The adventures of little boy Finn
Mama has a blog & sometimes we cross-post it here. Of course I want my children to speak clearly and with accurate pronunciation and grammar and all … but part of me will always miss those hilarious mispronunciations and misuses and reversals and convolutions of which, with a four-year-old, there are fewer and fewer all […]
Posted on February 22nd, 2013 by Scott Granneman
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Finny: “Mama? Mama, could you help me find doze train tracks dat go up and down? Wif da bridges? Because… I have been finking about doze ALL DAY!”
Posted on January 31st, 2013 by Scott Granneman
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Finny is playing with his collection of little plastic “aminals.” “Sshhhhh!” he just commanded Mama in a loud whisper. “They’ve spotted a rare bird!”
Posted on January 27th, 2013 by Scott Granneman
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Today at pre-school, I identified various mountain animals & then gave them names! Here they are! Squirty the mountain lion (thanks, Richard Scarry!) Jingle Bell the raccoon Catnip the coyote Boris the bear (thanks, Dr. Seuss!) Owl the owl (thanks, Winnie-the-Pooh!) Rudolph the elk Smokey the big-horned sheep (thanks again, Richard Scarry!) Snowman the zombie […]
Posted on January 25th, 2013 by Scott Granneman
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Finn, getting into car: “It’s cold, Mama. It’s cold as a hot dog!” Me: “A hot dog?” Finn: “No… no… it’s cold as a Popsicle!” Gabe: “It’s as cold as a witch’s boob in a brass brassiere.” Me: “Oh, Gabriel…” Finn: “Yup, that’s what I’m talkin’ about.”
Posted on January 24th, 2013 by Scott Granneman
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As we were driving to dinner tonight, Daddy mentioned to Gabe that a relative’s mother is dying of cancer. “Oh no!” said Gabe, “What kind?” Finny piped up, “I think it’s banana.”
Posted on January 20th, 2013 by Scott Granneman
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Finny: I’m playing with Gabe’s Lego car because he said it was OK for me to play with it. Mama: Really? Finny: Uh-huh. But don’t tell Gabe.
Posted on December 26th, 2012 by Scott Granneman
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I sang an extended rendition of Old MacDonald in the car today! It was only one line: “And on that farm he had a X, EIEIO”, where the X was different each time! Here’s what I sang, in order: And on that farm he had a … grass branch stop sign house duck Daffy street […]
Posted on December 16th, 2012 by Scott Granneman
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I was trying to build a train track: “Mama, I’m so frusterated!”
Posted on December 15th, 2012 by Scott Granneman
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Finny: “Mama, I call my daddy ‘Daddy,’ but Gabe calls him ‘Scott.’” Mama: “Right, because that’s his real name.” Gabe: “Finn, do you know my dad’s real name?” Finn: “Ken!” Mama: “Right! Do you know Mama’s real name?” Finn: “Uh-huh. Carrie Newborns!”
Posted on December 10th, 2012 by Scott Granneman
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