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Hi everyone...once again, I am going to be moving my blogs to a different address. For those of you who put me on your blogroll, please update it to www.zokeybug.com Amel has joined the bandwagon and is now in charge of the blogs. I must admit, it looks pretty nice, so if you have a chance, please check it out. Thanks for your understanding!

Microwave

We have a microwave that doesn't work...or at least I don't know how to work it. So when Sonny asked me to warm up a breakfast sandwich for him, I told him to try and guess how to work it because I didn't know. He tried for a good five minutes before he gave up and just took it out of the microwave.

Sonny: Buggy Bug, come here!
Buggy Bug: What?
Sonny: Help me blow on this sandwich.

Sure enough, they started blowing on that sandwich. I really don't know where he got that idea from since we blow on things to cool them off. Anyway, after a short nap, I looked on the dining table to find bread, cheese, and no sausage. Did they eat it frozen?

No boys allowed

This week, we were at a local Starbucks hanging out with my mom...or Gramby as my older two call her, or Bammy, as my younger one calls her. Before we left, Buggy and I had to go to the restroom. The door was locked, so I told her we had to wait because someone was in there. When the door opened a few minutes later, we were both surprised to see a man come out of there. As he walked away, looking slightly embarrassed (and he should!) and not even looking us in the eyes, Buggy Bug said this:

Buggy Bug: (with her eyes really wide open) Hey, what is he doing in there?
Me: I don't know.
Buggy Bug: No boys allowed!

I quickly looked at him as he was ordering his beverage hoping he didn't just hear that.

Me: Uh, just go in, Buggy Bug.
Buggy Bug: There are no boys allowed in the girls bathroom, Mommy.

I agree. Boys...stay out of girls bathrooms.

Kiddie game

Buggy Bug: Mommy, you know what? You need a lot of people to play dinga dinga rosey.
Me: What's that?
Buggy Bug: You know, when the kids say, dinga, dinga, rosey, ashes, ashes, we all fall down.
Me: Oh, you mean ring around the rosey.

When's the last time you played dinga, dinga rosey? Sounds fun, huh?

Obey or Disobey

Here's another conversation that they had one time:

I guess Zokey had done something that Buggy Bug wasn't too happy about.

Buggy Bug: Zokey, is it fun to disobey?
Zokey: Huh?
Buggy Bug: Zokey, it is not fun to disobey, okay? It's fun to obey. Alright?
Zokey: Uh Huh.

I don't ever remember telling her that it was fun to obey. If it was that fun, then she wouldn't disobey as much, right? I'll remind Buggy Bug that this is what she told her little sister.

Bye Zokey

My girls LOVE to talk. It makes me smile when they are talking together for hours. Here's a snippet of a conversation that I heard today:

Buggy Bug: Zokey, I love you.
Zokey: I yub boo, Buggee.
Buggy Bug: Are you going to miss me?
Zokey: Uh-huh.
Buggy Bug: I'm going to kindergarten without you.
Zokey: Oh.
Buggy Bug: I'll miss you.

So sweet, don't you think? However, Buggy Bug isn't going to be in kindergarten until next year.

Spill

Today we went to Target, and usually our visits there are uneventful...but not today. I was in the water aisle, which happens to also be the wine aisle and Buggy Bug walked by the wines and one of the biggest bottles fell and crashed open all over the floor. Of course, I was so embarrased.

Buggy Bug: Mommy, sorry for messing up your shoes.

What? What about apologizing for embarrassing me at my favorite store. I wish I could say this was the end of it, but it wasn't. As I was waiting for an employee to clean up the mess, she ended up knocking another bottle of wine on the floor, in front of a handful of witnesses this time, but this one did not break. One of the onlookers said, "Wow, that's one strong bottle of wine."

Finally, this kid is walking towards me taking his sweet ol' time with a little roll of paper towels in his hand. I knew this wasn't going to be enough because it was a huge bottle of wine with a puddle that started at the middle of the aisle, but since it took so long for someone to get there, was making it's way to the main aisle. Here's what that kid said:

Kid: Maaaaaaaaaaaann! That's a huge spill! Looks at his paper towels and sets it aside. "I bet you could get drunk after sniffing it for awhile."
Me: I'm sorry, it's my kid that made that mess.
Kid: Oh...it's okay...accidents happen. So nonchalant about it, he actually made me feel better.
Me: Is there anything that I can do?
Kid: Oh, no, don't worry about it. Just worry about your shopping.

