Joe Wisdom

Today's post is brought to you from Joe, age 6, over the last year . . .

Kris: "We only have time for one book now, Joe."
Joe: "(gasp) What?? Why??"
Kris: "Why do you ask me that after you spent all that time arguing about getting pajamas on?"
Joe: "I know. Sometimes kids can be complicated."

At bedtime . . .
"I love you more than all the galaxies. I love you  more than all the things that have names."

"Why do animals want to make more animals? All the things on the earth except the inanimate things are animals. I mean, even the plants make more plants."

Before his first t-ball practice . . .
Kris: "You don't have to  keep your finger outside the glove."
Joe: "I know. Dad feels that it gives you more control."

Eating Nutella on a graham cracker . . .
Dan: "What's been the best part of your day, Joe?"
Joe: "Right now."

"Trees are interesting. Trees still have secrets that I don't know about."

(When he was still 5)
Joe: "I wish I had a grappling hook."
Kris: "Why?"
Joe: "What do you mean, 'Why?' "

Three days before a sleepover with his Nana and Grandad, Joe had already packed three bags of stuff . . .
"If I start to miss you, I'll take out one of my things that reminds me of home, and I'll hug it. That'll make me remember you're always with me in my heart."

"Kindergarten is just a huge rip-off of preschool."

Coming into the bedroom on a Saturday morning, holding a piece of paper and a marker . . .
"Oh! It's good you woke up just now. 'Cause Dad told me not to wake you up. Could you write 'Employees Only' on this paper? I want to tape it on me and Sky's door so people will know not to come in. Only, you and Dad can come in 'cause you do work around here."

 "Did you realize that if you take 'joy' and change the 'y' for an 'e' you get 'Joe'?"

"Do some people really not know how islands are formed?"

Joe said something he thought was original . . .
Sky: "Where'd that come from?"
Joe: "I thought of it. I think of lots of things like that. You'd know that if you lived with me. But you live with the TV. And the computer."


"Did you realize everything on earth is alive? 'Cause, like, even a cupcake, it doesn't look alive, but if you look at the ingredients of a cupcake, they're from nature, so they're alive." (A minute later.) "I think humans will evolve into new creatures after years and years. And maybe after centuries there will be a new creature that will be the smartest animal on earth instead of humans."

"Love is the best thing there is."