As all parents know, as kids begin to develop their skills in speech and comprehension they can often get things mixed up and have no clue how their innocent combinations of just the right words at just the right times makes for the perfect recipe for laughter.  My two girls, as with all children I suppose, have also been known to say things that produce such a response and I think I’ve been extra alert for these moments now that Annie is sharing these little stories from their lives.  Of course, my kids are getting older and such moments are more infrequent than I’d like to admit – although perhaps a pre-teen with such verbal predispositions such as I’m talking about may not be a good thing.  Nevertheless, Cierra and Tori, especially when they’re communicating with one another, often produce turns of phrase for which the most profitable sitcoms would pay millions.

This is where Cierra excels.  She’s a lot like me – direct, to the point and would likely find Occam’s Razor a worthy principle by which to guide one’s use of words.  Cierra is also quite pensive at times – at least that’s what it looks like.  When riding in the car, Tori is usually folded into some impossible pretzel shape in the backseat reading a book while Cierra often stares out the window ostensibly deep in thought.  It is with such an introduction I give you Cierra’s most recent note-worthy quotes.

Quote 1

Location: Dentist’s Office / Setting: The girls have just completed their six-month cleaning and Tori seems to be pleased with the flavor of toothpaste the dentist used to clean her teeth when Cierra, finished with the hygenist, enters the waiting area.

Tori: “Did you get your teeth cleaned, Cierra?”

Cierra (annoyed): “Yes.”

Tori: “What flavor did you get?”

Cierra: “Disgusting.”

Quote 2

Location: In the car. / Setting: Music playing; peaceful ride to Fredericksburg; Cierra is doodling in her drawing book when she slowly brings her head up and sits staring for a few seconds.

Cierra (turning to me):  ”I just realized that you can’t scratch your nose if you’re wearing an astronaut suit.”