You Can’t Fool Me

Before Eli’s Pre-K graduation, Joe and I were speaking with Eli’s primary teacher, Cindy.

Kathryn: Joe and I are hoping Eli acts like he is supposed to!!

Cindy: Laughs. I was speaking with the children before the parents arrived telling them that they needed to be on their best behavior. I told them that if they didn’t graduate from Pre-K, they couldn’t go to kindergarten.

Kathryn and Joe: Laugh!

Cindy: All the children were looking at me scared at the thought except for one. That one speaks up and says “Miss Cindy, that’s not true. My mama has already taken me to my new school and signed me up for kindergarten.”

Kathryn: Laughs!  Too funny! Who said that??

Cindy: (With a look that said REALLY) Eli. He was not fooled by my bluff!

Ballet

Eli: Mom, can you sign me up for ballet?

Mama: (having no clue where this is going) Well, let me check into it. I don’t know where they offer ballet.

Eli: Ok

Mama: Why do you want to take ballet?

Eli: (again with that Eli grin) So I can be the prince!!

T-Ball Game or Eli Game

Our neighbor, Sarah, came to Eli’s t-ball game the other day. I was on the field as a first base coach. Eli was in the dugout waiting to bat and was talking to Taylor (his newest love interest). This was the story that Sarah told.

Eli: How old are you?

Taylor: Seven. How old are you?

Eli: Six.

Taylor: You’re not six.

Eli: (With that Eli grin) Well, how old do I look then?

I like meeting new people

Heading to a birthday party for a little girl in Eli’s class.

Mama:  Are you ready to go to Lanie’s party?

Eli: Yes. Mama, why do we keep going to parties of people I know?

Mama: Because we know them.  Whose party would we go to?

Eli: I want to go to people’s party that I don’t know so I can meet new people.

Eli was once a dog in another life

Eli: What happens when you die?

Mama: What do you mean?

Eli: What happens to your body?  Where do you go?

Mama:  Well, different people believe different things.  Some people believe your body stays on earth but your soul goes to heaven; some people believe that nothing happens, you just go away; and others believe that you are reincarnated as something else.

Eli:  Reincarnated??

Mama:  It means that you come back as something else.  Like an animal or a tree.

Eli: I was a dog before I was Eli.

Mama:  Really?

Eli:  Yes, I would sit around and bark at other dogs.  I would eat food.  But then, I got sick and died.

Where's Your Money?

While on the way home, Mama was going over the plan for the evening, which included stopping at Harris Teeter.

Mama: We need to run into Harris Teeter to get Caleb’s medicine.

Eli:  Harry the Dragon is there (a little dragon that kids can ride on). I haven’t ridden him in a while.

Mama:  Eli, I don’t have any money with me.  Maybe next time.

Eli: Didn’t you go to work today?

Mama: Yes.

Eli: Then where’s your money?

Mama: Where’s your money?

Eli:  At the house.

Mama: So let’s stop and get your money.

Eli:  I don’t want to use my money.

Eli's Crush

Madison is an eleven-year-old girl who takes karate where Eli does.  Her little brother is in his class. 

Eli is IN LOVE with Madison. 

Eli:  How old is Madison again?

Mama:  11.

Eli: I wish I was 11.

Mama: Why?

Eli: So I could play with Madison.

Mama: What would you play?

Eli: Mario Kart!