I need to talk

Yesterday after work, I decided to visit Kohl's to do a little shopping. I had a 30% off coupon and a $95 store credit that was burning a hole in my pocket. I only shop at Kohl's when I have a discount coupon and I only buy what's already on sale. I called Amy to ask her a question and said since it was the last day to use the coupon, she should bring Isaiah and do his summer clothing shopping. She thought that was a good idea, so about 15 minutes later she showed up.

I had to call Ron to tell him where I was (he'd forgotten "where" I was going although he did remember I was stopping somewhere) and Isaiah wanted to talk.

Isaiah: I need to talk to my Crampa.

Me: Why do you need to talk to him?

Isaiah: I have somefing to tell him.

Me: OK (and I hand him the phone).

Isaiah: Crampa? I need to talk to you. I need to tell you somefing. I have somefing very important to tell you.

Ron: What, Isaiah?

Isaiah: I love you! Bye!

Ready for his own Bible

Isaiah has been "reading" the big Bible today - one that has no pictures. He's finding words that he recognizes and figuring out how to say the chapter/verse combination.

He was especially thrilled to find that "he" was in the Bible! "Look, there's Isaiah! That's my name!"

I explained to him who Isaiah was in Biblical times and how he had been named from the Bible. He didn't quite get the difference between "Isaiah" in the Bible and the "Isaiah" that he is.

I think he may be ready for a book about Isaiah that he can actually read.

Going to be a shirt

I can't say 100% exactly how this conversation transpired because I wasn't there. Somehow, I'm sure some of it will be lost in translation...

Isaiah had to go to a babysitter on Monday morning because he is out on spring break and his mother didn't get him to the Y in time for him to go on the field trip for that morning. He told Jamie, his sitter, that Rex's name was "shirt" and he liked it - so he was going to be a shirt, too.

That's not quite what Rex's last name is. Close, but not quite.

Isaiah Shirt... has a nice ring, don't you think?

Grandma, I got a joke for you...

What's black and white with stripes next to it?

I don't know, what is it?

A zebra! Fooled you!!!

I got another joke for you.

What's great big, has big legs, big feet, and is huge.

An Elephant?

No...

A dinosaur?

No, bigger than a dinosaur!

I can't think of anything else that's bigger than a dinosaur.

Fooled you! It's God!! I tricked you when I said big legs, didn't I?

Well - actually...

When I came home from the hospital the other night, Amy handed me a sack from the local Hallmark store with a couple of items inside. She said that Isaiah had been shopping and picked out the two things inside. One was a Precious Moments character in a police car that he bought for his Crampa. The other was from the Henry elephant line. Isaiah and I both like elephants.

Amy said he'd picked that out and when they were at the counter asked if they could afford to buy it - meaning how much did it cost (it was on sale so they didn't know). I looked it over and commented on how cute it was.

The next morning, as Isaiah was getting ready for school I told him how nice the police car was and that Crampa would love it. Then I said I loved the elephants and thanked him.

He said (with one hand on his hip and the other extended with his palm up), "Well, actually - it's for me."

Well - actually... he cracks me up.

I'm busy...

Yesterday morning, Amy was trying to get out the door to get Isaiah to school and her to work. They were already late because she thought she was going to be able to take Isaiah to the hospital to see his Crampa, but I told her that since he was not in a private room she should not bring him up. Plus, Ron just didn't feel well enough to have Isaiah climbing all over him.

So... Isaiah was watching Noggin while sitting in Ron's chair. He's got his elbow resting on the arm of the chair and his head resting in his hand.

Amy says, "Isaiah, get your coat on. It's time to leave."

Isaiah replied, "Just a minute. I'm busy."

It was all I could do to keep a straight face and not snort. He didn't mean anything by it - he was being sincere in thinking he was busy and it could wait. Amy told him she thought he forgot who he was talking to...

He got his coat on.

Spring program

The first grade class had their program this past Thursday. Isaiah didn't have a speaking part but that didn't stop him from knowing all the words to everyone else's speaking part! He is so smart and has a mind like a trap. He knew all the words to every song as well. It was so cute to watch the kids sing and perform.