Arrest that smell!

Just a couple of funnies:

The Friday after Turkey Day, I took the kids up to see my parents. We were driving behind a red pick up truck which was belching some exhaust. I had cracked the window eariler to let in some air, but now the truck's fumes were infiltrating our car. I heard Sarah sniff a few times. Then she said, "Peeeyeew! What's the damn smell?! Phewwie! Man, that's a stinky damn smell! Yuck!" I bit my lip, trying not to laugh. The truck soon turned off the main road and Sarah sighed. "Wow, I sure am glad that damn smell is gone!"

I didn't say anything to her about the language, and I think I managed to stifle my laughter. The next day when I told Pete about it, she seemed embarassed and knew she had said something she shouldn't. She hid her face and mumbled when I asked her to tell him. However, we did not scold her or tell her she was bad. Instead, we advised her that she probably shouldn't say things like that - especially at school. She agreed. ;)

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On the way home Monday, we spotted a new condo complex being built - it's acutally on our usual route home so we've seen it grow. They're almost finished with the structural skeleton and Sarah examined it as we drove by:

Sarah: Wow, that sure is a big hotel they're building.
Me: Oh, that's not a hotel. Those are condos... condominiums.
Sarah: What's that?
Me: Hmmm, it's like a hotel, but you live there all the time... and you own it.
Sarah: Mommy, can we stay in a hotel?

(pause)

In February of 2005 we stayed in a hotel for one night because the plumbing was being ornery again and Pete wanted to be able to take shower and flush the toilet of all things, so off we went. This was a very exciting adventure for Sarah - so much so that she didn't go to sleep until 11:00 pm, much to Pete's dismay because she was sleeping in his bed. Hehehe. Hey, I was very pregnant and I didn't want her kicking me all night. It wasn't a fancy place - a Holiday Inn Express - and we didn't do much but order a pizza and watch TV in the room, but for some reason she remembers it as being really fun. Go figure.

(play)

Me: No, honey. We don't need to stay in a hotel.
Sarah: But I want to.
Me: We can't.
Sarah: Why? I want to.
Me: You only stay in a hotel when you need to, not when you want to. We don't need to.
Sarah: Well, if you don't let me stay in a hotel, I'm going to call the police and tell them to arrest you.

I couldn't help but laugh all the way home. :)