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Thursday, June 27, 2013

Kids Unscripted; Chapter 17

Talia: (playing with some stuffed animals and making them talk to each other)
Elephant to the Rabbit: "Are you sure there's not an alligator between your toes?"
Rabbit to the Elephant: "Noooo!"
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Talia: "Elias just took some cucumber and then he threw it back up! Um, by that I mean with his hands..."
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Talia: "I don't eat like a 'muncheroo'!"
Me: "What's a 'muncheroo'?"
Talia: "A kangaroo that eats really fast!"
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Talia: "Is 'clothing' just clothes?"
Me: "Yes..."
Talia: "So if you have a bunch of towels is it called 'towelthing?'"
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Me: "Elias, what's in your hand?"
Elias: *holds up a wipe* "poo-poo bye-bye?"
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Me: "Goodnight, Talia."
Talia: "I need to give you lots of hugs and kisses so you don't run out of lovin' in the middle of the night."
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Talia: "If everyone in the world had blueberries, they would probably be happier."
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Talia: "Why are they called 'chipmunks' when they eat nuts instead of chips? Shouldn't they be called 'nutmunks?'"
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 Talia: "When your tummy hurts, is it because there's a storm in your tummy?"
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Talia: "Mommy, I turn my brain on but it keeps flipping back off!"
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Talia: (In a story she was making with her stuffed animals) "They went right, then left, then the other right, then left... and then they were exhausted." 
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Talia: "If I call Elias 'little E,' would I be 'medium T'?"

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Seen in Abu Dhabi 13

The little green cucumber-like things on top are called "tindora" sometimes but lately I've seen "tindly" in the stores. Some English translations call them "ivy gourds." I found a recipe on YouTube (where they were called "Dhondakai" by the way...) that I think looks interesting enough to try. Who knows what name my family might come up with for them!

Tuesday, June 4, 2013