A few more McCanless quotes for the day…December 18, 2000in8

“I just want to touch him all over.” Speaking of her Elf on a Shelf, Elfie. I guess the rule about not being able to touch him is driving her crazy!

The girls, Mel and I were at Wendy’s a few nights ago about to order dinner. (Long day, gymnastics, tired children and tired mommy=no cooks in the kitchen that night.) I turned to McCanless and asked her what she would like to eat. “Chicken McNuggets made with real white meat, please.”

At that same meal, Mel mentioned to me how tiny the hamburger patties were. I said, “What do you expect? It’s fast food.” McCanless turned to me and said, “It’s not fast food, it’s Wendy’s.”

Needless to say, she’ll not be allowed to watch television over Christmas break. (I swear she doesn’t watch THAT much television at all!)

Also had to mention this…

My pantry door panels are painted with chalkboard paint. McCanless often leaves drawings or scribbles for me. This week, I saw her first and last name written with “5000in8” above it. I asked her what she was trying to spell. She looked at me as if she was completely exasperated with me and said, “MOM, I wrote my name. See you spell it like this, M-C-C-A-N-L-E-S-S-P-E-N-N-I-N-G-T-O-N, and I wrote the date, two thousand IN eight.” (She had the 2 backward.)