June 1973
M. Porter – (6 years old)
In talking about God -
“I’ve got secret ears”
“Angels sleep on the moon”
2/22/76
As I gave Ed a haircut I rebuked “Looks like you haven’t combed your hair since the last haircut”
He replied, “Ah when was that?”
At Eddie’s party last summer I mentioned to Curt as he gingerly sampled the punch that “Mrs. Avis was making it different each time.”
“And each time I don’t like it”, he answered.
8/76
As we rode back from the military museum at Boalsburg Peter asked “Can I borrow your sneeze towel?
Earlier in the summer M. Porter confessed she not always brushed her teeth after eating. Curling my lips over my teeth I said she was likely to look like this in her old age. She replied “At least I won’t have whiskers in my mouth.”
2/77
Arrived home just as a swirling, blinding snow storm hit. Silvija said “Eddie’s downtown I’m going to get him”
“No I’ll get him” Within twenty yards, my glasses coated with ice, I was blind and went back.
Silvija said “I’ll go” and must have passed Ed in front of the house for he burst in a moment later.
“Yell to your mother to come back!” .
“Okay” and Ed was again out in the dancing snow.
“ Wally go get Ed before he gets lost” And Wally disappeared after his brother after his mother.
As nobody returned I looked down at three year old Peter by my side and he said -
“I’m not going out, Daddy”
9/77
Chris, Peter’s pal, went to a new Sunday school. His mother on picking him up was told he could not remember his last name.
“But, Chris, you even know how to spell your last name.”
“She didn’t ask me to spell it”
1/78
Peter told Chris (as overheard by Chris’ mother)
“My mother is older than my father, but my father is bigger and stronger so he doesn’t wash the dishes.”
3/78
Getting ready to leave a motel Wally asked “Do I have time for a quick shower?”
I replied “Sure” and Peter asked “Do I have time for a quick leak?”
4/78
Tugging Peter in he asked for the hall light to be left on as well as Wally’s desk light. I asked “Why do you always need lights on?”
“Well Daddy you know I’m a light sleeper”.
8/78
Silvija and the folks were talking about us getting a dog.
“What will the dog eat?” asked Dad.
“Why the leftovers” replies Silvija.
“Then what will we eat?” asked a seriously listening Wally.
3/79
“Do you know where you’re going?” I asked Wally.
“No, but I’ll know when I get there” he replied.
7/79
While helping coach Peter’s 5-6 year old soccer team, Pakistan boy said to me -
“You have yellow teeth”.
“Guess I don’t brush enough” I replied.
“The postman brought us some Aqua Fresh – you know the tooth paste – maybe he’ll bring you sime.”