I never know what Carter is going to do or say anymore.  He keeps me on my toes on more than one level.  I have to write these down so one day far down the road, I will remember these sayings that keep me on my toes.
A Bottomless Pit
Coming home from school one day, I asked him how he was liking school.  He looked at me with a look of disgust and replied, "We only eat two times a day!" (Clarification here - he eats ALL the time!)
A Limited Vocabulary
One day he was not doing the smartest or wisest things in the house.  I looked at him saying, "Carter, could you please engage your brain?"  Stopping and scratching his head he said, "How could I marry my brain?"  (If he had been 13, I would have thought he was a smart alec but realized that was the only way he had ever heard this word.)
Hearing Aids for a 6-year old?
Carter was sitting at the bar completely engrossed in writing baseball line-ups.  I asked him to do something and kept on going.  Later, I came back to see that the task had not been done.  I asked him if he had heard what I had said.  He looked at me and said, "I am sorry, Mom.  I am hearing like Pop today - not so good.
Santa's Wish List
Carter had asked Santa this year for a Derek Jeter Yankee jersey.  In our house, we have a rule that says, "Momma, Daddy or Santa buys Mets or Yankee things."  So, I have been asking Carter if he really thought Santa would bring him that jersey.  The other day I asked him what he would do if Santa didn't bring him the Jeter jersey.  He thought for a moment and said, "Then I will ask for magical powers! Ha Ha Ha!! (an evil but not-so-evil laugh)"  Great!
 
 

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