My mother always says, "Be careful what you ask for."

So Phil has been out in the crazy heat all day and comes home with an excruciating headache. I make a not so heavy meal and he lays down trying to get rid of the headache. A little while later I come and check on him to see how he is doing. As he and I are chatting I hear the kids playing upstairs. Suddenly the playing erupts into screaming and crying. Jack comes wailing downstairs about how Katie hit him, hurt him it was hard to tell through all the huge crocodile tears.

I consoled him told him to stay away from Katie and go to his room and turn his music on. This usually calms him down and he loves his room. Thinking I had eliminated the catastrophe I tried to talk to Phil again. All the sudden here comes Maddie yelling for Mommy. I tell her where I am and she comes down the stairs.....I hear....Mommy babble babble babble Jack babble babble Katie babble babble babble babble Katie Jack. Phil and I just look at her.

Phil finally says, "Well which one is it Peanut, Katie or Jack?"

Maddie says, "I dunno?"

Phil says, "Why don't you go back upstairs till you figure it out?"

Maddie says, "OK"

She proceeds to climb back up the stairs. At this point I am trying to hold back a little bit of giggling. No more than 45 seconds later you hear the pitter patter of her feet coming back down the stairs.

Phil as serious as he can muster says, "You figure it out?"

Maddie claims, "yeah!"

Phil says, "go ahead....."

Patiently waiting for Maddie's explanation she says,"Jack babble babble babble Katie babble....."

I just busted out laughing and Phil tried not to laugh. I took Maddie up the stairs to see what was going on.

All I can say is Phil asked for it. When you talk to a less than 2 year old like she is 4 or 5 you never know what you will get. As for Maddie she thinks she is speaking in plain English and that everyone should understand her.

TTFN~