Here It Is

F- You are a very good artist.
V- I am not even famous. I am not even meant to draw.

M talking about her science fair project- He ( a random father) said it was radical and righteous. I guess he doesn't know words from this century.

V- I'd be perfectly behaved every day if I were a lonely child.

V, when we saw his friend's babysitter with another kid- Is she trying new things?

A on tía A- What is her job?
Me- She works for the DA.
A- What's that?
Me- Lawyers for the government.
A- Wait, what? I thought she made movies! What's so cool about being a lawyer?
Me- Ask her.
A- What's the government?

after a lot more back and forth about what is what A concluded: If I were a lawyer I would send all of the people who annoyed me to China.

V- Police earn guns when the chief trusts them right?

V on the rain- It may be yucky for you but technically it is good for nature and everything. Rain revacuates from the ground.

V on my parents- I think they broke up because abuelo R wanted to go to Miami.

V- People don't treat NYC well.

V, when we saw a painted and decorated car with objects glued to it- That person was curious. That car is art!

V on A and baby F- I tell her to leave him alone but then I can't help smothering him.

V when he discovered that he and J want to both be firefighters- I'm not working with you. Not a close chance!

V- Your great great great grandma is mother earth!

Me to V- It's the truth Ruth!
V to me- You are making a lie Ruth!

A when I told her my grandmother died- No she didn't. (I then repeated myself and so did she).

V when I told her (through a burst of tears)- Are her red blood cells not working anymore?...
I only met her twice!....Does she still love you?


V on another happier occastion to me: Your hands look like E.T.'s

Adiós Abuela

gracias por todo lo que hiciste cuando era chica y lamento no haberte estado más cerca de grande. te quiero mucho y espero que estés en paz. XOXOXO tu primer nieta

V Tonight

V- When you are in jail, the police give you a piece of chalk to write the tally marks right?

V- People think it's the penis, but it's not. It's your balls that hurt when you get kicked.        

V- When you are drunk, how do you leave drunk?
Me- You mean how do you get out of y our house?
V- No, how do you stop being drunk?

To My Last Baby F

My dear fat baby. You are almost one. We all love you so much that we are bursting with smush for you and cannot imagine our lives before you. I am sorry that I have done close to nothing to document this first year of your life. You are a happy baby; you smile at almost everyone. You are abandoning your fast military drag crawl for more traditional crawling. You do not seem to be close to walking though you can stand and balance for a few seconds. You eat anything and everything like there is no tomorrow. You sleep well all night, every night though your napping schedule is non-existent. You love your siblings but are also learning to defend yourself:) One of your favorite non-eating activities is standing on the windowsill looking out onto the street searching for family members who may be arriving. To be continued...

Lupi-ease

Talking about V, M said: He is the nicest but he is a snitch (true- quite the tattle tale).
A- Snitches are bitches. (Not sure if she was rhyming or if she is a thug)


A, as I kissed her goodnight:  I love you and I will never forget you.

A during practice: I hate this song and I hate piano. Oh, they match, I hate both of them.

Torino-ease

V- What kind of cheese is that?
Me- Feta
V- Like fefe's girlfriend? A girl fefe?

V- Is there such thing as a seven pack?

Me- Tomorrow it is going to rain a lot.
A- April showers bring May flowers.
V- Yeah, the gremlins came over on the Mayflower.
Me- Gremlins?
V- For the first Thanksgiving.
Me- Pilgrims!

V- First person to live was g-d but he died. Well it was a woman but we do not know her real name so we call her g-d.

V- Do robbers bite you?
Me- No. Why?
V- Well, abominables eat you.
Me- Snowmen?
V- The people who like to eat people, they come out of the ocean.

V- What kind of cake is F going to have for his birthday? It should be classic.

V looking at graffiti on train- It is a gangster sign.

V to A after biting her: You can't feel love you just know it.

A- I think I am the only person in this family who doesn't smile correctly.

recap:
gremlin= pilgrim        abominable=cannibal    g-d= woman