So for a while now I've been thinking that I should start keeping track of the Elly-ism's (as I call them) that my sweet little girl comes up with. I guess this is the start. Now you all know Elly and some of the silly/sweet/mischevious things that she does - well yesterday I asked her what she wanted for lunch. We went through the whole list...... sandwich, no...... soup, no......... chicken nuggets. no........macaroni, are you kidding me! (Yes- I have the only 4 year old on the planet that hates macaroni and cheese). Needless to say I start to get frustrated! "Come on Elly, you need to pick something." Elly sets to work at examining everything in the cupboard. After 5 minutes or so she pull out a can of tuna fish. "I want this!" I look at her, then at what she has chosen. "No, Elly. You won't eat that." "Yes I will" she assures me. "Elly, I don't feel like making that and then you deciding that you don't like it" "I promise I'll eat it Mommy" she says. "Okay Elly, but what's going to happen if you don't eat it?" "A spankin?" she asks me so innocently - okay, I'll go for that. I make the tuna fish fully expecting her to take one bite and refuse to eat the rest. "Do you want this on bread Elly" I ask her. No, she just wants it in the bowl. I hand her a spoon and her big bowl of tuna fish and off she heads. Five minutes later she returns with an empty bowl and a big smile on her face. I look at her in disbelief! I couldn't believe that she had eaten the WHOLE thing. "Did you like that Elly?" I asked her. "Oh, yes Mommy!!!!" was her answer. Wow I'm thinking. I guess this is something new that she's actually eat for lunch and I add it to my mental list of the few foods that she is interested in. Now, we're in the car driving to preschool this morning and Elly says, "Mom, I know what I want for dinner (her word for lunch!)." "What's that?" I ask. "That fishfood!!!" she replies." Gotta love that girl!!!!!!
