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Daughter: (over the speakerphone in the car) Papa, why is the number 666 the devil's number?

Papa: I will have to tell you about it when you come home later.

Daughter: (after Papa hangs up the phone) Oh, fiddlesticks! Now he's going to prepare a sermon for us. 

Eldest Son: It will probably be as long as one of Saint John Chrysostom's. We'll have to remember to clap when it's over.

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Little Man: Papa, I faced my fears today.
 
Papa: Really? That's great!

Little Man: Yes! I changed the toilet roll.

(As hilarious as this conversation was, he WAS attacked by the toilet paper roll insert a few years ago. The spring shot one of the the metal pieces right into his face and he needed to have his eyebrow glued together at Urgent Care.)

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Sugar Plum: Either I'm getting better at telling jokes or Papa's getting weaker at being serious, because I've been making him smile more.

(The above is our Girl's latest cross-stitch project!)

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Little Man: Smell this incense, Mama.

Mama: Mmm. Smells good!

Little Man: Why does Papa smell like this all the time?

Mama: I think it's because he's in church pretty often.

Little Man: Oh. I thought that it might be because he was holy.

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Mama: Why can't I keep you small forever?

Button: "You can't undo what's already been done."

-quoted by our seven-year-old... not from the wonderful children's books that I lovingly read with him, but that dratted television show, Ninjago.

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What's the point of a subdeacon, Mama? Does he eat subs all the time?

Button, age 7

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After the polite back-and-forth to decide which priest (my father-in-law or husband) would say the prayer after the meal, I commented that someday there will be more blessing indecision if our sons become priests (as they plan to).

Husband:  Oh, I thought Button wanted to be a bishop.  If that is the case, he will outrank the rest of us.

Button:  I don't want to be a bishop!  I want to be a saint like Saint Nicholai!

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While discussing the advances of medical science over the years, Sugar Plum (age 10) commented, "We are very fortunate that we no longer live in a time like, say, 1999."

 

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After observing his 20-month-old cousin bow and cross himself nearly constantly during our morning prayers, Little Man remarked, "He's very religious!"

 

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"You're the best mama in the universe, EXCLUDING the Mother of God. Do you know who the best papa is? Papa, EXCLUDING the Lord."

Button, age 6 

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(The Big Sisters are the Best edition)

Little Man: We need Sugar Plum to lead us... otherwise we are crisscrossed and confused.

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Our youngest was looking at a pop-up book of special American landmarks and he excitedly pointed out "The Statue of Italy" to his father. When we corrected him and tried to get him to pronounce "Lib-er-tee,", he proudly exclaimed, "Statue of Little Italy!"

I need a meatball.

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Witticisms from our five year-old:

"There's three important things in life: love the Lord, love the Church, and do everything good."

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Our son's godmother generously dropped off a giant rubbermaid tote of Legos that her son has outgrown at my father-in-law's house. Our children were very excited about taking a peek in the box, so we put it in the trunk and just before I cracked open the lid for them to see the treasures inside, Button said, "I have a good feeling about this!"

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The Trio is in the midst of taking the first hot baths since the hot water heater broke five days ago. So far, I've heard the following exclamations:

"Ahhhhh. This is glorious!" (Button, age 5)

"What a hot, delicious bath!" (Sugar Plum, age 9)

"I'm addicted to this hot water." (Button, age 5)

"I never knew washing my hair could be so wonderous!" (Little Man, age 7)

 

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Mama: What kind of bagel would you like?

Little Man: Do you know that bagel with the birdseed all over it?

Mama: An everything bagel?

Little Man: Yes. I would like a birdseed bagel with cream cheese.

 

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Little Man: Button, when you ask me where your helmet is and I say, "that's not my concern," what does that mean?

Button (without missing a beat): Sin.

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I was holding Button (age 5) and couldn't resist taking a small nibble from his upper arm (because I was born a Straut). In retaliation, he bit my shoulder (because Straut blood runs through his veins) and I said, jesting, "No, no, no. You don't bite your mama." He replied, "But you bited me and the Lord says not to bite people!" 

Have you ever read anything about that in the Scriptures? I sure haven't!

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(We've either done an amazing job parenting or a spectacularly poor one, depending on your point of view)

Sugar Plum: Mama, this is the website: wee wee wee period PBS kids dot com

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Mama, I brought you a Pepsi from the Coca-Cola-Factory!"

Little Man, Age 7