Who doesn’t get a kick out of things their kids say? Not a day goes by here when hubby and I don’t compare funny stories at the dinner table or exchange glances over something the kids are talking (or even bickering) about. Our kids actually seem to be getting funnier as they grow up, too. Sometimes, the witty repartee gets hubby and I laughing out loud.
A while back, I began to chronicle things the kids said in a notebook. Nothing spectacular, just an ordinary notebook I left on the kitchen counter. I’d write random statements they’d make in my notebook, and read them back to the kids every now and then just for fun.
Later on, I added sheets to my household binder to record clever or hilarious things they said. I liked that system even better, because the sheets were right in front of me, reminding me to jot things down before I forgot.
In case you find this silly, remember — it’s supposed to be. Goodness knows, life isn’t always easy. The way I see it, an occasional dose of silliness isn’t exactly a bad idea.
The other part of it, at least for me, is creating memories of my children. The truth is, I stopped writing in their baby books long ago. I’m not into scrap booking. And as organized as I am, I am unreliable when it comes to remembering to take photos. Journaling what they say is an easy way to keep memories of those precious years on paper, and have a little fun with it in the process.
I remember exactly what we were doing the day my youngest said: I keep getting garlic in my hair!
When one of the middles commented: All of the answers always seem to be Lincoln or Washington.
And one of the teens asked: Do you think it’s possible to create something that has its own gravity?
And though I’d never post anything embarrassing about the kids (at least I try not to), I can still remember what we were doing when I go back and read all of the things I recorded on paper.
If you’re curious, there’s the sheet I am currently using, above. How do you record precious memories of your children?
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