More Quotables

Today, just after the afternoon rest time, Clara came up to me and said:

"I didn't have a very good quiet time."

Me: "Oh, why not?"

Clara: "Because I broke my kitchen."

Me: "Oh no! What happened?"

Clara: "I put my elbow on it and it crashed and broke. Then I cried and cried, sang a song, and then I fixed it."

Me: "So, it's fixed now?"

Clara: "Yep!"

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After breakfast yesterday morning, Clara began to take my next meal order on a piece of scrap paper. I told her that I'd like soup & sandwich with tea and that I'd be back to have them after I finished the dishes. When I went into the back room, she had prepared a lovely meal with odds and ends of toys (not all dishes) and she was wearing Andy's bathrobe from childhood with a ribbon tied around it. I asked her if this was her restaurant and she said:

"Well, yes, it is a restaurant, but you can also buy things here." 

So, I said, "Oh, it sounds like Cracker Barrell."

Her reply was: "No, not really because it's more organized, not tiny little walkways that are hard to see." (!!)

Then, she handed me a miniature plate with a piece of cardboard on it and said "Here's your cookie!"

So, I said "Oh, thank you, did you make these?"

And she said: "No, a truck just comes by every now and then and drops them off here."

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And a few days ago, as both kids were working on some things at the dining room table, I said:

"How's it coming?"

Clara: "Not very well, because I just want to sing!" And then she belted out a newly made up song. :)