Mother Earth

"I talk to her quietly in my room and she answers back with a star. It's a gift to me."

Ice cream cones inspire neologisms

"This is blaster. You know what 'blaster' means? It means, 'This is delicious, it's the goodest day ever, and it won't give me nightmares.'"

"This is very, very blaster."

They don't care for seafood, apparently

Cael: "I'd like to introduce you to my soup."

A: <pretend-tastes the imaginary soup>

Cael: "Does it taste too fishy to you?"

A: "No."

Cael: "It does to me, because I'm a faerie."

Easter Decorations

"Tell whoever it is that's on the phone that I made two 'super eggs' and one them's name is Aidan and the other is George Washington."

The New Imaginary Friend

"Her name is Jenny. She's a gymnastic. She eats raw potatoes. Really."

On age

"My sister's twelve. And when I grow up, I'm going to be five."

Tomayto, Tomahto

Cael: "Ouch. Right in the tentacles."

Mom: "Honey, you don't have any tentacles."

Cael: "Yes, I do. This girl's got nuts!"

No more talking

After tucking her *back* into bed...

Mom: "Good night. It time to go to sleep. No more talking."

Cael: "Okay..."

"...Good night..."

"...See you in the morning."

Mom: "Cael, that's 'talking.'"

Cael: "Okay. But I love you."

Mom: "I love you, too. No more talking."

Cael: "Okay. See you in the morning."

Mom: "Cael."

Cael: "Okay. But I love you."

Mom: "Stop talking." (walks downstairs)

Cael: "Okay..."

"...Okay!"

"...OKAY!!!"

Mom (sternly): "O. KAY."

Cael: "Sorry...

"...See you in the morning."

Mom: "Argh."

Elbow Terminology

"It's not a 'funny bone.' They should call it a 'hurty bone.'"

Hades

"My piggy is going to go visit the underworld. Not the real one; the pretend one. The pretend one has bugs and lots of dirt. The real one is the same as the pretend one."