October
Julia, singing after the bath: “My nipples are so kind to
me! My nipples are so kind to me!”
Julia: “My name’s not Julia Grace Isley. My name is Julia Dirty.”
(In regarding to marrying “Dirty” the penguin)
Julia, to my mom: “Remember the other day when you told me you’d make me
lemonade tomorrow? Well, it’s tomorrow!”
After not getting her way, on separate occasions Julia told
both her grandmothers: “You are NOT my favorite Gee! You’re a monster!”
My mom recounts:
“Today, Julia was so engaged in her
play that I was able to catch up on some chores. When I called her to come to
the store with me she came readily, (well, I did promise her chocolate milk.)
On the way out of the store I guess her conscience started to prick her. She
told me she had used my chapstick up, but when she found 'her blue
chapstick' (still mine, actually) she would share it with me. She asked me if I
forgave her and I said of course. I was not sure what to expect, but it wasn't
too bad. She may have a career as a make-up artist. One of her dolls looks kind
of pretty...good thing...the doll is cloth and I can't get the red chapstick
off. It doesn't look quite as good on the rug!”
Later, she and my mom were eating at
the kitchen table when Julia heard the door open. She sighed and said, “Well…
now’s my chance.”
She then got up from the table and told
my dad, “I used Gee’s chapstick. Do you forgive me?”
My dad asked her if she was going to do
it again, and she assured him that she wouldn’t. He assured her of his
forgiveness.
November
Sarah was telling the nightly “Jesus story” which was the
story of the poor widow who gives all that she has, her last two coins.
Julia: “That’s not how the story goes! There’s a bunch of people at
the bank and Jesus comes and knocks all the tables and knocks all the food off
the tables! There’s no old lady!”
Loud closing sound at church that got louder yet on the
organ and vocally for the last verse…
Julia, covering her ears with her hands, screamed: “THIS IS
TOO LOUD!!!!!”
Praying at the end of mass with mommy and daddy
Julia: “And thank you, God, that you all made me. Amen.”
At the Health Department, in the waiting area with some
Spanish speaking families who were talking loudly in Spanish
Julia: “Namica shaboka lamenka.”
Kaitlin: ---
Julia: “C’mon, mom! Let’s speak Spanish! Shampica laosha
naduca!”
Kaitlin: “No, let’s not do this right now.”
While skyping with Jessica
Julia: “Do you remember that time you
gave me an avocado face mask?”
Jessica: “Yeah…”
Julia: “That was awkward.”
Julia: “What’s that?”
Aaron: “It’s the humidifier.”
Julia: “What does it do?”
Aaron: “It puts water in the air so you
feel better if your skin is dry.”
Julia: “I’m feeling really dry. Turn it
on.”
Gee Mary: “Julia, you did the best job
blowing your glass ornament.”
Julia: “That's inappropriate.”
Rebecca, noticing Julia’s chalices and
cruets lined up on her play kitchen, filled with water: “Is that your mass
kit?”
Julia: “No! It’s my witch’s brew
sleeping potion!”
Kate: “Best Catholic parents ever!”
Julia: “You didn’t see me fall! You were
chasing me and you didn’t see me fall! Isn’t that awkward? I fell and you
didn’t see me get a terrible rash on my knee.”
December
The staff at Sushi Train brought
dessert sushi (rice krispie treats wrapped in fruit rollup covered with gummy bears)
to Julia. They all sang happy birthday to her. She looked shy (for once) while
they sang to her. After they were done, I turned to her and said, “That was so
neat, wasn’t it, Julia?”
Julia replied, “Yeah… but it was also
too loud…. And strange and awkward.”
Aaron: “We need to hurry, Julia! You don’t want to be late
to your friend’s party!”
Julia: “You mean like a doctor?”
To Sister Maria Paolo
Julia: “I love you!”
Gee: “That’s so nice! Does she teach you Catechesis of the
Good Shepherd?”
Julia: “Yes! She teaches me about God!”
Julia, singing the Little Mermaid song, Part of Your World: “Wandering creep, wish I could be, part of that world!!”
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