September 5 – “My son was singing at the top of his lungs while at Wal-Mart. He stopped long enough to ask, “Do I make beautiful music, Mama?”

September 6 – So while the other three-year-olds at Wal-mart were looking at toys, mine went straight to the cooking gadgets aisle and started cooking up all kinds of stuff. Warning: he was putting oregano in everything.

September 7 – Looking at a picture of himself his second Christmas: “Look! No hair!”

September 8 – Daniel asked why cats eat without using their hands. So I explained opposable thumbs and told him cats can’t write like he does. His answer was “They have to put the pad on the ground and hold the pen in their mouths.”

September 12 – Me: “You need to wash your hands before you put them in your mouth.” Daniel: “I put my finger to my mouth so I can think.”

September 13 – Was at JCPenney’s with Daniel. He stood by a group of mannequins and said, “I’m one of these people.”

September 14 – As I drive Daniel around, he wants to know the name of every store and what they have or do. Today I was trying to explain tanning salons. “Do they get crispy?”

September 15 – Daniel pushing his mini shopping cart around in the kitchen: “I need to park in a handicap parking place because I don’t walk very well.”

September 15 – We have a neighbor named Ibrahim. Daniel just handed me a play $5 and said “This is Abraham, but I changed it to Ibrahim.”

September 16 – Daniel turning a sand timer: “I’m making minutes.”

September 18 – Daniel told me he needed grocery sacks to play with. I asked him how many he needed. “One hundred.”

September 18 – Me: “I sure do like you. I believe I’ll just keep you forever.” Daniel: “Will you really?” Me: “Yes.” Daniel: “Well, good.”

September 19 – Daniel petted my hair and said, “You are a good boy.” Then he kissed me on the head.

September 25 – “Me: “Do you know I love you?” Daniel: “Do ya?” Me: “Yes.” Daniel: “Well, good.”

September 27 – On Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Mickey always says this about Toodles (my son’s favorite character): “He’s here for me-dles and you-dles”. Whenever Daniel repeats this he says “needles and noodles”.

September 28 – Daniel: “My leg hurts.” Me: “What’s wrong with it?” Daniel: “It just has allergies in it.”