That's what I'm talking about. Thanks, Target! BTW, if you ever catch me at Target, remind me to put Buggy Bug in the cart if she's not already in there.

Do you like

There's this "game" that the older kids and I like to play with Zokey. We like asking her questions, such as "who do you like better, mommy or daddy?" "Do you like Sonny or Buggy Bug?" "Do you like strawberries or bananas?" And we've come to find out that whatever you say last is what answer will be. Here's some of Buggy Bug's questions:

Buggy Bug: Zokey, what do you like better, make-up or teeth?
What do you like better, stinky shoes or eyes?
What do you like better, dress or mommy?
What do you like better, sweaters or ears?

I don't think she knows how to play this game yet, but then again, Zokey doesn't either and that's why we're still playing it.

Young Man

Okay, I think this will be the very first post where I'm not quoting any of the kids, but since I'm still chuckling about it and it's been eight hours already, I thought it would be good enough to share.

Today, the girls and I went to Mimi's Cafe with my mom and sister. Buggy Bug was wearing her favorite outfit, these jeans w/tiny ribbons on the pocket, a blue Hawaii shirt, Sonny's old basketball shoes, and of course, her red striped tie. Her hair was free and flowing...no ponytails for her when Daddy's not around. (shhhh)

Anyway, along with being a "big girl" now, she has to "look" like a "big girl." So, she's been wanting to sit in booster seats, yes, even at home, everytime we're in a restaurant. So, I ask the waitress for a booster seat.

Me: Excuse me, can I please have a booster seat. (I'm pointing to Buggy Bug as I'm asking this.)
Waitress: Sure. (She says to me.) "Hey, Sheila (her co-worker), could you please get a booster seat for this young man?"

I almost spit out my drink. Young man? Oh man, I need to start making her wear more pink!!!

Foot

I just can't resist quoting Zokey. She's turned into such a chatterbox. Yesterday, yes another mother's day quote, Sonny and Buggy Bug were talking in the car:

Buggy Bug: And then the guy said...
Sonny: Quiet, Bug. You're a motor mouth.
Buggy Bug: What you call me?
Sonny: You're a motor mouth micah.
Buggy Bug: Mommy...what's motor...
Zokey: SHHHHH! KITE!!!! (she meant, quiet)
Buggy Bug: Ahahahahaha! She thinks we're at a restaurant.

After this point the other two stop talking and are just cracking up. I wonder why Buggy Bug said restaurant. I tell them to be quiet almost everywhere we go. A few minutes later, I hear this:

Sonny: Zokey, say, I love kung-fu.
Zokey: I like...FOOT!

More cracking up...I'm starting to see that my kids are really funny when they're in the car after they've eaten a good meal.

Accident

Yesterday was such a great day for me. My girls put on those dresses that my mom got for them from the Philippines. Yes, even Buggy Bug put it on without a fight because the previous week I kept telling her:

Me: Buggy Bug, I'm going to make you wear that dress to church on Sunday.
Buggy Bug: What dress?
Me: The dress that made you cry, remember?
Buggy Bug: Okay, but I won't cry because I'm a big girl. Big girls don't cry.

She's really been into this "big girl" thing for a while. For those of you who know her well, she's even gotten rid of her blankie "Mimi" out of the blue. I think it was last Thursday where she said:

Buggy Bug: Mommy, I'm a big girl now, so I'm not going to suck my thumb and I don't need Mimi anymore.

I was skeptical at first, so I would keep Mimi in my purse for when she asked for it, but it's Monday and she hasn't asked for it once and as a result, her thumb, which has been red and chapped for the past year, is slowly on the mend.

But this is the real kiddie kwote that I wanted to post. On the way home from my yearly Mother's day lunch at Sizzler, I heard two smacks.

*smack* *smack*
I turn around in my seat:

Me: What was that?
Sonny: Buggy Bug just hit me on my arm for no reason. *funny face*
Me: Buggy Bug, why did you hit your brother?
Buggy Bug: It was an accident.
Me: What were you trying to do?
Buggy Bug: I don't know, but it was an accident.

You know, she sure gets into a lot of these "accidents."

