The Noranator

So, like most parents (the good ones :) I am absurdly proud of my child. She cracks me up every day and I decided to include her "Noraisms" in order to have a record of them at hand (newest first)

• Couldn't take it anymore-the last three weeks Nora has been nuts about a song from Hop (the movie); a redo of an 80s song done by some teeny-bopper-Bieber-wanna be. So, tonight I introduced Nora to the originals: Bow Wow Wow...was fascinated by the mohawks...hehehe..Gooodbyee Bieber boy! (4.11.2012)

• Nora (to the Easter Bunny, upon discovering an egg near a "pointy" plant): "Whoah! On the cactus, really?! Not cool, bro." ... Happy Easter Everyone! :) 

• Nora just presented me with her drawn plans for how we should renovate the house-complete with pictures of skylights, dog "resting place", and nails in and paint on the walls with arrows pointing to the hammers and paint brushes as direction. :) (4.2.2012) 

• Nora: "Mom, what's the name of the big snake that can eat almost anything?" Me: "You mean an Anaconda?" Nora: "Yes [about one minute passes] Look Mom, I'm a 'Tunacanda'" LOL (3.25.12) 

• Did you know that the past tense of the verb "freak" (as in "freak me out") is "froked"? (the Nora Dictionary) :) (3.23.12) 

• Me(last evening in the car): " Nora, stop staring at the lady." Nora (as she is turned around in her seat to look at the woman behind us): "I'm not staring, I'm BLINKING."...touche. (3.5.12)

• Feb. 5, 2011: Nora helped Daddy change a burned out light bulb in her room today. While holding the old bulb she comes to me, puts it above her head and says, "Look Mom, I have an idea!"

• Nora was making words: pan, pani (a name) and then dpani. Nora: "What does that say Mom?" Me: "Nothing baby." Nora (with an impish grin): "It says 'nothing'?!" ... 5 yr old smarta$$.. :D

• Me (to Nora and David): "It is supposed to rain on Thursday." Nora: "Is today Thursday?" ("No sweetpea, day after tomorrow.")...........a while later Nora is in the elm tree (she gets braver by the day). Me (trying to convince her it is time to come in): "Come on baby we can't leave you up there, what if it rains?!" Nora" "It's not Thursday." ...Uncle

• Tonight I drew Nora a warm bath. She got in and I asked her how it was...Nora: "ahh....mother's milk". ... ROFL

• Nora (at the grocery store, showing me her chapped hands, and in a perfectly conversational tone): "Mom, you gotta get my ass outta here, my hands are hurting."

          You know how you try not to laugh so as not to encourage?...I couldn't help it :D

• My daughter renamed Dumbo (yes, the elephant). She calls him Gumbo. She said that it is mean to call him Dumbo- he is not dumb (true that, any pachyderm that can fly...). 

• Nora (in respnse to Daddy's suddenly sentimental mood while watching a X-mas special): "Ok OK calm down Daddy" ROFL

• Talking about friends tonight - Me: "Mrs. Sam says you play with all the kids." Nora: "I hate to break it to you Mom, but she is wrong." Even when she is dead serious, she cracks me up (no, I didn't show it).

• Nora (after donning her cowgirl vest and that is ALL): "You know what I need now Mom?" Me: "Pants?" Nora: "Nooo, a horse" LMAO

• Yesterday on the way home from Grampa and Gramma's house:-Me: Handing Dad a soda (yes, a SODA). Nora: "No! Dad, you drink, you drive, you lose." ROFLMAO

• Dad: "Whatcha doing Nora?" Nora (with not one trace of sarcasm in her voice): "What does it look like I'm doing?" Me (from the other room): "Uhh, she got that from me, sorry." oops :)

• Me (on our way out the door this morning): "What's the problem baby?" Nora (with a very sour face): "You're the problem!" oy.

• Nora said no to every cartoon on TV this morning and is instead watching a travels and traditions show with Burt Wolfe on Create TV....I can't wait to see her taste when she is FIVE.

• Nora: "I want to go off the board Mom...No, the high one..." SPLASH - She did it twice (Her Daddy was waiting in the water below) :D

• On hearing Daddy moan (just a little) while getting up off the sofa, Nora: "Mom, I think Daddy is falling apart." ROFL

• Nora wanted to go for a ride today after school and I let her tell me where she wanted to go. After about 20 mins of this I said (laughing) "Nora, you are making us go around in circles." Nora responded very calmly: "You're the driver Mom, you're the one making us go in circles."

• Tonight while watching the fireworks and swinging her glo-sticks in circles, Nora: "Look Mom, I'm Star Wars!" Happy America's Day everyone :)

• (Nora was 4 1/2) Me: "What do you think of my new shoes Nora?" Nora: wolf-whistle. ROFLMAO!

• Mom to Nora: "I heard you played in the water wiggle today and were the wettest kid :)" Nora: I got dry (with the appropriate amount of DUH in her voice)" Where is my four-year old?

• [After demonstrating her B-girl moves] Mom" Are you going to be a dancer?" Nora: "Yes, I gotta busta move!"

• As Nora was leaving school today (carrying her new "pet" caterpillar) and with appropriate flourish: "Adios Amigos!"

• THIS ONE WAS AMAZING (she was 4): Nora (Upon seeing me bawl like a baby watching the National Memorial Day Concert): "Don't be sad Mom, some don't make it back, but some do." (O M G)

• Well, the Bee performance was adorable. My daughter kept getting busted for touching the props and talking (wonder where she gets that?). Her final performance included going up to the (thankfully turned-off) mic and palying the rock star to the entire crowd...When the applause began-she bowed of course :D

• May 6 2010: Nora and I were playing with her dinosaur toys. Hers bit mine and she said "Mmm, tastes like chicken."

• How many 4 year olds do you know who can sing "Hey Bulldog"? I have a genuine Beatles fan on my hands :D

• Nora-ism of the day: "Bad ants are just like bad boys-I just squash 'em."

• March 25, 2010: My four year old just told me that I am a genius. Then when I reminded her that she has school tomorrow she said "Aww, Mom you are NOT a genius". ROFL

• Nora started singing a Donna Summer song - I need some hot stuff baby tonight I want some hot stuff baby this evenin' ...that is all she got..Thanks Mrs. Pearce ;)

• My four year old just spit something out of her mouth and when I asked what, she replied, "Hairball." ROFL ♥

• February 24 2010: ‎1,2,3,4..Can I have a little more, 5, 6, 78910 I love you...Nora's favorite movie du jour? Yellow Submarine.

•  January 24, 2010: Nora's phrase of the weekend: "Fire in the hole!" (Last week after watching Transfiormers it was "Bring the rain" but that fizzled quickly when it didn't actually rain.)