This is a tale that I dug up from when Anna was 6 and Emma was 3. In the 4 or so years since this happened Emma would prove to have many more phrases that caused us to momentarily lose our breath laughing.
Getting Anna to sleep has always been what you might call a challenge. We like to call it unrelenting hell. At this time Anna and Emma decided they wanted to share a bedroom. We weren't foolish enough to think that Emma's sleeping skills might rub off on Anna, but we were hopeful that Anna wouldn't 'break' her sister. This was during the time that two out of three girls were home full time so there was absolutely no time to sneak in some inappropriate TV viewing. It was also when Jim was working out of town a good portion of the week so when I finally got all three girls in bed for the night I was ready to kick back.
I was all set to cue up The Tudors or Ghosthunters and I hear the unmistakable sound of a bedroom door opening. Then the creeping of 2 pairs of little feet approaching my door. I look out into the darkened hallway, silently thankful that I hadn't started watching ghosts yet, and sure enough - Anna, the 6 year old and Emma, the 3 year old have ventured out.
Anna: I smell popcorn.
Emma: I smell salad!
Me: I didn't make popcorn.
Anna: Um...well...um...can we have a bedtime snack?
Me: No, we don't do bedtime snacks.
Anna: Um...well...we had one when we visited Carson and Haley.
Me: That was vacation. This is reality. We don't have bedtime snacks. Go on back to bed.
Anna: Ok. Come on, Emma.
As they start walking away I hear Anna mumbling to Emma: Salad? How can you smell SALAD?! Next time let me do all the talking.
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