The O'Melia Ramble

Makinley singing Go Tell It On the Mountain

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:50:08 -0500

Makinley singing Go Tell It On the Mountain

Kelly: Has anyone seen the stool? Where's my tall man?

Thu, 13 Jan 2011 20:28:40 -0500

Kelly: Has anyone seen the stool? Where's my tall man?
Keagan: He's not that tall actually.

Gavin: Mom, I'm full. I can't finish this egg sandwich. (Handing it to Kell).

Mon, 13 Dec 2010 09:54:00 -0500

Gavin: Mom, I'm full. I can't finish this egg sandwich. (Handing it to Kell).
Kelly: Why don't you give it to Dad? Do I look like a moose to you? :)
Luke: You're not a moose. You're a lion!
Kelly: I'll take that. They're sleek.
Luke: They eat a LOT.

"Dad, those are real people on the stage and they’re flying!"

Fri, 10 Dec 2010 23:12:00 -0500

“Dad, those are real people on the stage and they’re flying!”

- Luke - watching the angels at the Imagine Christmas production.

"Betsy’s cool and Bob’s cute."

Fri, 10 Dec 2010 08:27:06 -0500

“Betsy’s cool and Bob’s cute.”

- Gabrielle

"Where my paci go’ed?"

Fri, 10 Dec 2010 08:26:16 -0500

“Where my paci go’ed?”

- Makinley

Gavin was pretty excited about his first programming “assignment”. Here’s what he...

Tue, 18 May 2010 10:34:03 -0400

Gavin was pretty excited about his first programming “assignment”. Here’s what he came up with:

Running it shows the following:

Luke: Dad, can I help stir the shrimp scampi? Mom lets me stir the meat when we're cooking it. All by myself.

Sat, 27 Mar 2010 11:28:59 -0400

Luke: Dad, can I help stir the shrimp scampi? Mom lets me stir the meat when we're cooking it. All by myself.
Duff: Well, this has oil that's really hot and I don't want you to get burned. I'm gonna handle this stirring.
Luke: Too hot in the hot tub. Gonna make you sweat'ha. Owwww!

Makinley Translations

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 20:25:24 -0400

While in her high chair, Makinley says a few things pretty regularly. Here are their meanings:

All Done: Pick me up now. Get me out of this chair. Now.

All Done. Uh Oh: I don’t need this food anymore. It’ll probably look good on the floor. I think I’ll start throwing it. You didn’t pick me up fast enough - this mess is your fault.

Luke: Mom, can I fill up this gun?

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:02:37 -0400

Luke: Mom, can I fill up this gun?
Duff: Why are you calling that Pez dispenser a gun?
Luke: Well, it's kind of like a gun. See, I'm reloading it now.

"Bailey is super adorable. She’s almost the cutest toddler in the whole wide universe."

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:59:54 -0400

“Bailey is super adorable. She’s almost the cutest toddler in the whole wide universe.”

- Luke

We played our most recent family game last night. It happened to be a game of Settler's of Catan. Duff, Kelly, Maddie, Gavin, and Keagan were playing. Luke is a bit young for the game so he was on Kell's team.

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:57:45 -0400

We played our most recent family game last night. It happened to be a game of Settler's of Catan. Duff, Kelly, Maddie, Gavin, and Keagan were playing. Luke is a bit young for the game so he was on Kell's team.

Today, Luke was prancing around proudly carrying the trophy since he and Kell won.

Luke: You know Mom, I am the champion.
Kelly: You are?
Luke: Well, you're kind of the champion too because you were on my team. But you were just the sheep trader and I was the roller. The roller's a more important job.

Duff: I've been trying to spend some time in bed in the morning just thinking. Not doing anything, just thinking.

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 16:48:44 -0500

Duff: I've been trying to spend some time in bed in the morning just thinking. Not doing anything, just thinking.
Kelly: Ever have any thoughts about being a sluggard? Or making your wife some coffee?

"Dad, Dad, You know what I need right now? A hot dog."

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:30:51 -0500

“Dad, Dad, You know what I need right now? A hot dog.”

- Luke

Gavin’s first song (created with Garage Band)

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:42:02 -0500

Gavin’s first song (created with Garage Band)

Madeline: Dad, can I help paint the bathroom?

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:01:00 -0500

Madeline: Dad, can I help paint the bathroom?
Gavin: We'll see.... We'll see...
Duff (smiling): Gavin, are you imitating me?

10 seconds or so later...

Gavin: Dad, I can imitate you even better than that... "No."

"Dad, I challenge you to…"

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:08:17 -0500

“Dad, I challenge you to…”

- Gavin, every day.

Non Sequitur?

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:03:44 -0500

Duff: Luke, I think war is actually useful to you right now, just because it gives you a little practice with numbers.
Luke: And it has kings in it.

When entering the room

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:00:06 -0500

Duff: Hi Gabby.
Gabrielle: Hi Duffy.

Duff: Are the Wolfe's still here?

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:14:20 -0500

Duff: Are the Wolfe's still here?
Luke: No. They just goed a little while ago.