Take away

I think most of you know that Hubby and I are expecting baby number 4 either the end of September or beginning of October. We told the kids about this right after my first appointment. Their reaction was one of excitement. Here's what Buggy Bug said:
Buggy Bug: Mommy, when the baby comes, can we take Sonny away?
Me: Where should we put him?
Buggy Bug: With Auntie R and Uncle JunJun.

As tempting as that might be, I think I'm going to keep all of them....for now.

Iron

I have to admit, I hate putting the laundry away right away. As a result, the clothes get wrinkled, which means I have to iron pretty much every day. It's become a routine in the morning, and I don't mind it one bit.

This morning Buggy Bug came up to me with her favorite Disney shirt.

Buggy Bug: Mommy, can you iron my shirt?
Me: But it's not wrinkled. Just put it on.
Buggy Bug: But I'm cold!
Me: What?
Buggy Bug: My shirt is cold.
Me: You know that I iron your clothes to take the wrinkles out and not to warm them up, right?
Buggy Bug: With her eyes really wide: Ohhh...

Vacuum

I've been reading about several moms who have been training their children to do various chores and how the children have complained when their siblings mess up all their hard work. Well, I finally have one of my own.

Sonny and Buggy Bug have always thought that vacuuming was fun. So, lately, I've been training them to vacuum. Yes, Buggy Bug can push our upright vacuum, that's a bit taller than her, around. I have Sonny do the rug under our dining table and Buggy Bug does the living room. I know, it doesn't seem fair for Buggy Bug to do a whole room and for Sonny to do a little area rug, but until they realize that, that's what they're assigned to.

So, last night, we had people over for dinner and of course crumbs got on the rug.

Buggy Bug: Mommy, there's corn on the rug.
Me: Yes, I see it.
Buggy Bug: Oh...Sonny just vacuumed it. She said this sounding kind of sorry for him.

Oh, if you only knew how those words were music to my ears.

Bath

Today was so much fun, but at 9:20pm, I am so exhausted. I'll post more about it later. I was giving the girls a bath tonight and this is the first time I have ever done this:

Buggy Bug: Haha, Mommy, why is Zokey wearing socks?

Yes, I put Zokey in the bath with her socks on! I told you I was exhausted!

Dorks

My kids are full of funny quotes. My son, Sonny is the goofball of the family, but Buggy Bug is the one who is funny, but doesn't even try. Here's a snippet of their conversation in the car yesterday as we drove from Jamba Juice.

They were calling each other dorks, but before I could stop them here's what I heard:

Sonny: What's a dork, Buggy Bug?
Buggy Bug: Someone who likes puppies.
Sonny: No, a dork is someone who wears glasses.
Buggy Bug: Mommy wears glasses.
Sonny: Mommy's not a dork because she wears contacts.
Me: Is mommy a dork?
Buggy Bug: No
Me: Is daddy a dork?
Buggy Bug: Yes. Hahaha.

Kiddie Kwote: A dork is someone who likes puppies.

Stomach

Buggy Bug: Mommy, did you know that everytime I step on Zokey's stomach, she starts laughing?

What?!!? Seriously, I can't take my eyes off of them for one minute!

Earth

Tonight after dinner, Buggy Bug gave me a big hug and said:

Buggy Bug: Mommy, I love you. On. the. earth.

I don't know what on. the. earth. means, but I'll take it.

Freeze

I was debating on whether to post this one or not, after a day, I decided to just do it because 1) It's Zokey and 2) It wouldn't be funny next year.

My kids love Dora the Explorer and Go Diego Go! On Go Diego Go, there are these two monkeys that cause trouble for Diego, kind of like Swiper on Dora, anyway, when you see these two monkeys, you're supposed to say, "Freeze, Bo Bos!"

So, we were teaching Zokey how to say, "Freeze, Bo Bos!" This is what she ended up saying:

Zokey: "Freeze, Butt!"

She still can't say Bo Bos. So, I think we're going to hold off on teaching her that until she says it the right way. However, I think Buggy Bug is trying to teach her behind my back.

Crazy

We were driving in the car and Buggy Bug kept interrupting Hubby's and my conversation, so after a while whenever she would ask Hubby a question, he would answer with a "MmmHmm." For those of you who are parents, you know how that is. Anyway, Buggy Bug likes real answers, so after a few "MmmHmm's" from Hubby she said:

Buggy Bug: Daddy, stop saying, MmmHmm, you make me drive crazy!
Me: What? Your dad's driving crazy? Which doesn't make sense because Hubby drives below the speed limit.
Sonny: His sisters' translator said: "No, she means, you're driving her crazy."

