Favorite Elsie Quotes of the Week

Elsie (in Dubuque, while we are sitting on the couch):  "Mama, move please."
Josie:  "Do you need more room?  Where should I go?"
Elsie:  "Get in Kermit Car and drive to Elsie's house."
Josie:  "That is a long way away.  Are you going to come with me?"
Elsie:  "No.  Daddy come with Mama.  Mama and Daddy drive to Elsie's house.  Elsie stay here with Grandma Cooper."

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Elsie, upon waking in the morn:  "Where Elsie go today?"
Josie:  "Well, what do you want to do today?  We can go to the park, or the zoo, or maybe the Children's Museum?"
Elsie:  "Elsie want to go to TJ Maxx!"
Josie:  "Wouldn't you rather go to the zoo today?"
Elsie:  "No.  TJ Maxx.  Or how about Elsie go to garage sales?"

....and later, in the cart at TJ Maxx, announced at full volume to the entire store:
"Elsie's Mama is Elsie's best friend in the whole wide woooooooorld!!!"

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Elsie (at dinner): "Thank you, Mama, for making lots of good food for Elsie.  And food for Daddy and Mama and Elsie, too."

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Elsie, while we are debating bedtime duties:  "Mama rock with Elsie and read Elsie stories!"

Josie:  "I'll read you stories, then Daddy can come back to tuck you in and sing you bedtime songs."

Elsie:  "No, Mama sing Elsie bedtime songs!"

Josie:  "Okay, Daddy can read you stories and I will come back to sing you songs."

Elsie:  "No, Mama read stories and sing songs to Elsie!"

Josie:  "Well, if I read you your stories and sing you your songs, what will Daddy do?"

Elsie (turning to Andy):  "Daddy, go to bed!"