Conversations With Ace

I’m thinking that maybe I’m not the only person who could use a smile today.

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After he passes gas, Ace says:

“Excuse me, I just burped from my butt.”

But, the other day when his stomach grumbled, he said:

“It’s OK Mom, I don’t have to say excuse me, that was just my stomach saying I’m hungry.”

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This conversation took place while Ace was looking through the many toy catalogs that come in the mail and asking for everything that looks boy-ish.

Me: Ace, why do you only talk about all the things you want to get?
Ace: Because that’s what Christmas is all about.

Me: No, Christmas is about being nice to each other.  I don’t ever hear you talking about getting anything for anybody else.

Ace: Well, if you get me all the things I want, I will share with Jay.

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(Still looking through the toy catalog)

Ace: Ooh, Mom, you can get me a gun too.

(pause)

On 2nd thought, no.  I don’t want a gun.  They’re too shooty.

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(Randomly in the car)

Ace: Mom, do you remember when I told you that I had a bad dream?

Me: Yes.

Ace: Well, bad dreams are called nightmares.

Me:  Yeah.

(Later when CC comes in)

Ace: Mom, tell Dad what I told you.

Me: What?  You tell me a lot of things.

Ace: About the bad dreams.  You know.  The new word that I taught you.

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Every morning I help Ace cross the street to his school.  There’s a crossing guard that makes sure the cars stop for the pedestrians.

Ace: Dad, this morning we almost got squashed by a car.

CC (shocked): What???

I explain that we were crossing the street and a car came a little too close to the cross walk but we were never in any real danger.

Ace: Well, we almost got squashed and that would have made us road kill.

(I laugh)

Ace: Why are you laughing? It’s not funny to be road kill.  It would hurt. 

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I tend to call Ace “my love”.  The other day he held a door open for a lady we do not know and she said “Thanks love.”  He responds with:

“Hey, you’re a stranger. How do you know my name?”

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Jay is calling out animal names as we drive home – Cause that’s what he does.  When he gets to “cat”, Ace says:

“Cats are nasty. They eat rats. It’s like when they see a rat they use their imagination and think it’s a sandwich.”

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