Comments on: Conversations With a First Grader http://www.dphowell.com/2009/09/18/conversations-with-a-first-grader/ a Daniel Howell blog Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:38:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Delicia http://www.dphowell.com/2009/09/18/conversations-with-a-first-grader/comment-page-1/#comment-3029 Delicia Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:26:26 +0000 http://www.dphowell.com/?p=393#comment-3029 My 11-yr old loves pickles. Eating them, drinking the pickle juice (ew), just loves loves loves them. To the extent that I've had to institute a one-pickle-a-day rule in the house or the jar will be emptied within two days of buying it. The other day I brought home a new jar of pickles, and upon learning this, she yelled exultantly, "I'M GOING TO DRINK SO MUCH PICKLE JUICE I'M GONNA PEE GREEN!" ... -Del My 11-yr old loves pickles. Eating them, drinking the pickle juice (ew), just loves loves loves them. To the extent that I’ve had to institute a one-pickle-a-day rule in the house or the jar will be emptied within two days of buying it. The other day I brought home a new jar of pickles, and upon learning this, she yelled exultantly, “I’M GOING TO DRINK SO MUCH PICKLE JUICE I’M GONNA PEE GREEN!”

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-Del

]]> By: Guy http://www.dphowell.com/2009/09/18/conversations-with-a-first-grader/comment-page-1/#comment-3024 Guy Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:26:35 +0000 http://www.dphowell.com/?p=393#comment-3024 hahahaha, bestest ever, forwarding on to my wife! hahahaha, bestest ever, forwarding on to my wife!

]]> By: Trixie http://www.dphowell.com/2009/09/18/conversations-with-a-first-grader/comment-page-1/#comment-3018 Trixie Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:06:50 +0000 http://www.dphowell.com/?p=393#comment-3018 I agree with your son re: porkchops. The ants, not so much. Speed Racer rules, but not as much as Racer X. I may be a bit biased though. ;) I agree with your son re: porkchops. The ants, not so much. Speed Racer rules, but not as much as Racer X. I may be a bit biased though. ;)

]]> By: Eva http://www.dphowell.com/2009/09/18/conversations-with-a-first-grader/comment-page-1/#comment-3016 Eva Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:01:22 +0000 http://www.dphowell.com/?p=393#comment-3016 Kids are a joy XD Kids are a joy XD

]]> By: Bigguss http://www.dphowell.com/2009/09/18/conversations-with-a-first-grader/comment-page-1/#comment-3012 Bigguss Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:48:31 +0000 http://www.dphowell.com/?p=393#comment-3012 Absolutley legendary. DADDY...i forgot. I think every parent can identify with that statement. Absolutley legendary. DADDY…i forgot. I think every parent can identify with that statement.

]]> By: Gnomeaggedon http://www.dphowell.com/2009/09/18/conversations-with-a-first-grader/comment-page-1/#comment-3011 Gnomeaggedon Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:33:24 +0000 http://www.dphowell.com/?p=393#comment-3011 Every day and every conversation is a joy... unless you are in a rush and those single sentence conversations can go on for 20 minutes... Then there's the 20 questions.. not so much their "why" questions, rather the 20 questions you need to ask to work out which part of the single sentence conversation is the important one that needs your attention immediately... Thanks... somehow I forgot the son I left at childcare only hours ago... until now. can't wait to get home! Every day and every conversation is a joy… unless you are in a rush and those single sentence conversations can go on for 20 minutes…

Then there’s the 20 questions.. not so much their “why” questions, rather the 20 questions you need to ask to work out which part of the single sentence conversation is the important one that needs your attention immediately…

Thanks… somehow I forgot the son I left at childcare only hours ago… until now. can’t wait to get home!

]]> By: Thelittleone http://www.dphowell.com/2009/09/18/conversations-with-a-first-grader/comment-page-1/#comment-3008 Thelittleone Sun, 20 Sep 2009 22:31:54 +0000 http://www.dphowell.com/?p=393#comment-3008 Daniel, you crack me up ... and now there are two of you to crack me up - lol Daniel, you crack me up … and now there are two of you to crack me up – lol

]]> By: Clioratha http://www.dphowell.com/2009/09/18/conversations-with-a-first-grader/comment-page-1/#comment-3006 Clioratha Sun, 20 Sep 2009 21:34:14 +0000 http://www.dphowell.com/?p=393#comment-3006 /lol Had many similar conversations myself with my now-5th grader. And you're only a year or so out from every other sentence being "And know what?" (or "guess what")... http://clioratha.blogspot.com/2005/08/know-what.html /lol
Had many similar conversations myself with my now-5th grader.

And you’re only a year or so out from every other sentence being “And know what?” (or “guess what”)…
http://clioratha.blogspot.com/2005/08/know-what.html

]]> By: Ellijah http://www.dphowell.com/2009/09/18/conversations-with-a-first-grader/comment-page-1/#comment-3003 Ellijah Sun, 20 Sep 2009 16:01:55 +0000 http://www.dphowell.com/?p=393#comment-3003 that gave me some laughs :P is he really like that? gosh, you must be one tired man ;-) that gave me some laughs :P is he really like that?
gosh, you must be one tired man ;-)

]]> By: Trev http://www.dphowell.com/2009/09/18/conversations-with-a-first-grader/comment-page-1/#comment-2995 Trev Sat, 19 Sep 2009 19:54:34 +0000 http://www.dphowell.com/?p=393#comment-2995 laughed out loud on this post. awesomeness Daniel laughed out loud on this post. awesomeness Daniel

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