Thanks!!!

6:30...

At 6:30am this morning Torren climbs into my bed and whispers: “Mommy, my body wants to do pushups.”

 

Sensitive Guy...

Rob, Maggie, Lee, and Amelia came for a visit this weekend, staying with the Mayrs.  Katie put Rob to frying the bacon for breakfast this morning.  I met Torren in the hall and he said, “Hi Grannie.  My sense of smell smells bacon.”

Heaven...

Yesterday I picked up Torren from school to take him to his swim lesson.  We were talking about how he is growing up, and I asked him if he couldn’t just stay a little boy?  He said no, that he is a big boy, and that when he gets to be the age of Klaus he can do anything he wants.  I replied that he can do a lot more things but not everything he wants.  Then he said when he grows up he can do anything he wants.  I told him even grownups don’t get to do everything they want.  He thought about that for a moment and then said, “When I’m in Heaven then I can do anything I want!”  I agreed that yes, he probably can then.

Double the Pleasure...

While we were eating Friday night Uli said something sarcastic and I told Torren that Papa was mean and that I am going to trade him in for a new Papa and asked him what he thought about that. He said “I like that Papa.” Paused to eat another bit of dinner. “Maybe we can have two?”

Miss Lois- Grannie Post

I picked up Torren from school one afternoon last week.  On our way to the car he mentioned Miss Lois, a former resident of Statesville Place, along with Torren’s great-grandfather Charles.  Miss Lois used to give Torren a Tootsie Pop every time we visited.  She passed away last year.  He asked me why Miss Lois died and I told him it was partly because she was so old and had gotten sicker.  I followed up by trying to explain that now she’s in Heaven and not sick or hurting anymore and probably going into more detail than necessary.  I got to a point where I was at a loss for words and Torren finished my sentence for me.  I started to say she was in a better body now but that didn’t seem exactly right and I had paused after saying “better.”  Torren supplied the exact right word – “world.”  Miss Lois is in a better world now

Yes, but not every day...

Last night, Torren was in the car with Addie and I was taking them to the mall to get some valentine’s gifts. I saw a man in the neighboring car really digging into his nose…

Me: “Ewwww! That guy is Nasty, over there picking his nose- yuck! “

Addie: “I don’t pick my nose, I blow it.”

Me: “ Good job Addie- that’s great!”

Torren: “I don’t pick my nose either.”

Addie: “Yes you do. You do pick your nose.”

Torren paused and replied: “Not every day…”

Addie and Torren both were in the car and asking where their fruit snacks were. I said I'd get them in just a minute and Torren says: "OK- but do ladies first though." :)