inauguration conversations.

Rachael woke up yesterday sounding like a seal and wearing a little bit of a fever. No school for her yesterday or today.

I called her yesterday to turn on the Inauguration of the 44th President. After all, it is history and she is home from school. So I thought it would be interesting for her and she can say that she watched President Obama take the oath of office.

me: Rachael what are you doing?
R: watching Nick
me: Where is Daddy?
R: sleeping
(I knew he wouldn't watch the Inauguration)
me: Turn on the Inauguration and watch Barack Obama take the Oath of Office
R: Seriously?
me: Yes, it'll take 5 minutes out of your precious day.
R: We don't like Obama (We means that her Daddy got to her)
me: That doesn't matter, just watch it. It is history ....



5 minutes pass and I get a text .... Here is our text conversation.

R: This is boring and he messed up.
me: History honey, hang in there.
R: Can I watch Nickelodeon now. I watched him mess up. Can I be done.
me: Yes honey, you can be done. U watched history. love u and feel better.
R: ok. whatever. love u.

Rachael is just a mini-mouth piece for her Daddy .... Great, I can only imagine what she is talking about in Social Studies.

THEN -
Erin came home from school today and I asked him if he watched the Inauguration. Here's how that went.

me: Did you watch the inauguration today?
Erin: What's that?
me: Did you watch TV in school today? Did you see Obama become President.
Erin: I don't know.
me: Did you see him put his hand an Abraham Lincoln's bible.
Erin: I said I don't know. But I did see some really big cannons shoot on the TV.

There you go. A 2nd graders take on the Inauguration. There were cannons there. That's what he saw.

Love that kid ....