At age 4 she could recite the Pledge of Allegiance and the sight she most wanted to see was the Statue of Liberty which she had modeled in Play-Doh for
Vi complimented Maria, 4, on her bright orange T-shirt, which went well with her blonde hair and blue eyes. âYes,â Maria replied. âOrange is my favorite color. Also, red, and yellow, and pink . and blue, and purple, and green, and orange and . Rainbow.â She looked thoughtful, and then added, âBut there is another one â oh, yes! Sparkle! I have a lot of favorite colors!â â Vi Wysong (grandmother of Maria) of Wawaka
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Levi, 8: âI want to be a millionaire but Iâm poor âcause Daddy said he wonât give me any of his money.â â Erin Raatz (mother of Levi and younger brother Henry) of Fort Wayne
Did your mother, when she was speaking firmly to you, ever say, âNo ifs, ands or buts?â My mother did, usually with a smile. Perhaps I said âNo ifs, ands or butsâ to our kids, too. That phrase immediately popped into my mind when I received in the mail the stories from Diana Wolski of Poneto.
Granddaughters Katie, 12, and Madi used to do and say so many funny things when they were little â here are two their grandmother just couldnât forget.
Katie, about 3 at the time, didnât want to go to bed like most kids. Her mom finally got frustrated and said with a stern voice, âKatie, get that happy little butt up to bed now.â Katie started up the stairs, turned around and looked her mom in the eye and said, âWell, my little butt isnât very happy right now!â Katieâs mother fought really hard not to laugh.