.post-37113739598434119332015-10-28T06:44:00.000-06:002015-10-28T06:49:45.848-06:00GarfieldGordon is memorizing the US Presidents and was practicing them in a little song before he went to bed last night. Ellis listened intently as Gordon was singing them. When he finished, Ellis said, "I like how they included Garfield."Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06173172737822306322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644477985963257813.post-60570092684759091552015-10-28T06:42:00.002-06:002015-10-28T06:42:25.525-06:00FacesLast weekend we went to an<a href="http://troveparkcity.com/"> art exhibit</a>. They had a<a href="http://troveparkcity.com/artists/stacy-phillips/#prettyPhoto[inline]/0/"> metal bust with a beaded skirt</a> on display. I was looking at it with Gordon and he said to me, "Mom, can you see the face in this?" I asked him what face. He pointed at the breasts and belly button and said, "Eye, eye, mouth." I said, "I can see how you see that but look at it this way, breast, breast, belly button." He looked at it for a minute and said, "Yeah, but I just see a face." and walked away.Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06173172737822306322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644477985963257813.post-67478585641519810202015-04-17T14:52:00.003-06:002015-04-17T14:52:58.053-06:00BeautifulLast night when Gordon was ready for bed, he gave me a hug and said, "Mom. I hope that when I get married, I can marry a girl that is as beautiful as you." I hugged him back and said, "You might even marry someone that is more beautiful than me."<br />
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He took a step back and looked at me like that wasn't even possible and said, "Really?".Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06173172737822306322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644477985963257813.post-85668257876095786882015-03-02T11:40:00.002-07:002015-03-02T11:40:40.165-07:00The LoveWe were watching "<a href="http://www.nick.com/legend-of-korra/?xid=paidsearch_google_legendkorrasite">The Legend of Korra</a>" with the kids the other day and we got to an intense part where one of the characters betrays the guy who loves her. Gordon said, "I knew she was faking the love!"Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06173172737822306322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644477985963257813.post-79648212991752612742014-11-15T14:21:00.002-07:002014-11-15T14:21:13.375-07:00The H Is SilentLinda was reading riddles from a book and the kids and I were trying to guess the answers. She read through a couple which referenced elephants and I passively answered "elephino" to one of them, simply making reference to that popular riddle. Nobody seemed to catch on, so after Linda had read a few more I told the kids I was surprised they hadn't heard this one and asked them, "What do you get if you cross an elephant and a rhino?" They made a few wrong guesses until finally Mia, who must have heard me earlier but hadn't really processed what she heard, said, "helephino?"Sethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320706214438843451noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644477985963257813.post-90301837102061950462014-11-14T21:10:00.002-07:002014-11-14T21:10:42.207-07:00SealedI was watching Annie with the kids and we got to the part where Daddy Warbucks got Annie back and they were all so happy. Gordon looked at me and said, "Are they going to get sealed together?" I asked him, "What did you say?" Gordon said, "Are they going to go to the temple and get sealed?"Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06173172737822306322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644477985963257813.post-90559110224618880302014-07-25T23:58:00.003-06:002014-07-25T23:58:45.503-06:00RodeoWe went to the rodeo tonight. The announcer said it was time to get ready for bare back. Ellis perked up and said, "Bear Back?"Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06173172737822306322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644477985963257813.post-46858241625966987042014-05-23T15:59:00.001-06:002014-05-23T15:59:13.549-06:00They Pay You to do That?I have been substituting all week in Ellis' class because his teacher had knee surgery. Yesterday I was talking to Gordon and Ellis about how I need to check in at the office so I can get paid. Gordon stopped in his tracks and said, "Wait. They pay you to substitute!? I always thought you did it for free!"<br />
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Ellis said, "I always thought you paid them to let you substitute."<br />
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I asked Ellis why he thought I paid them to let me substitute and he said, "Well, You <em>are</em> using their building."Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06173172737822306322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644477985963257813.post-28968482037809571582014-05-23T13:24:00.000-06:002014-05-23T13:24:34.069-06:00Sickness BusinessGordon stayed home sick today. Linda was substituting, so he was instructed to call me (as my work offers more freedom) if he needed anything. I was just coming out of a meeting when I noticed I had a voice message. Here it is:<br />
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<a href="http://learyfam.com/media/gordon.mp3">Voice Message</a><br />
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I guess he's all business when he calls dad at work.Sethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320706214438843451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644477985963257813.post-41850152910199678102014-05-09T19:58:00.003-06:002014-05-09T19:58:47.632-06:00Acne AgonyMia has a small pimple in her eyebrow. We were talking about it and Mia said, "Oh no! I have acne!" <br />
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Gordon said, "You have agony?"<br />
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We all started to laugh and Ellis was in the back saying, "Agony...annie...it's agny!"Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06173172737822306322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644477985963257813.post-34602077812002897882014-02-18T16:37:00.002-07:002014-02-18T16:37:25.524-07:00Criminal on the LooseWe received a reverse 911 call because there was a crime in Park City and the criminal has not been caught. Jared was talking about it and Gordon was a little nervous. Gordon said, "If it is a murderer, he can kill me in the night because I DO NOT want to feel death." Then his eyes started to water and he ran to give me a hug.<br />
