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Hello!
Welcome to the June issue of FW Family Kidwarmers. This monthly newsletter
includes this month's Kidwarmer stories as well as some of the content
highlights from fwfamily.com - the Web site for the free parenting
publication serving the Greater Fort Wayne area in northeastern
Indiana/northwestern Ohio.
At http://www.fwfamily.com you can access our May/June issue in pdf form
as well as past issues. Plus we have links to excellent blogs by parents,
advice columns, photo galleries, etc.
Every once in a while we may have a true story involving something that an
adult has done. For example, my sister-in-law, Wendy Rasp of Owatonna,
Minn. wrote to me: "On my birthday my brother and sister-in-law bought a
cake from Dairy Queen. They wanted it to say ‘Happy Birthday Wendy.' The
designer asked what color they wanted the writing. They ordered orange,
which the designer dutifully wrote on the order form. When they picked up
the cake this is what was written on the cake - ‘Happy Birthday Wendy
Orange.'"
Thank you, Wendy, and thank you to everyone who submits stories about
their children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, students, day care and
neighbor kids for Kidwarmers.
If you have a true funny story to share please e-mail me at
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. And feel free to forward this newsletter to friends.
Grace Witwer Housholder
http://www.fwfamily.com
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TEACHABLE MOMENTS
Greater Fort Wayne Family magazine is a partner with
http://www.before5.org - a wonderful nonprofit organization that provides
parenting information for parents and grandparents of children age 5 and
younger. Here is this month's Teachable Moment:
Summer is a season when things grow. Talk with your child about the trees,
flowers and vegetables growing outside. Plant lettuce, tomatoes and other
easy to grow vegetables in pots for your child to take care of and
harvest. You can then talk about the ways your child is growing and
changing too.
Babies can experience and learn from nature too. Talk about the sights,
sounds, and smells your baby experiences while outside. Let your baby feel
the grass with bare feet, smell flowers, and touch trees. Point out small
insects and talk about what they are and what their jobs are in nature.
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THE FUNNY THINGS KIDS SAY
Katelyn, 2, and her mother were blowing bubbles. They were having fun when
Katelyn asked very seriously, "Where do bubbles go?" Her mother asked her
where she thought they went. Katelyn said that bubbles go to heaven to be
kisses for her grandpa and her sister. - Dawn Keen (mother of Katelyn) of
New Mexico
Grandpa Smith took Shae, 8, mushroom hunting in the woods. When they got
in the woods Shae told Grandpa, "This looks like Avater!" - Mike and
Janice Smith (grandparents) of Corunna, Indiana
When Beverly's two granddaughters were small she asked them if they would
like to go to the movies to see "The Parent Trap." They both said "yes."
After about 30 minutes of the movie the youngest granddaughter pulled on
Beverly's sleeve and said, "Grandma, where are the parrots?" - Beverly
Hughes of Moreno Valley, California
Jacob, 4, had spent the night with his grandparents and it was time to
take him home. He asked to spend the night again that night. When he was
told that he had school the next morning he replied, "No, I don't... I
quit." - Cathy Youngblood of Carthage, Texas
Here are more from Cathy. When his grandfather takes him home Jacob and
his grandfather always race to the car. Of course Jacob always wins. He
laughs and enjoys the game. As soon as he gets in he says, "I'm tired of
that game. Don't want to play it anymore." They repeat this game every
time and every time he says the same thing.
Jacob, 4, was at Nana and Papa's. Nana told Jacob she was fixing to take
her bath. Jacob said, "OK. Just yell if you need anything."
Jacob was yawning but didn't want to go to sleep. When Nana asked if he
was sleepy, he said, "No, I'm just playing like I am."
Erin shares this serious talk she had with her daughter Ella, 3, recently.
Erin: Ella, if you were ever lost, let's practice what you would say.
Ella: Uh, OK.
Erin: What are your parents' names?
Ella: Mommy and Daddy.
Erin: No, what do other people call me?
Ella: Stinky.
Erin: Uh, I hope not. Anyway, where do you live?
Ella: Eyeballs. (Erin doesn't know why but Ella talks about eyeballs all
the time.)
Erin: You know where you live.
Ella: Indiana
Erin: Well, more specifically. Where at in Indiana?
Ella: In my house.
Erin: Uh, we'll work more on this later. — Erin Doucette of Huntertown,
Indiana, is KPC's presentation editor.
When Lisa's family got a fish for a pet, Lisa told Nolan, 5, that they
couldn't feed the fish too much because it would get sick. Nolan said,
"But we could just get him some medicine and let him swim in it." - Lisa
Billingsley of Scaly Mountain, North Carolina
Kyler, 7, was taking a rest during all the excitement of the petting zoo
at his sister's birthday party. He was lying on a big tree trunk left on
the ground for everyone to sit on. His grandmother walked by and asked, "A
penny for your thoughts." Kyler sweetly sat up and replied, "Well, I
really don't need any money right now." - Shari Mallory-Maxa (grandmother
of Kyler) of Austin, Texas
Tony asked Izaak, 7, to go into the garage and get something. He turned on
the garage light, but apparently the other light switch was stuck halfway,
for the light did not come on. His concern was, "Daddy, I think we're out
of electricity in the garage." - Tony Carson of Holly Springs, North
Carolina
Alexis, a third grader, told her mother, "Mom, I'm writing a musical play.
