We have a neighbor that sits on her porch in the evening and yells at her little dog. I have mentioned that I've grown tired of the 'yelling lady.' This evening at dinner, Annika commented that she thought she heard the yelling lady, and said, "She sure does yell a lot, and it ALWAYS ruins our family time." (For the record, I've never said that anything has ever ruined our family time.)
For Christmas, Josh's parents gave the girls fairy footie jammies. Noticing that none of the fairies were Tinkerbell, Annika said, "Those fairies are Tinkerbell's nasty friends." Asking why she would say that, her response was, "Because that's what you told me." (No. What? No I've never said that!)
Noticing that the trash was full, Annika mused, "Uh oh, Daddy better take out that trash, or he'll be in TROUBLE!" (Nope. Never said that one either.)
Pretending that Lydia was her own baby, and I was a friend visiting, Annika watched Lydia drop puffs from her highchair tray. "My baby is DRIVING me CRAZY, dropping all this food on the floor!" (Again, never said it.)
A few Saturdays ago while Josh was at a track meet, Lydia unloaded an impressive poo in her bath. Annika walked in, saw the damage, and said, "I just can't even look at that! What are you going to do? What? You're going to clean it up? No! Just leave it for Daddy to deal with when he gets home." (Never said anything like it. And Josh, you're welcome for cleaning up the mess & not leaving it for you.)
Yesterday while driving to swimming lessons, sirens passed on the street behind us. "Hear that? They're coming after you!" (What?)
Our neighbor next door occasionally burns in his backyard. It stinks. I close the windows if open, and try never to say anything too negative about it for fear that it will be repeated the next time we see them. The other day, Annika with a frown said, "Man, our neighbor sure does stink up the neighborhood."
And so, if you are ever startled by the words of my sweet little darling, please take a moment before you think, "I know just where she must have heard that before!" And if you actually do know where she gets this stuff, please, let me know.
