I don’t know if these types of random conversations are just typical of a 3.5 and half year old, but I will say, they are typical of the chaotic all-day-long discourse I have with Kelly.  I can’t always follow her, and there are times I just call for a short break of silence.  She’s ridiculously cute, when you can get into her head and follow her bouncing ball.

Kelly: Mommy, can birds jump rope?

Mommy: No.  They don’t have hands.

Kelly: Frogs kind of have hands, and they hop. Can they jump rope?

Mommy: No.  They aren’t upright animals.

Kelly: OK then, can GORILLAS jump rope?

Mommy: Well, I suppose if you gave a gorilla a jump rope, he might figure out what to do with it.  But he can’t walk into a store and buy one.

Kelly:  That’s right, gorillas don’t talk.  And giraffes don’t talk!  (All conversations with Kelly eventually turn to 1 of 2 topics: giraffes or her best friend.  Should Kelly both get to feed a giraffe WITH her best friend, she might have a stroke from so much excitement.)

Mommy: They do talk, but not how we talk.  They can talk to each other.

Kelly: I don’t know how they do that.  I’m going to make a list (hearing the sounds of her grabbing her Etch-A-Sketch).

#1: Giraffes don’t talk.

#2: Gorillas don’t talk.

MOMMY, this is a long list.  It’s turning into more of a schedule.  You won’t want to see it.  [I should insert a note that Kelly is not really writing, although she can very loud drawing sounds on her etch-a-sketch.]

#3: Daddies and sisters need Mommies.

#4: Everyone needs Mommies and Daddies.

#5: Some people die.

I’m done.  Whew.  That was a lot of work!