Oh...

Wallet

The Tahoe quote reminded of one that Sonny said when he was three or four years old. We were on our way to the church building and it was night time. We saw a man crossing the street.

Sonny: Mommy, why is that man walking?
Me: Well, maybe he doesn't have a car.
Sonny: Why doesn't he have a car?
Me: Well, maybe he doesn't have enough money to buy a car, that's why he has to walk.

He was quiet for a few minutes...that's usually how I can tell my kids are thinking. After a minute or so, here's what he said:

Sonny: Sooo....he's walking at night without a wallet?

Really, I can't make this stuff up!

Dadda

Sonny and Buggy Bug like to get rough with each other sometimes. Buggy Bug recently got a pair of Socker Boppers (inflateable boxing gloves) for her birthday and they both just love them. Usually, they get one each and go at each other for a few minutes. But here's what happened yesterday:

Sonny: Here, Buggy Bug, you can wear both of them and then try to hit me.

Buggy Bug puts them on and with a big smile on her face, looks at Sonny and says, "Oh yeah, come to Dadda."

Where in the world did she get that from? I'm telling you, my kids make me chuckle every day.

Tahoe

Buggy Bug: Mommy, where does Santa Claus live?
Me: The mall.
Buggy Bug: No he doesn't. Remember we saw him somewhere else?
Me: Oh, you mean when we went to Lake Tahoe?

We saw and spoke with Santa for a good 10 minutes when we went to a Lake Tahoe resort in 2006.

Buggy Bug: Yes, Santa lives in Tahoe.

There you go people, Santa lives in Tahoe.

Honey

I've noticed that I've mainly quoted Sonny and Buggy Bug, but now that Zokey is starting to talk a little bit more, she's going to be a regular pretty soon.

As soon as Hubby walks through the door after work, all the kids run up to him, but here's what Zokey says:

Zokey: Hi Honey, hon, hon, hi honey!

Here's how we know she understands what we're saying.

Hubby: Hey, I'm not your honey! I'm Mommy's honey!

Zokey: With a laugh: "Hi, Daddy!"




I love it when kids mispronounce words. Here are some of the names that Zokey mispronounces:



Hi Marmo! Hi Marlo!

Poo-Poo! Winnie the Pooh. Sorry, Susan if you're reading this, it's too cute to correct her.

Pa-Pa! For Grandpa--I know this is a common one, but it's still cute.

Hi Jay Day! For her cousin Jayden.




Lastly, here are some things that me and the older two find funny. Whenever she drops something on the floor, she gets mad at herself and says:



Zokey: Ooooooooh, seeeeeeeee?



And whenever one of the other two hurt her, I make them apologize to her, but as they're saying sorry, she says sorry too and does the sign language for it:

Zokey: Soy-eeee.. As she rubs her hand over her belly in a circular motion and the sweetest "sad" look on her face.

Yes, people, you will be hearing more from her before you know it.

Out

We love watching American Idol with the family. The kids have their favorites. This was this week's performance that we are talking about.

Jason Castro was up singing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" and the judges raved about him afterwards, but right at the beginning here's what Buggy Bug said:

Buggy Bug: Oh Mommy, he's out.

Next we are watching David Archuleta, who sang "Angels."

Buggy Bug: Oh, he is in. She says this as she nods her head in approval. "I like him."

She also said that Syesha Mercado was out. Let's see if she's right.

Friend

This isn't a funny quote, but it's so sweet that I just had to post it.

One of our friend's kid is in the hospital. He's very sick and I finally told the kids about it last night. I explained that he was sick and that he was in the hospital.

Buggy: With her eyes wide open: Hey, he's my friend.
Me: Yes, you played with him before.
Buggy Bug: Then we have to pray for him a lot, a lot, a lot of times.

I praise God that my kids know that it's going to be Him that brings her friend through this trial. And we will pray for him a lot, a lot, a lot of times.

Nose

Buggy Bug comes to my room looking miserable and kind of fake-crying.

Me: What's the matter?

She doesn't answer and just keeps fake-crying.

Me: Buggy Bug, please don't have a bad attitude, you just woke up.

