{"id":3612,"date":"2006-12-02T14:59:11","date_gmt":"2006-12-02T18:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/?p=3612"},"modified":"2006-12-02T15:02:31","modified_gmt":"2006-12-02T19:02:31","slug":"what-the-smith-boys-said-this-year-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/2006\/12\/what-the-smith-boys-said-this-year-3\/","title":{"rendered":"What the Smith Boys Said This Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

For previous installments, see here<\/a> and here<\/a>. Simon turned eight, Nathan turned five, and Truman turned two this year.<\/p>\n

December 4th 2005
\nNathan: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I picked pecans today. I call them attention bombs because I throw them at people\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s heads to get their attention.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

December 19th, 2005
\nNathan: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153If I were a pharaoh, my symbol would be a Lincoln Log and a banana.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

December 24th, 2005
\nNathan, when Grandpa Bob announced that he was going to watch football: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153You can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t watch football! We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re only allowed one hour of TV each day and you can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t waste it on football.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

January 3rd, 2006:
\nNathan: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Why do they put cool stuff in magazines to make kids want to buy it? They\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re going to make me buy a pocket knife!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

January 19th, 2006:
\nSimon, on seeing his new math book: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I am so doomed.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

February 13th, 2006:
\nTruman said his first word: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Daddy!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

February 24th, 2006
\nNathan: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Dad, Simon and I have been talking. You know how you get to stay up late? Well, we don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t think that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s really fair.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

February 28th, 2006:
\nSimon: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153How come it is called Genesis if there is no one named Genesis in it?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

February 24th, 2006:
\nNathan: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153When I grow up, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m going to be a medieval guy. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m going to ride a horse and tell people, \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcthe British are coming!\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 and they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll put on their armor for nothing. But I won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t get smallpox.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

March 16th, 2006
\nNathan: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153How do animals get married?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

April 3rd, 2006
\nJulie discovers one M & M in each of Truman\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s ears.<\/p>\n

April 19th, 2006
\nNathan: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Mom, when will you be as tall as Dad?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

April 20th, 2006
\nNathan asked if Mao Tse Tung is in hell and if taxes are bad in France.<\/p>\n

April 24th, 2006
\nNathan: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Mom, are you growing lower or are we growing higher?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

April 25th, 2006
\nNathan: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Can I arrange the pillows on your bed? I know how they should go.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\nJulie: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Sure.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\nNathan: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153What does the blue one in the middle stand for?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

April 26th, 2006
\nNathan, on being presented with a math lesson: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m four years old! I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t want shapes for math! I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m ready for numbers!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

April 29th, 2006
\nScene: One hour past bedtime.
\nNathan (enters stage left): \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Tell Simon that America is part of Texas!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\nJulie: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Sweetie, Texas is part of America. It is one of the states. We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll look at the map in the morning.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\nNathan exits, stage left.
\nSimon enters, stage left: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153In what way is Africa a part of America?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\nJulie: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153It isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\nSimon (fighting tears): \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Mama mia! Nathan said you said it was!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\nSimon exits, stage left.
\n(Muffled sounds of arguing from the bedroom.)<\/p>\n

April 30th, 2006
\nNathan: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Mom, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m wondering how I can reward you for allowing us to have extra time on the computer.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

June 18th, 2006
\nNathan, on Father\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Day: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Do you want me to earn the money today instead of you?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

June 23rd, 2006
\nNathan, looking at the ad at Chik-fil-a: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153So this chicken is made out of cows?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

July 4th, 2006
\nSimon: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Mom, can I have a piece of bread with something spread on it?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\nJulie: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Sure.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\nA few minutes later, Julie notices Simon spreading mountains of hot fudge sauce on bread.
\nSimon, triumphantly: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153You really need to be more careful about loopholes, Mom.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

August 4th, 2006
\nNathan: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153When I get older, I am going to write embarrassing things all over my body.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

August 11th, 2006
\nNathan: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Mom, why did God create fire ants?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\nSimon asks for some potholders for dinner. (He meant potstickers.)<\/p>\n

August 17th, 2006
\nJulie: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153How did you like sleeping in that big bunk bed?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\nNathan: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153It was ugly. (pause) I just wanted to see the look on your face when I said that.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

August 25th, 2006
\nNathan: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Mom, would you be interested in a Toys R Us credit card?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

August 29th, 2006
\nNathan interrupted the exterminator to tell him that we were having a big problem with ants under the kitchen sink. The poor guy investigates and is momentarily fooled by the realistic ant stickers Nathan had put under the sink.<\/p>\n

September 18th, 2006
\nNathan, on Truman: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I guess he has a whining virus.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

October 3rd, 2006
\nNathan: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Mom, I think Truman is disappointed because he can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t hypnotize you.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

October 9th, 2006
\nNathan: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Mom, please don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t disturb me because I am watching the Star Wars movie in my head.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

October 15th, 2006
\nNathan: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Dad, someday I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll show you how to eat properly.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

October 30th, 2006
\nSimon: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a good thing there weren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t pumpkin trees or Isaac Newton would have had a broken skull.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

November 7th:
\nTruman watches, fascinated, as Simon and Nathan take their turns in the dentist\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s chair. As Nathan gets down, he says \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Tru turn! Tru turn!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d The hygienist takes pity on him for being so cute and gives him a turn in the chair and checks his teeth.<\/p>\n

November 13th, 2006
\nTruman, tugging on his head: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Head off! Head off!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\nJulie: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Honey, heads don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t come off.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\nSimon: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153What about Mary Queen of Scots?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

November 15th, 2006
\nNathan: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Mom! I have an idea and if it works, then Dad won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have to go to work anymore! We can steal from the tooth fairy! Did you know she has over ten thousand bucks? I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll have to break her wings first so she can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t get away.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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