Brinley on ice cream portions: “A ‘splintch’ of ice cream just means a general amount.”
Brinley is thinking about being a lawyer when she grows up and is curious about the process of taking on clients. Wondering about defending clients, she asks, “If their crime seems very crimely, can you refuse?”
Brinley on dating:
“My first date is going to be me and my boyfriend baking cookies, and we’ll get flour on each other’s noses.”
Brinley thinks up a good pun about the Prince Caspian movie she’s about to watch.
“Micah, ask me which movie I’m going to watch.”
“Ok. What movie are you going to watch?”
“Narnia business.”
Remarking on the predicament the kids have gotten into with the velociraptors in Jurassic Park, Brinley says, “This is a heck of a situation!”
Brinley is wondering when new slang words will start showing up.
”Dad, when is the new set of skibidi words coming out?”
I come into Brinley’s room while she’s watching a video.
”Dad!” she says. “I think I’ve seen the future.”
”How’s that, Brin?”
“This video is about erasable highlighters!”
A few days after Groundhog Day Brin asks me, “Wait, what was the groundhog’s name? Hunkadavius Phil?”
We’re getting our roof replaced today. As we listen to the loud sounds coming from the roof, Brin says, “It’s like if a hailstorm had hammers.”
Brin, Micah, and Arlen are playing on the playground, coming up with all sorts of games.
“Hey guys!” says Brin, “Let’s all pretend to be humans.”