Funny Stuff 6

Wow! I let too much time lapse since my last posting of their sayings, so I will save some for another day.

Josie:
"Mommy, did you get frustrated when you were a little girl?"
"Can I sit in this area or no?"
"You are not the parent, Gabe." (He was telling her something about her behavior)
"How do you give discipline?" (talking to her dollhouse daddy figure)
"I sure do love you, mommy."
"It's a type of animal and sometimes it lives in the water. Now, what is it?" (wanting me to guess which animal she was talking about...it was a hippo, by the way)
Josie had to use a porta-potty when my mom was babysitting once, and she did not like it. She calls it a porti-potty...anyway, every time we go somewhere and I ask her if she has to go potty (even at stores, etc.) she asks, "Is it a porti-potty or no?"
I've been taking J with me in the jogger stroller when I run lately, and sometimes we stop at a park by our house when we are done. Last week, I told her she might not want to come because it was too wet to stop and play. She said, "I don't mind about that. I'm just gonna sit and relax in the stroller." (and I would add, talk. Talk to your mom ALL the time when she is struggling to breathe and can't answer in full sentences.)
Also on a jog, she saw a dog up ahead of us, and wanted to pet it. "Mom, can you run REALLY fast so I can see that dog and pet it?" Me:I can't run much faster, honey, and I don't know that guy walking the dog, anyway. Josie: "But you could ask him, 'Could my daughter please pet your dog?'"

Seth:
"When I'm in heaven, will I still have birthdays every year?"
"I'll love you forever, mom. Will you still be my mom when I'm in heaven?"
"When I'm a man and you're an old girl, will your last name still be Heefner?"
"A magician never gives up his tricks."
"It's our duty to protect people."
"If we are ever in a dangerous situation, don't sacrifice me, okay?"
At Walmart, Seth told a worker there, "You can trust us because we love Jesus." Then Josie says, "Do you love Jesus?" And the lady smiles and says, "Have a great day, guys."
"Mom, Josie made a threat to me." (If you don't let me play in your fort then I'm gonna wreck your blocks, for example) Josie: Oh, I forgot I was supposed to say it nicely.

Gabe:
"Josie, you need to come to me the first time I call you."
"Hey, that looks like the guy who portrayed Jesus."
"Now try to make it sound realistic."
"You're the specialist mom ever. I love you."
"Look at the all the stuff surrounding it."
My mom was complimenting the boys on their band (they made tickets to come to their concert and everything...I'll try to post some video of them soon) and saying how in sync they were and how they sounded so great together. Gabe said, "Yeah, I think it's in our blood."
Gabe was telling me that he didn't like summer because it was tornado season. I was talking with him about it, trying to alleviate some of his fears, and I could tell he was still worrying about things. I asked him what exactly he was scared of, and he said, "I'm worried about who I'll live with when you all die in the tornado." Sometimes using humor really helps Gabe see his fears in a different way, so I said, "How nice for you that you survive while the rest of us perish." Sheepish grin from Gabe. It was a good conversation about trusting God in all things, about fear, etc. We are still working on fear of tornadoes, as evidenced the other night when the sirens went off.

I sang at a wedding in Dubuque a month or so ago, and Gabe made a little friend (girl) at the reception. He was dancing up a storm, drenched in sweat (those of you who know him can picture this well), and having a ball. A girl came over to dance with him, and they had a little routine going. It was so funny. Gabe probably danced for over an hour straight. On our way to the van to head home, Gabe said, "Mom, I wish I could get to know her better. Do you think God would ever let her be my bride? Oh, man, I don't even know her name!" I told him if God had chosen her to be Gabe's bride, He would make it happen, but that he has plenty of time to consider these things later...Then Gabe said, "She was so nice! When I messed up our dance routine, she just nicely said we could try it again and showed me how to do it the right way."