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I told him that I really didn't think he needed to worry about it, just to stay where people are and not go somewhere alone with someone he didn't know.<br />
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Then I told Jared to stop talking about it. =)Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06173172737822306322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644477985963257813.post-11541249860049774962014-02-09T08:44:00.001-07:002014-02-09T08:44:29.695-07:00Help WantedI spent the weekend at my sister's house while Jared was at Jordan's house. When I got home I was sewing a pretty big project for cub scouts. Gordon came in and was offering me all sorts of ideas about how to make the thing I was making. <br />
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After a little while he said, "This is a really good way to welcome someone home!"<br />
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I said, "What is?"<br />
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Gordon said, "Helping!"Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06173172737822306322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644477985963257813.post-5185915546664538092013-12-19T22:31:00.001-07:002013-12-19T22:32:22.929-07:00ReadingAnother note that Ellis wrote for me while I was at the band concert. (We started paying our kids $.01 per page in the hopes that Gordon who is a fantastic reader would get excited about reading something other than picture books. They have to read a book on their reading level and they can only get paid for it once. Then they need to give me a book review. We got this idea from Seth's cousin, Becky.)<br />
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From Ellis<br />
Dear mom<br />
I red 111 pajes<br />
in a book it<br />
was abot<br />
cristmas in camolot<br />
(Fictin) what<br />
I liked abot<br />
it is Jack and<br />
annie whent<br />
to a cave<br />
Then got<br />
Torches<br />
ant ust<br />
Them<br />
like sords.<br />
<br />
From Ellis<br />
Dear mom<br />
I read 111 pages<br />
in a book it<br />
was about<br />
Christmas in Camelot<br />
(fiction) What<br />
I liked about<br />
it is Jack and<br />
Annie went<br />
to a cave<br />
then got<br />
torches<br />
and used<br />
them<br />
like swords.Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06173172737822306322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644477985963257813.post-83644684047688994702013-12-19T22:26:00.001-07:002013-12-19T22:26:26.071-07:00Christmas ProgramI came home from Jared's band concert to a note that Ellis wrote.<br />
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It said, "could you please come to my cristmas program today please"Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06173172737822306322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644477985963257813.post-24325909133118610422013-12-19T22:25:00.000-07:002013-12-19T22:25:01.068-07:00SecretsWe bought a piano a couple of weeks ago. The other day we had a tuner come and work his magic on the piano. Gordon was really interested in what the tuner was doing. I mentioned to the piano tuner that we had a key that was sticky so he pulled the piano apart a bit. Gordon was watching him and said, "Wow. Pianos have <i>a lot</i> of secrets!"Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06173172737822306322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644477985963257813.post-71886698707345726192013-10-09T07:41:00.001-06:002013-10-09T07:41:45.849-06:00Disgusting!Gordon and Ellis were in the other room and I heard Gordon say to Ellis, "You are disgusting! Even Disgustinger than <strong><em>DAD</em></strong>!!"Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06173172737822306322noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644477985963257813.post-69903947456370533662013-09-24T17:54:00.000-06:002013-09-24T17:54:01.190-06:00GrandmaI was riding to the optometrist with Gordon this afternoon and he asked, "Does anyone call you Grandma?"<br />
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I said, "Right now people only call me Mom. When you have kids they will call me Grandma."<br />
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Gordon replied, "I was thinking about living single."<br />
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"Why do you want to live single", I asked. <br />
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"I just don't want to live with girls." Gordon replied. "I could live with a girl, I would just rather live single."Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06173172737822306322noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644477985963257813.post-61644260664166762742013-09-16T13:56:00.000-06:002013-09-16T13:56:01.625-06:00Old FashionedWe went on a walk with the kids yesterday. Everything was so pretty and green, a result of all the rain, I suppose. As we were walking, we walked past a plant that had died and was grey. Ellis pointed it out and said, "It's an old fashioned thistle! You want to know how I know it is old fashioned?" I told him I did. He said, "Because it is black and white."Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06173172737822306322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644477985963257813.post-26528923840772349152013-08-26T14:10:00.004-06:002013-08-26T14:10:56.657-06:00Shower HelperI had a meeting at church an hour before our meetings started. I fixed Mia's hair before I left and left the boys to Seth to get ready for church. When I made it to sacrament meeting, I took one look at Gordon with his hair sticking in all directions. <br />
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I said, "Who fixed your hair?"<br />
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Gordon replied, "The shower."<br />
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Ellis had his hair plastered to his head. He said, "Do you know who fixed my hair?" I told him I didn't. <br />
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Ellis said, "I did. I just went like this (rubbing his hands on his head to flatten any hair)."Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06173172737822306322noreply@blogger.com0