Yesterday when I went to pick Felix up after school, his teachers were telling me about the latest development in Felix's social life.
Miss Milica: Felix has a girlfriend! Felix, who is your girlfriend?
Felix: Riley!
MM: Poor Gabriel. He is going to be jealous.
F: (gleefully) Gabriel is going to be angelus!
Turns out, Felix had been crying and upset because he didn't want to go play on the playground earlier in the day (it was too hot -- the poor wilting flower). Riley gave him hugs and made him feel better. Awww....
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Know Your Gas Manifolds
Strolling along Argyle Street.
F: Daddy, that is a gas manifold.
K: You're right, Felix.
F: (pointing to some old pipes on the side of the building) What do those do?
K: Well, it's hard to say, Felix. They could have had gas, electricity, water...you can put a lot of things in a pipe...(floundering)...Hey, what's that?
F: A fire hydrant.
K: What comes out of that?
F: Fire.
*****
On a dandelion kick.
F: This is my favorite dandelion of all the north.
*****
Expanding his horizons.
F: I want to listen to special music.
K: What do you mean? Do you want to listen to different music?
F: I want to listen to different music, like Flaming Loose! (Flaming Lips)
*****
Polite conversation-starters.
F: Daddy, I was just going to show you my aardvark.
and
F: Daddy, what do you think of my balloon?
*****
Sometimes, as Felix lies in bed processing the day, it's all I can do to keep up with him. A couple of weeks ago, after an exciting Cinco de Mayo party at the Davieses, I was listing all the fun stuff we did: chalk on the sidewalk, blowing bubbles, smashing a pinata, playing Guitar Hero....
F: I told Maddie, "That is an electric meter."
Then Felix asks what's inside a doorbell.
K: Well, let's see, there's a button outside by the door, and it's connected to a wire that leads into the house to a bell or some chimes.
F: I was sitting under the table at Kevin and Michelle's house listening to the doorbell.
Which is true--though it happened last summer. Then he remembers seeing some doves on a telephone wire at the Davieses.
F: Grandma and grandpa like doves.
K: Do you like doves, Felix?
F: No. I want to bring a dove home.
K: You want to bring a dove home?
F: I want to bring Fred the Dog home. (From Big Dog, Little Dog)
*****
In the morning.
F: Mommy, I was shrieking and spitting and there was a thousand doorbells.
M: Was this in a dream?
F: Yes...I shrieked and spitted inside someone else's house and the round doorbell keeped on ringing one two three four five six seven times.
*****
Me, neither.
F: Mommy, I've never heard of a red fire truck robot.
M: Red fire truck robot?
F: I don't know that.
*****
Felix enjoys dining out.
F: My favorite restaurant is Rique's Restaurant. Daddy's favorite restaurant is Chinese restaurant. Mommy's favorite restaurant is Pankistani restaurant. Cosmo's favorite restaurant is Lebanese restaurant. Grandpa Tom loves Japanese restaurant.
Which is interesting, because I don't think we've taken Felix to a Japanese restaurant since he was old enough to remember--or even talked about it.
*****
An invitation from a friend.
F: Gabriel wants to Chuckie Cheese with me.
*****
One night, after Felix listened intently to "Hobo's Lullaby."
F: Daddy, my hair is not turning gray. My hair is orange. Daddy's hair is not gray. Daddy's hair is still brown. Cosmo's hair is not gray. Cosmo's hair is yellow. My hair is not turning gray from orange.
*****
Felix, rubbing his head morosely after bonking it.
F: I got my head all hurt and bruised--now I won't have a head anymore!
*****
Faking it...still working out the logic.
F: I feel a little bit sick because I am not going to school this morning. So: no school for me!
*****
This morning as we came out of the building, I tugged on Felix's arm to urge him on toward the bus. He started to run, then tripped and sprawled headlong. I picked him up and examined him for damage.
K: Felix, where did you hurt yourself?
F: (indignant, through tears) In the driveway!
*****
Today after school.
F: Mira doesn't eat meatballs. She is a wegetarian.
K: Are you a vegetarian?
F: No, I'm a boy.
F: Daddy, that is a gas manifold.
K: You're right, Felix.
F: (pointing to some old pipes on the side of the building) What do those do?
K: Well, it's hard to say, Felix. They could have had gas, electricity, water...you can put a lot of things in a pipe...(floundering)...Hey, what's that?
F: A fire hydrant.
K: What comes out of that?
F: Fire.
*****
On a dandelion kick.
F: This is my favorite dandelion of all the north.
*****
Expanding his horizons.
F: I want to listen to special music.
K: What do you mean? Do you want to listen to different music?
F: I want to listen to different music, like Flaming Loose! (Flaming Lips)
*****
Polite conversation-starters.
F: Daddy, I was just going to show you my aardvark.
and
F: Daddy, what do you think of my balloon?
*****
Sometimes, as Felix lies in bed processing the day, it's all I can do to keep up with him. A couple of weeks ago, after an exciting Cinco de Mayo party at the Davieses, I was listing all the fun stuff we did: chalk on the sidewalk, blowing bubbles, smashing a pinata, playing Guitar Hero....
F: I told Maddie, "That is an electric meter."
Then Felix asks what's inside a doorbell.
K: Well, let's see, there's a button outside by the door, and it's connected to a wire that leads into the house to a bell or some chimes.
F: I was sitting under the table at Kevin and Michelle's house listening to the doorbell.
Which is true--though it happened last summer. Then he remembers seeing some doves on a telephone wire at the Davieses.
F: Grandma and grandpa like doves.
K: Do you like doves, Felix?
F: No. I want to bring a dove home.
K: You want to bring a dove home?
F: I want to bring Fred the Dog home. (From Big Dog, Little Dog)
*****
In the morning.
F: Mommy, I was shrieking and spitting and there was a thousand doorbells.
M: Was this in a dream?
F: Yes...I shrieked and spitted inside someone else's house and the round doorbell keeped on ringing one two three four five six seven times.
*****
Me, neither.
F: Mommy, I've never heard of a red fire truck robot.
M: Red fire truck robot?
F: I don't know that.
*****
Felix enjoys dining out.
F: My favorite restaurant is Rique's Restaurant. Daddy's favorite restaurant is Chinese restaurant. Mommy's favorite restaurant is Pankistani restaurant. Cosmo's favorite restaurant is Lebanese restaurant. Grandpa Tom loves Japanese restaurant.
Which is interesting, because I don't think we've taken Felix to a Japanese restaurant since he was old enough to remember--or even talked about it.
*****
An invitation from a friend.
F: Gabriel wants to Chuckie Cheese with me.
*****
One night, after Felix listened intently to "Hobo's Lullaby."
F: Daddy, my hair is not turning gray. My hair is orange. Daddy's hair is not gray. Daddy's hair is still brown. Cosmo's hair is not gray. Cosmo's hair is yellow. My hair is not turning gray from orange.
*****
Felix, rubbing his head morosely after bonking it.
F: I got my head all hurt and bruised--now I won't have a head anymore!
*****
Faking it...still working out the logic.
F: I feel a little bit sick because I am not going to school this morning. So: no school for me!
*****
This morning as we came out of the building, I tugged on Felix's arm to urge him on toward the bus. He started to run, then tripped and sprawled headlong. I picked him up and examined him for damage.
K: Felix, where did you hurt yourself?
F: (indignant, through tears) In the driveway!
*****
Today after school.
F: Mira doesn't eat meatballs. She is a wegetarian.
K: Are you a vegetarian?
F: No, I'm a boy.
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