Buggy Bug: My nose is the matter. *sniff-sniff*

Asthma

Bigger

Hubby was recounting this story to my brother and and his wife yesterday. The reason it's a kiddie kwote and not a golden nugget is because I can't seem to find a golden nugget. If anyone can help me out with that, I would appreciate it. Anyway, I think enough time has passed that it can now be seen as hilarious.

Let me set it up for you:

We went to Disneyland last year for our annual summer trip with two families that we have made a tradition to travel with once a year. This confrontation took place at California Adventure on our way to the Princess Lunch. We just got done watching the High School Musical 2 parade and the dads bought the kids some candy from a nearby store.

Hubby: Here's your candy, Buggy Bug.
It was the tiny M&M's.
Buggy Bug: She takes one look at the tiny M&M's and tells Amel, "Make it bigger, Daddy."
Hubby: I can't make it bigger, Buggy Bug.
Buggy bug: Throws the candy on the ground: "MAKE IT BIGGER!"
Hubby: I told you, I can't make it bigger.
Buggy Bug: WAHHHHH! Obviously, it's the end of the world.

So Hubby takes her in his arms and tries to carry her to a nearby bench. She starts wailing and flailing her arms. The two other families are waaaaay ahead of us. Sonny, Zokey, and I are watching in horror a few feet away then a worker walks up to Hubby.

Worker: Is everything alright sir?
Hubby: I've never seen him so mad. "Yes"

To make a long story short, Hubby and Buggy Bug worked it out. She apologized to him and we were able to enjoy the Princess lunch with everybody. I guess since it was Disneyland, she thought anything was possible, like making candy bigger.

Kiddie Kwote: MAKE IT BIGGER!

(Actually I was thinking about this last night and I did find a golden nugget.)

GOLDEN NUGGET: Having a funny story to tell AND knowing that you can forgive and still love someone after they totally embarrass you in public.

Library

We were on our way home from the Benicia Public Library. Buggy Bug had checked out two books.

Sonny: Mommy, Buggy Bug is taking the sticker off the book. (the barcode)
Me: Buggy Bug, you better stop doing that.
Buggy Bug: Is the police going to stop me? She asks in a surprisingly timid voice.
Me: Yes.
Buggy Bug: Are they going to put me in jail?
Me: Yes, so you better stop.
Buggy Bug: After a few minutes of silence. I know she was thinking hard about what she was going to say next. "It's okay if the police gets me, I will just kick him. I'm strong."

I talked to her about not messing other people's stuff up and how she can't kick policemen. I know I'm terrible for lying to her, but it bugs me when people mess library books up. To put your minds at ease, I have since repented. : )

Sutter

This is from a paper that Sonny wrote in class.

Hi, my name is Sonny. I am seven years old. My favorite color is green. My favorite animal is the grey wolf. My favorite food is pizza. I have two sisters. When I grow up, I want to work at Sutter.

Classic case of son wanting to be just like dad.

Sister

I'm recalling more funny quotes from the past. I hope they're as funny to you as they are to me. Here's one that I have on my Facebook:

Setting: My mom's house. My sister, Mare and Buggy Bug were sitting on the sofa and I was at the dining table.

Buggy Bug: Auntie Mare, my Mommy has one brother.
Mare: Who is it?
Buggy Bug: Uncle JunJun
Mare: Did you know your Mom has one sister?
Buggy Bug: Yes
Mare: Who is it?
Buggy Bug: Auntie A
Mare: No, that's your daddy's sister.
Buggy Bug: Auntie DeeDee?
Mare: No...she's right in front of your face.
Buggy Bug: looking really confused now, but she turns and looks at me and says: Am I your sister, Mommy?Hahaha

Buggy Bug: Zokey, why are you such a troubleBAKER?



My niece, Aly, was over the house one day and we were just sitting around the table after lunch just talking:

Sonny: If you guys can have as much money as you want, how much would you get? I would get one hundred million dollars!
Aly: All the money in the world.
Buggy Bug: Thinks about it and with full conviction says: Two dollars.

Sonny: If you had a store, what would you name it? Mine would be Sonny's Picks
Aly: Aly's
Buggy Bug: Target!
Haha. That's my girl!

Reading all these quotes makes me think of a golden nugget, so here it goes:

GOLDEN NUGGET: The kids may have their daddy's good looks and even his mathematical genius, but you know what? They have my sense of humor!