In anticipation.

Tay walks over to my bedside drawer, opens it and extracts a bandaid.

Me: What happened?

Tay: My thumb has a cut on it and I *think* it's gonna bleed soon.

Popcorn and a Movie

Me: Tay, you wanna watch a movie?

Tay: Sure. Let's turn out the lights. Movies are better in the dark.

Me: Ok. What movie do you want to watch?

Tay: Mmmmmm....Tangled.

Grabs some popcorn...movie keys up.

Tay: I hate the end when he gets stabbed. He gets stabbed in the stomach...or the back.

Pause.

Tay: In the kidney. He gets stabbed in the kidney. Yah, that's it. The kidney.

On a roll

Tay has been skipping lunch. She is too excited to play outside with her friends so she 'forgets'. I PAY for her lunch so we are putting a value on her 'forgetfulness' and every few days I ask about her lunch.

She lied once or twice and the punishment was swift. I think we are passed that point. She better hope we are passed that point.

So today went like...

Me: How was school? Did you have fun and learn lots?

Tay: Uh huh. I was really good.

Me: Did you eat lunch?

Tay: They weren't serving Breakfast.

Me:??? What?

Tay: I asked and he said they weren't serving Breakfast and to go to class.

Me: Giggle. I know honey, you got there an hour and half late, I assume breakfast was over. DID...YOU...HAVE...LUNCH?

Tay: Uh huh.

PAUSE

Me: What did you have?

Tay: Turkey. I forget the name for Turkey Roll....oh! It's Turkey Roll. Duh.

Me: Giggle. Was it good?

Tay: No.

Me: Giggle. But you ate it anyway?

Tay: Yep. We had other things too and I drank all my chocolate milk!

Me: Well, when you have something at school that you like just tell me and we will buy some for home ok?

Tay: Ok....but they haven't had anything I like.

Me: Giggle. I thought you liked the chocolate milk.

Tay: Oh yeah, that...buy lots of that.