Just “Rosie”

I have recently had a couple of what we call “Morganisms,” the funny things that Morgan’s little mind comes up with which pop out her mouth. She frequently makes us laugh because she has such clear observations and clever plays on the English language. In the past we’ve gotten things like when I express surprise at something, or say that I didn’t know something her very matter of fact response was “Well, now you learned something.”

Today’s was funnier in person I am sure, but it was cute to listen to. Emily got Roseolla, (which I apparently have no idea how to spell and am too lazy to look up right now) so she is running a high fever and has an upset stomach. She had already thrown up and I had taken the bowl away to wash, and was currently nursing the baby when she started calling out that she had to puke again. I hollered to Morgan to show her how to puke in the toilet, since I couldn’t get another puke bowl for a minute. These were her instructions. In a very teacherly tone she said, “Emily, you pick up both of these seats like this, then you lean over, put your head in and puke.” Can’t beat that for clarity!

Her other is one of those “proud mother” moments (read in the sarcasm here) as we were testing the girl’s recognition of the general authorities of the church. Daniel covered up the name and just showed the picture of Thomas S. Monson and asked the girls who he was. They both hemmed and hawed for a moment and then Morgan hollered out, “I know, it’s Marvin B. Kimball.” Good try Morgan – two prophets and an apostle in one shot. Too bad none of them matched the picture.