One of the benefits of homeschooling is that we don't have to get up at six a.m. and stuff everyone into clothes and shuffle them out the door. Don't get me wrong. We still try to get up by seven or else Daddy comes to grief trying to get the kids to bed at night. But we have the freedom to snuggle (wrestle) in bed a bit before we have to get dressed, fed, and educated. So we were doing this on Friday before getting started with our day when an intellectual discussion broke out between the boys.
Charlie: You're a Boo-Gah!
Abe: I not! I a Ding-Dong! You a Boo-Gah!
Charlie: No, you're a Boo-Gah!
Abe: No, I a Ding-Dong!
(Repeat for about 20 minutes.)
The best part of this was that it wasn't a fight. It was like they were truly having a debate about the relative merits of Boo-Gahism vs. Ding-Dongishness. Finally I said, "Well, I'm a Boo-Dong!"
Both: No! You're a Boo-Gah! I a Ding-Dong!
