The Pursuit of Sleep | To sleep, or not to sleep, that is the question. Whether it be nobler in the mind, to suffer the consequences of revenge bedtime, or watch one more episode.

Twinkle, Twinkle

Twinkle Twinkle

Little Star

How I love you

As you are

– Alice, age 3

Aliens

Oliver: I just realized, to aliens, we are aliens.

FalseBook

Alice: mum, what would you do if you had one hundred dollars?

Mum: I would go shopping, what you you do?

Alice: I would put it inside the bank, so it would grow more dollars.

Mum: Well, I think you should be in charge of dollars now, because that is very smart.

Alice: yes, more dollars is better.

Mum: you are correct. This is pretty good, can I post it?

Alice: Sure, post it on your FalseBook.

Mum: *dies laughing* amazing, it’s called FalseBook now.

Mum: I’ll give you $2 to read one French book
Oliver: no
Mum: $2!!!!
Oliver: no
Mum: ok $5 for 5 French books
Oliver: no
Mum: ok! $1 for an English book
Oliver: no … how about $5 for one English book
Mum: $5!!!! wow, that did not go the way I thought it would

like a Treasure Chest

Alfred: I need to Woock something

Mum: you need to Walk something?

Alfred: NO! I need to wwwwaaaock something

Mum: you want to take something for a walk?

Alfred: NO! MUM! I need to WAAOCK something like a treasure chest

Mum: ….

Alfred: WAOOOOCK SOMETHING

Mum: oh! Like a treasure chest. You need to lock something? L-l-l-la-lock?

Alfred: yes wock

Mum: try it for me – La-la-la-la-Lock!

Alfred: la-la-la-la-Wock!

Mum: alright then

The Rock

Oliver: I’m Dwayne the ROCK Johnson
Mum: I’m sorry what did you say?
Oliver: I’m Dwayne THE ROCK JOHNSON
Mum: I see…
Oliver: see? I can do both eyebrows

“Life is anything but predictable”@therock -Dwayne Johnson

Milk

Alfred: Today is a good day!

Mum: Are you having more fun today?

Alfred: Yes, but I hate Cuba, because I want a milk.

Mum: ah yes, milk is life.

If you had 2 million dollars…

Oliver: but if you had 2 – one million dollars would you spend it or give it to a homeless person?

Mum: oooof, a million dollars would be a lot of money to give away, but yes I hope I’d share some of it and spend some of it. What would you do?

Oliver: I’d give all of it away.

Mum: ALL of it? The whole PILE?

Oliver: (increasingly confident) all of it to the homeless people.

Mum: Wow. So you don’t need a million dollars? You have everything you need?

Oliver: Yes, I got a mum and a sister and a brother and a dad. And I have friends. I don’t need anything.

Mum: Wow.

Can you hear me now?

How long do you think I can make this game last? My littliest love made it up all on his own!!

“Maauum you can’t heeeeeaaaar meeeee”

Disney World is for Grown-Ups

Alice: Alfie isn’t ready to be a grownup yet

Alfred: I AM ready to be a grownup

Alice: Alfie isn’t ready to be a grownup yet

Alfred: I AM ready to be a GROWNUP

Alice: ALFIE ISNT READY

Alfred: I AMREADY TOBE GROOOOWNUUUUP!

Mum: ok ok ok what’s going on

Alfred: ARTRTAAAAAAAAHHHHHH

Alice: ok I have one more question to tell you Alfie. (Suddenly starts Crying) I want to go Disney world when I’m a teenager but Grandma Barbie says I have to wait till I’m a grownup.

Mum: oh I see what’s happening here, how about we all go to Disneyland when Alice is 8?

Alice: (smiles and stops crying) how many more birthdays is that!?

Mum: well you’re five so (holding up fingers) 6-7-8 that’s how many birthdays?

Alice: THREE!!!!

Mum: Alfie you want to come to Disneyland?

Alice: no! DISNEYWORLD, not DisneyLAND

Alfred: how far is that away?

Alice: well it’s not in Saskatoon. So it’s a little bit far, and we’ll have to get in the car a bit. (Singing now) Disney-woooorld, Disneywoooorld.

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