Overheard at snack time today:
We have a homeschooling friend over to play today. As the kids are sitting and eating a snack, they start to talk about how today is not just Tuesday, but Super Tuesday. In starts a great political discussion:
K says, "I want Obama to win because he's nice, he's a good leader, and he believes that blacks and whites should all be equal."
Mommy interjects with, "Well, Honey, to be fair, so does Hillary. So do all the candidates really."
"Oh. Well, I want him to win because he's really nice and a good leader who believes in a lot of good things."
Our friend interjects with, "I think this is a great race for a democrat to win, because either we get a woman president or we get an African American president. I personally vote for Hillary because her husband did a good job and I think it would be so cool to have it go Bush-Clinton-Bush-Clinton."
Mommy says, "That would be kind of cool. You know some people actually prefer someone else so that it's not Bush-Clinton-Bush-Clinton. A woman actually wrote in during the debate this past week and said just that."
"Oh yes, I remember that. I heard it."
We pull out our "Presidents" placemat and look over it and talk about who's related to whom (Bushes, Clintons, etc.).
M says, "I want Obama to win! And some day I'm going to meet Tony Hawk!"
Vote on , Dudes! :P
Earlier, during lunch, we discussed what Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday/Shrove Tuesday is and Ash Wednesday and Lent. We like the idea of cleansing our bodies and spirits in preparation for Easter. It's kind of fun and challenging to give up something you like for a while. So, we've all decided to give up certain things for Lent.
Mark and I are giving up sleeping in--7:30 latest (c'mon, baby steps).
K is giving up making funny noises with her mouth (a random, quirky thing she does).
M is giving up hitting people. :P
It's going to be a fun 40 days.
At least it's Shrove Tuesday, so we're eating Faushnauts, sleeping in, making all the funny noises we like, and hitting everyone. Happy Mardi Gras! Hope everyone is enjoying their pancakes, fauschnauts, and political coverage! What are you giving up for Lent?
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hilarious! can't imagine parental influence had anything to do with those opinions...
LOL! I know, huh. It's funny because we really have presented all the candidates pretty fairly and not really badmouthed any of them and we've said what we like and dislike about each one. Mark gets home from teaching and K tells him that she's rooting for Obama. He says, "You know you don't have to vote for someone just because Mommy likes him." ROTFL!
It's hard to give up those noises!
;) (I did that winking face because I think it's cool.) ;) LOL!
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