enthusiastic

ozzie, as he is falling asleep:
"my favorite thing now is to play the blues on my harmonica. i had no idea i was so good. i'm enthusiastic for the morning, so i can get up and play the blues."

ozzie is going to start living on air

he is having a moral dilemna while eating an ear of corn because
it's dead.
it used to be alive. when it was growing in the ground.
but now it's dead.
he is eating
dead corn.

ozzyism #143

"the hardest part of the day for me is going to sleep."

zoe's bathroom musings...

"all my poopies look like long worms with party hats on."

ozzie's bedtime musings...

"...when my peenie gets hard, it's a symbol that i'm growing up..."

ozzie's first love note

Dear Emily
I wanted to give you a speshul treat!
Love Ozzie
I mite marry you.

happy birthday, zozo

Zoe Caterpillar Etkin

defender of animals
friend to fairies
keeper of 1000 plush toys
cleaner of things that are dirty
princess to all
future unicorn
fierce, silent, and totally KICK-ASS

to be loved by ozzie...

this is what it is like:

"i think, that when emily looks into my eyes, she sees hearts. because she loves me. and i love her too."

...........

mom: zoe, you are something else!
zoe: you mean i'm not a zoe anymore?

Special Z

the last 2 pictures she has drawn at school:

"a crazy person"

and

"a rotted pancake".


that one, she worries me sometimes...

ozzie: i don't eat turkey on thanksgiving 'cause i'm a vegetarian. is zoe a vegetarian?
zoe: no, i'm a cowgirl.

hmm....

zoe: mommy, do you like cleaning?
me: yes, actually i do.
zoe: me too!
me: you know what i like best about cleaning? when i can clean with you!
zoe: you know what i like best about cleaning? when i can clean with my alien friend! she's yellow.

when words escape me...

mom: do you know what a beet is?
ozzie: no.
mom: well, it's a vegetable, and very, very dark red.
ozzie: does it taste like poi?

overheard from the livingroom:

"zoe, watch out! the volcano's erupting!"

"don't worry! my house is lava-proof!"

"but zoe! is it pyroclastic flow-proof?!?!"



(i'd better check our homeowner's policy on that one...)

oh, so true...

ozzie's declaration for the day:

"lava might be slow, but it sure is destructive."



(we've all thought that once or twice, no? show of hands?)

who's on first?

(heard in stage whispers after something gets knocked behind the sofa):

ozzie: "what was that?"
zoe: "it was an accident."
ozzie: "yeah, but what was it?"
zoe: "it was an accident!"
ozzie: "i know! but what WAS it?!?!"
zoe: "it was an ACCIDENT!!!"
ozzie: "i KNOW! but what WAS IT?!?!"
zoe: "AN ACC-I-DENT-TUH!!!"

do you know what a "pornet" is?

zoe: "...a pornet... doesn't have a stinger, but it does have a little pig nose and very small wings and it flies around. and it eats pig food."

(it sounds like it is related to the Airbug.)

more unbearably cute zoe-ness

"do you know what my grey kitty cat is named?"

"what?"

"gracie. do you know what my other grey kitty cat is named?"

"what?"

"lulou. and that's a little secret just for you."

ozzie reveals a family secret...

(whispers to a friend at the playground)

"do you want to know a secret? my dad is really a superhero. his name is BurpMan."

zoe gets a new Barbie...

(and her name is Glee)

so daddy asks her, "oooh... what's your new barbie's name?"

and zoe answers, "uh... glitt, uh... glimm... oh, whoever."