Car Conversations

Driving with Elsie Jane has reached the very cute and humorous phase as her personality and ability for self expression continue to be manifest.

The other day I told her: I just love you.

To which she replied: Me too! (long pause) I just really love myself.

Oh, the joys of three year old self esteem.

Then, last night I told her I would pick up a grilled cheese sandwich for her on the way to drop my car off at the shop.

"Yeah," she said, grilled cheese being one of her very favorite meals that she regularly requests for breakfast. "I DO NOT want a 'BOY cheese sandwich'. I like 'GIRL cheese.'"

I sniggered, and inquired if she had ever actually had a boy cheese sandwich.

"No," she replied aghast, "I only eat girl cheese."

I began to laugh, until Maggie asked me what was so funny. I tried to explain only to discover that my six year old daughter also believes that the proper name for "grilled cheese sandwiches" is "girl cheese sandwich."