Conversations with Cora

Me: "We're going to Jakob and Jenna's to play this morning."

Cora: "I in my jammies. I can't go like this!"

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Chris: "Cora, I've read three Curious George stories. Why don't you read one to me now?"

Cora: "Ok, Daddy. I can do that. What story do you want?"

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Me: having mini-tantrum over a cat running across the kitchen counter in the middle of dinner preparations after a very long day

Cora: "What's wrong, Mommy? What can I do for you?"

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Cora's nightly prayer:

"Now I lay me down to sleep, I thank you Jesus for a happy day and a nice family. Please help me to be a good girl tomorrow. And please help all monkeys to have bananas and all panda bears to have bamboo and ice cream."

She typically lists off a prayer for family and friends after this, too. You've all been mentioned at one point or another :-)

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For foods she doesn't like, "Ew! Cora doesn't like this icky stuff!"

(thank you, Tigger, for this phrase. Sigh)

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When you catch her doing something she's not supposed to do, like coloring a block or standing on furniture and you correct her, she says/screams, "Mommy/Daddy, don't see Cora!"