Us and Things: It's a surprise ending.

Sunday, August 19, 2007

It's a surprise ending.

9 comments:

Anonymous said...: That. Is. So. Precious.; Mon Aug 20, 02:11:00 PM MST
Claire said...: yeah lillian!! how exciting!; Mon Aug 20, 03:08:00 PM MST
Vivian said...: what a moment in life. good job capturing it.; Mon Aug 20, 04:12:00 PM MST
Caitlin said...: That was so sweet. I may have gotten a little teary-eyed.; Tue Aug 21, 08:25:00 AM MST
A.Calder said...: totally wasnt suprised, saw it coming a mile away; Tue Aug 21, 10:53:00 AM MST
A.Calder said...: Who decides when I'm fit to leave the hospital. Are they going to wait tell like my blood pressure is stable kinda thing. Cause if its just pain, psh just wheel me from the OR into the car.; Wed Aug 22, 10:29:00 AM MST
Anonymous said...: Go baby girl!!; Thu Aug 23, 11:08:00 AM MST
Anne said...: AWWWWWW YAY!!! HMPPHHHH i promised myself i wouldnt cry!; Sat Aug 25, 06:49:00 PM MST
michelle m said...: Amanda,
That was the best thing I've seen in months. Thank you for bringing joy to my life! :); Sun Sep 30, 08:16:00 PM MST

A taste of the Ball life

Amanda: What do you want for lunch: ham sandwich or peanut butter sandwich?
Lillian: Ham. No, peanut butter. No... ham... No, peanut butter.
Amanda: Ok, I'm going to make you a peanut butter sandwich. (makes sandwich)
Lillian: NO! I WANTED HAM!!!!
Amanda: You said peanut butter, and I told you I was going to make you peanut butter.
Lillian: No... I think you just spaced out Mom.

Tyler on dodo birds: I mean, any species that can be wiped out by rats probably didn't deserve to live. Nature should have selected them a long time ago to go extinct... it's like it forgot and got there late.

Lillian: I like carrots mom. They're like... juice you eat.

Tyler was reading Lillian a picture book in which a little boy finds an airplane in his closet and takes it into space where he runs out of gas and lands on the moon. On the moon, he meets a little Martian boy, wearing a space suit, who's spaceship had crashed.
Tyler: How come the Martian needs a space suit and the little boy doesn't? This book is so inaccurate.

Lillian threw a piece of food during dinner.
Tyler: Lillian don't throw food.
Lillian: But, it was just a little bit of food.

At 2 AM, Tyler pokes Amanda and says, "The baby is crying"
"No, that's a dog."
"No, it's Nora. I have superhuman hearing, that's why they call me Eagle Ears."

Amanda looks over and sees Lillian desperately trying to shove the Camelbak valve into Nora's mouth.
Amanda: Stop that! Don't put that into her mouth!
Lillian: Mom, I'm just playing doctor.
Amanda: Well, don't put it into her mouth.
Lillian (accompanied with change in tactic): Just her ears.

Lillian (pointing): This is my neck. This is Daddy's neck. This is Mom's neck. Nora doesn't have a neck.

Amanda: Listen to this, "The men and women of the Yana tribe in California speak different dialects." (TIME Magazine).
Tyler: The men and women speak different dialects in our house: sense and nonsense.

I ran upstairs briefly and left Nora in her chair with a curious Lillian looking on. Nora started fussing and crying a little and I heard Lillian say, "Nora! Stop Crying! Use your words!"

We practiced and practiced saying "Daddy, I missed you" all the way to the bus stop, a full five minute drive. Upon arrival, I prep Lillian one last time. I roll down the window, Tyler sticks his head in, and I prompt Lillian, "do you have something to say to daddy?"
Lillian looks up at him with her eyes full and sincere, "Juicebox."

Amanda: This dictionary says Wednesday can be pronounced wendz-dee or wendz-day.
Tyler: Well... that dictionary was written by an old person.