Insights of a 5 year old

My friend Annie just had a baby last week and says she is home, bored and wants new blogs to read so Annie - this is for you! (And anyone else who stops by to read my blog)

The other day Lauren and I were driving in the car and talking about how we are trying to sell our condo. She was talking about wanting to get some new toys/books and I told her we don't want more right now, we want less because we are trying to keep our house clutter free so it looks bigger/more spacious and so someone will want to buy it. She thought about what I said for a second and then said, "Oh, you are trying to make our house look fatter!" I laughed and said, "what"? And she said, "fatter. You know Mom - make it bigger". I guess you can't argue with that logic, fatter is bigger!

We were at the mall earlier this week and we ran into Claire's to look for some hair bows for Lauren and Liddy. While I was browsing, Lauren found a purse with a kitten on it and told me she really wanted it. Since it was her birthday I looked at the price but I just didn't want to spend $8 on the dumb purse so I told her no, not today ( I am not a big cat fan either but she really likes them). They had a cute purse in the shape of a cupcake (definitely more to my liking) and I said I thought it was cute so she said, is that purse on sale Mom? I looked and said no, it is $8 too. Exasperated she puts her hands on her hips and says, "Is anything in this store on sale"! Can you tell we usually shop clearance around here?!? Don't feel too bad for her though. Her Grandma sent her some money for her B-day and she knows exactly what she wants to get with it - a purse with a kitten on it from Claire's!