Olivisms

Olive: "I don't like word problems because I think too much about the words and not about the numbers!"

Me: "Well, you need the words to know what to do with the numbers. They are both important. See, I'll tell you a story and you tell me if you need to add or subtract.
'Simon killed 3 squirrels...'"

Olive: "SUBTRACT!"

Me; "Wait! You don't know the rest of the story yet. You can't know it's subtract because I'm not finished!"

Olive falls into stress mode. Shoulders raised. Eye brows furrowed.

Me: "I haven't finished, Olive. What are you subtracting?"

Olive: "The number of squirrels from the whole number of squirrels in the world."


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Olive: "Ooh! Can we play the video games!?"
Me: "No. I don't have any quarters."
Olive: "Okay."

Olive looks back up at me...
"I sure handled that well."


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In response to our getting a livestock guardian dog, which will happen soon....

Olive: "I've never had a dog before. This is a big time in my life."



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Ivey, after trying on some new clothes: "Momma said this makes me look like I'm 8."

Olive, unimpressed: "Well, some people tell me I talk like I'm 8."

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"Momma, where is a clipboard??  Asa says I can have a 'play day' with him!"
(The girl loves to sit beside him and take notes as he plays Minecraft.)

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Olive: "I love giving Christmas presents cause even if they don't like what you gave them, they can't say anything about it."

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Olive: "I did all my laundry before church, and now I have my whole day planned out."