Conversation with Andrew after he finished cleaning the kid's bathroom. The bathroom had a lot of globs of dried toothpaste (guess who is one of the biggest offenders of spilling toothpaste?).
Mom: Andrew that bathroom sure looks great. You did a good job.
Andrew: Thanks mom, I really got my back into it.
Mom: ?..oh, you really put your back into it?
Andrew: Yeah, there is lots of elbow grease in that one.
Mom: Oh, you used a lot of elbow grease?
Andrew: Yep, it is clean because of my back and elbow grease.
Mom: Well, you did a great job.
Andrew: Mom, can we discuss it at family counsel?
Mom: Discuss what Andrew?
Andrew: That people need to clean up a mess after they make it, not leave it there for it to dry.
Mom, smiling: Sure Andrew. I think that would be a great.
PS Andrew did a great job in family council explaining how hard he had to scrub and scrape to get the toothpaste off and how simple it would be for everyone (he and JJ) to use less toothpaste as well as clean up right after a spill if you make a mess.
It always makes me giggle with my vocabulary-affluent children use euphemisms that are not stated correctly. It usually catches me off guard, then makes me smile. Another one Andrew uses a lot is "squashed like a tomato". He is often reminded that it a grape, not tomato, but for the life of me, I can't figure out why tomato hasn't caught on.
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