Hallie (speaking gibberish): ...first to God...
Mommy: What, Hallie?
Hallie (more gibberish and then):...first to God...
Mommy: Hallie, what does that mean?
Hallie (condescending tone): Can you say "first"?
(We didn't get very far after that. Clearly I was too dumb to get whatever she was saying.)
Scene Two. Driving to school. "Zaccheus was a wee little man" playing in the background.
Hallie: Mommy, Miss Malania can't say 'Zaccheus.'
Mommy: What do you mean, Hallie? Why can't she say it?
Hallie: I don't know. She says 'Zacche-uh.' And I look at her and say 'Zacche-USSS.'
(I almost had to pull over I was laughing so hard at this scene playing out in my head. This surprised Hallie, as she was absolutely serious about this predicament. I wonder if Malania has ever bothered to tell Hallie that she doesn't know everything. This news would fall on deaf ears, of course. So perhaps she considers it a lost cause and is amused. That's my strategy.)
1 comment:
hmmm...you know, Hallie IS right about that. And I'm glad she already appreciates good annunciation!!
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