Nick on Dessert

Nick (after eating half of his giant chocolate bunny): "Mom, can I have breakfast? That bunny was dessert."

Me: "Well, you don't typically eat dessert after breakfast, that's usually reserved for after dinner."

Nick: "I know...that's why I ate it before!"

Nick on Toothpaste

NICK: What is bean paste?
RACHAEL: Paste made out of beans.
NICK: Then, what is toothpaste?

Nick on Straws

Did you know that if you put two straws up your nose that it looks like a Chinese mustache?

Nick on Old Ladies

Nick has always been a night owl. (Takes after his momma!) Several years ago, when Nick was about 4, he happened to find a cell phone at around 2:00am. After calling and waking up the grandparents, he decided to call a friend of mine. Being particularly chatty (and apparently lonely!), he tried as hard as he could to keep her on the phone. After she told him to go back to bed, he continued to call her back. After the third time, she told him NOT to call back, when he responded in his best elderly voice, "It's not Nick, it's an old lady!" Nice try, Nick, you have caller ID!

Nick on Home Decor

When Rachael, Nick's sister, was out of town for a few weeks, Jeff & his dad worked on completing a surprise room for her to come home to. We were trying to figure out how to get her to go to the basement to see her room. Nick had a solution. He suggested we that we tell her that she needed to be blindfolded because I *accidentally* superglued pictures of naked people all over the walls...


He also said that he thought he needed to live alone when he got older because he'd like to superglue naked pictures of himself on the walls. That would be cool... unless, of course, he had a dog who only ate paper...then he'd be in trouble. ;-D

Nick on Dating

Since Nick seems to have a penchant for filling out online forms, Jeff (my husband/Nick's Dad) & I go through his email regularly to make sure he's not getting into any (serious) trouble. What did we find on our most recent scan? A dating profile FOR ME on christiansingles.com! When asked about it, he said he didn't want me to be lonely when Jeff & I got divorced! Mind you, Jeff and I have been together for 21 years and have NO plans of divorce! Nick doesn't even know anyone who has been affected by divorce in his lifetime. Needless to say, we had to have a LONG talk about filling out forms...and divorce!

Nick on Rosacea

So far, I have received about 3 or 4 information packets for Rosacea medicine. It appears that Nick found the 'order information' button on our Tivo...

Nick on College

About two years ago, (Nick would have been about 4 or 5) I received a phone call from a college recruiter asking me several questions about my college plans. He had my address, phone number, specific information that was, frankly, creeping me out! After several minutes of assuring him that I was not interested, he asked if I could clarify my email address. He said he had gotten it off of my email request for information, but all it said was "Ross." At that point, it all came together. Ross is one of Nick's friends. After hanging up the phone, I asked Nick if he had sent a request for information online to a college. His reply? "Well, yes. I want to be prepared!"

Nick on Multi-tasking

"I have a mom and I have no abandonment issues, so I’m a good multi-tasker!"

Ummm...okay?

Nick on Marriage...

Nick: Mom, I’m afraid to get married.

Mom: Why would you be afraid to get married?

Nick: What if, on my wedding night, my wife gets a knife and kills me?

Mom: Well, maybe you’d better choose your wife wisely.

Nick: Maybe you should choose my wife.

Mom: Sounds good to me!

Nick:On second thought, maybe I could just marry Oprah...

(*note: I am not a fan of Oprah. We NEVER watched her show. Not quite sure what made him think of her!) ;-D

Meet Nick

Nick is my highly verbal 7 year old son. Born 11 weeks premature, he has spastic diplegia, a form of cerebral palsy. He struggles with balance and gait issues, but more than makes up for it with his bigger than life personality. He has a vocabulary that could rival most adults, but lacks the brain to mouth filter that keeps most people out of trouble! After constantly being asked if I've written down all of his 'Nickisms', I've decided to finally start documenting them. I will try to remember some of the 'biggies' of the past while documenting the future episodes...