I was inspired by the Phantom of the Oprah!" — Cecelia of St Louis,
Missouri (aunt of Alexis of Clay Center, Kansas)
Breann, 5, Huntertown, was with her mother who babysits a 7 month-old.
Breann's mom was holding the baby boy on her lap. Breann took his hand and
said, "If you were 5 years old I would marry you because you are such a
cutie pie!" - Zelma Feltner (grandmother) of Kendallville, Indiana
Here is another story from Zelma. Breann was spending the night with
Zelma. She said, "Grandma, my dream is to be a fashion model when I grow
up... There is one problem. I will have to get fake teeth because my teeth
aren't as white as the models on TV."
Anne heard this from her niece, Beth Jackson, about Trey, 3, who said, "I
want to marry you, Mom." She told him that he can't marry her, he has to
pick another girl. He replied, "Well, I do have a girlfriend but we can't
get married because we can't drive yet." - Anne Streit of Cherry Valley,
Illinois
Zach was in Walmart with his mom and sister, Cali looking at the car
radios. Cali pushed the button that made the radio start playing and it
was VERY loud. They got it turned off and were walking away. Zach told his
mom, "That scared me so bad my freckles about jumped off my face!"- Cathy
(mother of Zach and Cali) of Dillard, Georgia
Tonya, took her daughter Abigale, 2, on the bus. Abigale was sitting in
her stroller facing the back of the bus when she spotted a man with a full
white beard. He noticed her looking at him and said, "Hi!" In a loud voice
Abigale said, "Ho, ho, ho!" Everyone on the bus laughed. Then the man
asked her how old she was and she said, "Two and a half at the end of next
month." - Arlie (Abigale's great-great aunt) of Victoria, British Columbia
The little girl that Donna takes care of as a home care pediatric nurse is
5 years old. She is extremely talkative and bright, and Donna loves to go
to work because she is such a joy. Recently she said, "Donna? Do you think
I'd be able to split my toothbrush in half?" Donna said, "Well, Honey, I
don't think so. The plastic handle is very hard material, and I don't
think your muscles are quite strong enough to snap it in half. Why would
you want to do that, anyway?" Her totally serious answer was, "I just
wanted to share it with one of my friends." - Donna Henry, RN, of Medway,
Massachusetts
Stella, 3, lives with her mom, Nana and Grandma. Grandpa passed away last
month after being ill for some time. Stella was very close to him and is
trying to understand why he can't be with them anymore. Each person she
asked about Grandpa being gone gave her a little different answer than the
one before. Her cousin told her that Grandpa was now an angel living in
heaven. When Stella saw Grandpa in his casket, she turned and said,
"Grandpa can't be an angel; he doesn't have wings!" - Suzy Payne (Nana) of
Springfield, Oregon
Here are more stories from Suzy. During Stella's first thunderstorm, Nana
told her that it was the angels playing their drums. She has always told
them to be a little quieter because they are too noisy. Nana told her that
Grandpa was now with them and he would be playing the drums too. Stella
said, "Good! He knows they are too noisy and he'll make them be more
quiet!"
Stella asked her mom why they didn't need to water their flowers any more.
Mom told her that they were being watered by the angels. After Grandpa
passed away, her mom told her that Grandpa was now helping to water the
flowers. To which Stella said, "No he's not! He never waters the flowers!"
While driving to the airport to return Aunt Theresa to Indiana after
Grandpa's services, Stella got very upset and kept saying, "Nana, this is
terrible! This is just terrible. Whatever will I do?" When Nana asked her
what the problem was, she said, "I don't know how to stop growing!"
When Mom and Nana were putting together a car that Stella got for her
birthday, Mom was having a hard time getting a screw into a tight spot and
keeping it there while trying to screw it in. Stella said, "I'll just go
get a hammer and take care of it!"
Lily, 4, had gone to the pet store with her dad, Chris. When her mother
got home Chris told Lily to tell Mom what she saw at the pet store. Lily
said, "We saw this huge fish, Mom. Now I'm not saying it looked like Dad,
but it was big!" - Linda Stewart (grandmother of Lily and Tucker) of Otto,
North Carolina
Another time Lily's father took her to a pottery store. There was a sign
outside that read "Do not touch." Lily was walking behind her dad when he
turned just in time to see her put her hand out to touch something. He ran
back to her and said, "Lily, did you not see that sign outside that says
‘Do not touch'?" Lily said, "Dah, what part of ‘I can't read' don't you
understand?"
Tucker, 2, was sleeping in a playpen in his mother's bedroom while
visiting his grandparents' house. When he woke up in the morning he could
hear his sister and cousins playing in the living room. Tucker said,
"Everybody, everybody, come wake me up."
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FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED: "The Funny Things Kids Say" books are available
in book stores and libraries. Audio cassettes for the visually impaired
may be requested from all regional and subregional libraries for the
Library of Congress (order #CB-IHP-909).
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