heard here today

J, 11: "Mom, what should I use to collect water from the stream? It looks a little odd. I want to test its pH and do some other experiments on it. Can we get a microscope like the one I used yesterday at the George Washington Carver exhibit?" and "Here's my MP3 player. I'd like more of those military history podcasts."

L, 7, when asked if she wants to help make the dough that will become pizza baked in the earth oven: "No, thanks. I just finished knitting that hat to donate to the people in Mongolia and now I'm practicing writing in Chinese. Will you take me to the library later for another Narnia book on tape?"

heh heh... :-)