Computer Funny

Connor loves to write stories on the computer using Microsoft Word. He also loves that it has a spell check feature and underlines any misspelled words along the way.

On Sunday, he was writing a story about football...what's new, right?! He is always writing about football. His story included the names of a few players. The first one he wrote about was Dallas Clark. Both Dallas and Clark are more common words, so apparently the spellchecker recognized them. Next, he wrote about Adam Vinatieri. Connor had asked me how to spell his last name so I wrote it down on a paper for him. He added it to his story and then came running upstairs and said "Doesn't the computer know Adam Vinatieri because it keeps underlining his name? It knew who Dallas Clark is. " I about died laughing. He said it like the computer is a person or something.

Smart Daddy

I was helping Connor do his Science homework. He had to answer a question about plants. I talked with him and helped him write his answer in a complete sentence. Then, I read it to Wayne to make sure he thought it made sense. Connor says "if Dad says it's right, then it's right, because Dad is the smartest." Hello....what am I...chopped liver. I reminded Connor that I used to be a Science teacher, but he still says Wayne is smarter. Oh well...who am I kidding...he is WAY smarter than me...but I'm pretty darn good at 3rd grade science. Little stinker!

Meat

Connor is skinny...very skinny, which is hysterical when you think about what he looked like as a baby. We used to call him Jaba the Hut because he was beyond a chunky monkey. He had rolls on his rolls...haha!!! Anyway, this was his conversation with Wayne last night.

Wayne: Man Connor, you need to get some meat on your bones...you're so skinny.

Connor: What kind of meat? Like the meat we put in tacos?

Guitar

Sorry I've been neglectful, but I only want to post on here when he really says something good. Today, that totally occurred!!!!!

Connor and Wayne started guitar lessons tonight. Our worship team pastor is teaching them on Thursday evenings. Connor has been SO excited to get started since buying his guitar 2 weeks ago. Tonight, when they got home we overheard this:

"Isaac, maybe when you grow up and are my age, you can play my guitar and I can play dad's guitar and dad will get a new guitar. Or, dad might just be dead then."

Seriously, how old does he think we are????

C: I know what "frail" means.

Me: Oh, what does it mean.

C: To be old, slow and walk with a cane.

C: It's a good thing I can write with both hands.

Me: Oh, why?

C: Because right handed people have to pay for college and left handed people get to go for free.

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I know why Lindsey has such big feet. It's because she eats Peanut Butter everyday.

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Did you know that if you get braces on your top teeth, you are okay. But if you get them on the bottom teeth you will be sick.

First Post

As I was riding in the car tonight, I started listening....really listening....to Connor. I began to think of the odd things he says every day. Off the wall, silly, crazy and loving. About a dozen times a day Connor says "Can I tell you something?" or "Can I ask you something?"For years, I've thought "I need to write that down" when he would say something interesting. I just never got around to finding a permanent place to journal it all. So, here goes....Connor's new blog filled with all the things he says that I think are worth repeating.

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How old do you think Obama is because to be President, you have to be really old like mom and dad.

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C: What language do you think I'll speak when I learn a new language?

Me: I don't know? What language do you find interesting?

C: Maybe I'll learn China because to go to China you need to learn to speak China?

Me: It's Chinese.

C: Oh, Chinese is another word for China?

Me: No, Chinese is what the language is called that the people in China speak.

C: Oh, Is Russia in the United States?

Me: No.

C: Maybe I'll just learn Russia instead of China because I don't know if I'll ever go to Chinese.

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How does a McDonalds run out of fries?

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Do fish die in the winter every year because if they all die how do we get new ones in the summer?

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