When you are three years old, you do not have to worry about yourself to die. When you are old and a half, you do need to worry about yourself to die.
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Wendy: Can I hold your hand?
Izzy: No but I still love you.
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Izzy picked my bra up off the floor and said: Can I wear your booby shoes?
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Izzy: I am Santa Claus. Here is your present. (she handed me a plastic pillow puff from a box that we just received in the mail.)
Wendy: But Santa, I asked for a pony
Izzy: Whoops! Too bad!
When you’re in jail, they take all your memories away.
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Wendy: do you like daddy’s tail?
Izzy: daddy does not have a tail.
Wendy: yes he does. It is yellow with black stripes.
Izzy: (yelling angrily) daddy does not have a tail because he is human!
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While snacking on her trick or treat haul…
Wendy: when are you going to eat some real food?
Isadora: tomorrow!
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Hours after her Halloween binge…
Izzy: My tummy hurts. I didn’t know I shouldn’t eat so much sugar.
Coarse salt and ground pepper
1 cup long-grain white rice
4 slices bacon, thinly sliced crosswise
1 garlic clove, minced
1 medium yellow onion, diced medium
1 can (28 ounces) diced tomatoes
1 bunch collard greens, chard, kale or cabbage, center ribs removed, leaves sliced crosswise
2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined
Hot-pepper sauce, such as Tabasco, for serving
In a small saucepan, bring 1 1/2 cups salted water to a boil. Add rice and return to a boil. Cover, reduce to a simmer, and cook until rice is tender, about 15 minutes. Remove pan from heat and let stand 5 minutes. Fluff rice with a fork.
Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook bacon, stirring occasionally, over medium until browned and crisp, about 10 minutes. With a slotted spoon, transfer bacon to paper towels to drain. Add garlic and onion to skillet; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is soft, 5 minutes. Add tomatoes and collards; season with salt and pepper. Cover and cook until collards are tender, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a medium bowl. Wipe skillet clean.
In skillet, heat oil over medium-high and add shrimp. Season with salt and pepper and cook, undisturbed, 2 minutes. Add collard mixture and cook until shrimp are opaque throughout, 2 minutes. To serve, spoon mixture over rice and top with bacon and a few dashes hot sauce.
Source: Martha Stewart
Mitch: Look Izzy. I’m trying to be as straight-forward with you as possible.
Isadora: Well, I’m being straight-backward with you!
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Can I sleep in? I didn’t have a night nap.
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I need the iPhone. I need to look for coupons and do my menus.
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With a very mean frown, Isadora brandished a butter knife and proclaimed: anybody gets cut, you’re going to jail.
(I have to wonder what she’s watching when she pulls up Netflix. I caught her trying to watch Breaking Bad this evening.)
I have never seen them hang out this close together and be this relaxed before. It looks like we’re one step closer to them actually sleeping huggie-bear style.
While I was explaining the similarities between, one and first, two and second, three and third, etc., Izzy says: Mom you’re confusing me! I don’t want to think anymore.
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Moms and dads and Grandpas know how to fix things.
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Mommy, sometimes I imagine that you are a pirate.
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Wendy: Can you please put your pajama pants on?
Izzy: No!
Wendy: Why not?
Izzy: It’s not my job!
