"It's cooking. It's getting warm. It's being a jack-in-the-box like Curious George," said Victoria as she described her toasting bread. Also, in reference to still wearing her footie pajamas: "I have a ballerina on my bum."
FRIDAY, January 3rd
Toria, regarding water to quell her coughing: I need some water. Sometimes my throat says, "feed me feed me." I tell Victoria to listen for bubbles in her tummy because that's its way of saying, "Feed me! Feed me!"
And in response to me (Danielle) biting my cheek: "I can read a story so it can stop hurting!"
SUNDAY, January 5th
V: It's time to go to heaven now.
M: What are we going to do in heaven?
V: We're going to heaven to go see God and get Jesus...So Jesus is my friend.
She also regularly draws picture for God and Jesus.
TUESDAY, January 7th We went to the institute building for a team up with the missionaries.
V: Shh, stop talking. I telling you a story. showing her "document" (a pass-along card) You need to be really righteous so you can get a new body. hearing a car drive by and splash snow the car splash in the puddle...and you and me and mom get dirty.
D: Victoria's telling me a story.
M: Oh?
V: Mom, you want to hear my story too Mom? Come... Noah...
M: What did Noah do?
V: Noah waiting for Nephi.
M &D: To one another This is going to be interesting.
M: To Toria What are they going to do?
D: Are they going to build a boat?
V: They going to the Promised Land. defensively holding as many pass-along cards as she can No, those are not your documents!
Several minutes of distracted struggle ensued and ended with the cards being replaced on the shelf and us leaving the institute building.
SATURDAY, January 11th
M: Victoria we have a very important question for you, so we want you to think carefully about your answer.
V: Ok. My answer is...pink polk-a-dots.
D: Can I tickle you?
V: No! I not your daughter (a new word whose meaning may not yet be fully understood.)
D: Can you tickle me?
V: No, I can't. You a boy. proceeds with attempted tickling
V: Dad, what is liberty? Our scripture vocab words from last night were liberty and prosper. She was quizzing him.
V: Want SUGAR COOKIES or some other cookies? I was just asking. (Her contribution to our discussion of what we should do for FHE treats.)
SUNDAY, January 12th
V: as we readied the computer for video chatting with Oma, Opa, & Jonny, I want to talk to Grandpa! I can't see him.
V: Daddy, I read you scriptures. Almighty God...created in His image...the things I have made...it was good. Almighty God...We think her nursery lesson was on the creation, but she wouldn't answer any direct questions about it.
WEDNESDAY, January 15th Victoria kept saying Almighty God this morning which led to the following conversation.
M: We need to be careful when we say God's name, because it's special.
V: Suddenly and obviously reverent I love God.
THURSDAY, January 16th I overheard this gem while Victoria was cleaning the walls and muttering to herself.
V: I can't be a mommy. I can't be a mommy because I don't have a daddy as a husband.
We've been trying to teach her that she doesn't get to marry Daddy. Yesterday she told me that she would "go in and marry Daddy in the temple but that Mom would stay outside."
FRIDAY, January 17th
Victoria gets spanked for blatant disobedience which usually conveniently aligns itself with major rules like don't hurt people or things. I asked her to choose to be happy during a semi-rare post-spanking fit and she responded sobbing, "I don't want to be happy. I want to be SAD."
SUNDAY, January 19th
After playing superheroes at her friends house a couple days ago...
V: I'm a super hero.
M: Oh yeah? And is your super power to love everybody?
V: shakes her head Nah.
D: What is your super power?
V: Nutella.
M: That's a good super power.
V: I'm back now from my mission.
M & D: Really? That was short. seeing her tricycle out Did you know that missionaries ride bikes?
V: No, they ride tricycles.
THURSDAY, January 23rd
M: I'm going to kiss you and love you and squeeze the cream filling right out of you.
V: No, don't squeeze the filling out of me. I don't have anything in my heart. Just baby.
TUESDAY, January 28th Learning to pray
M: Dear Lord...We thank thee that we are not too sick--
V: after coughing mid prayer I am too sick.
