Funny Friday (But Really Saturday)

Some funny things from the week:
*Somehow Anna changed the language on her portable DVD player to French.  I didn't even notice it.  After a few minutes Anna said "Mama, what's wrong these people?  They are talking all wonka."

*Anna likes to make up names for items, sometimes even if she knows the right name for what the item is  A favorite go-to, made up name she uses a lot is "ponna".  Sometimes it is hard to decipher which "ponna" she is referring to.

*We have been making frequent trips to the library.  We rarely make it there for story time because of swimming lessons but we still go and get books.  One day, the Children's Librarian came up and asked if there was anything in particular Anna was looking for.  Anna said "Oh yes. Scooby Doo books.  Lots of Scooby Doo books.  And ballerina books since I'm gonna be one soon.".  This is definitely one of those you "had to be there" things to really know how funny it sounded.  She said it so seriously and maturely.  Also, it reminded me that I am going to have to make a decision about which one of the two dance schools I am looking into I want to send her to in the fall!

*One day Anna was telling my mom about something or other that she wanted.  My mom jokingly said to her "Anna, you can't have everything you see."  Anna looked at her and said very seriously "Why yes I can."  This is funny because Anna doesn't usually ask for much (other than Scooby Doo videos) or if she does and you tell you no she has never, ever had a fit about not getting something.  I have always been able to take her in toy stores and we have always made a swing through the toy section on Wal-Mart runs without incident.  So, to hear her so confidently tell my mom that "yes she can" have everything was too funny!

*We have gone to few of the Summer Children's Theater shows at the mall after swimming lessons on Tuesdays.  This past Tuesday I knew it was going to be a turtle birthday party show and that kids were going to get a cupcake.  I asked Anna if she wanted to go, told her about the live turtles they would have there and told her about the cupcake.  She said she didn't want to go because cupcakes are too messy. Funny thing because this child never passes up cake of any variety.  So knowing this, we went anyway.  Anna wasn't really into the show because she couldn't see (as a result of swimming lessons we got there like 5 minutes before it started).  When the show was over I asked her if she wanted to get the two turtle song CDs that they were passing out for free. She said "Nah, I just want a cupcake.  Where are they?".  Hmmmmm....now that's the Anna I know!

*Perhaps the funniest thing of the week occurred at swimming lessons.  While she swims, I sit up on the bleachers.  On one particular day this week, I noticed that two of the instructors kept asking Anna something and then were laughing at whatever she was saying.  One of the teachers was one that hadn't been working with her group before and the other had.  This went on for a few minutes and I could only imagine what Anna was telling them that was so funny.  After swimming lessons were over, I went down to get Anna from the pool and the teacher that hadn't worked with Anna's group before came over and asked me what Anna's name was.  I told her and she laughed and said that Anna was INSISTING that her name was Daphne and wouldn't answer to Anna or Annalise.  I laughed and told her about Anna's obsession with Scooby Doo and that she pretends she is that character.  The teacher thought it was so funny.  She said that since she hadn't worked with her group before she had asked Anna her name to which she replied it was Daphne.  The other teacher overheard that and said told her that it was Anna.  Anna then said no it was Daphne.  This went on  until the other teacher (the one that had worked with the group) was confused and questioning herself and thinking that maybe she had been calling her the wrong name all along!  I can't believe Anna was able to convince her of that.  Maybe she has a career as a lawyer someday, or a politician :).  Anyway, another funny part of it was that the whole thing bothered Anna because afterward when she was getting changed in the locker room she knit her eyebrows together and said "Mama, what's wrong with swimming teachers?".  I asked her was she meant and she said "they tell kids that they can't pretend anything!".