Great great great great grandchildren of Franz Xavier Boeding (1796 - 1878)
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Anne Marie (4) and Elizabeth (2) were fighting over one of Elizabeth's toys in the bathtub. Dad tried to explain to Elizabeth that she needed to learn to share, much as she might want Anne Marie to share if Anne Marie had some candy. Anne Marie piped in, "I want some candy!". Dad replied, "Anne Marie, I was just using an analogy". Anne Marie shouted, "Don't want no 'nalogy, I want some candy!" .
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One morning at breakfast, Anne Marie (5) came up with one of those typical childhood questions and asked her daddy if his heart had stopped growing. Daddy said that it probably had stopped growing. Stevie(7) then added, "That's because daddy's heart is the 'ACTUAL' size".
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The family was watching a PBS special on the making of the musicals in the forties and fifties. Rachel (4), was intently watching as a Canadian Mounty serenaded a lovely young lady and she sang in response. Rachel then asked, "Do those people know how to talk?".
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On the way to our Catholic school one morning, dad and two of the kids were stopped at a red light. As the light changed to green and we started into the intersection, a car trying to stretch that yellow light turned in front of us causing us to brake hard. Anne Marie(6) exclaimed, "That guy ran a red light!" Steve(8) then replied, "He must not be a Catholic!"
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Anne Marie's(7) soccer team was not going to win or tie a game during the entire 10 game fall season . Dad, the coach, would always answer the inevitable question at the end of the game, 'Did we win?' with another question, 'Did you have fun?'. The answer was always 'YES' to which coach always added "That's the most important thing!". After one particularly hard fought game towards the end of the season, the coach's answer to the expected question, "Did we win?", was "No!" to which one of Anne Marie's teammate replied, "I guess we must have had fun then!".
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Stevie (1) was playing at the edge of the parking lot at Granny's house with some loose gravel. He would pick some up and drop it on his head, then giggle hysterically. Aunt Terri noticed this activity and decided to teach Stevie to perform this little game only when she said "Mommy has rocks in her head". Stevie was more than willing to oblige and would hold the gravel above his head until Terri said the words, then release it and start laughing. This game did not translate well into an indoor activity so Stevie improvised and would pat himself rapidly on the head and giggle any time someone said "rocks in head". Mom didn't care for this little trick so once the family got back home, "rocks in head" was never uttered in Stevie's presence. Some weeks later, Terri called on the telephone and mom announced to Stevie that his favorite aunt was on the phone. Stevie immediately began to pat himself rapidly on the head and giggle hysterically.
Anne Marie (8) had just returned from a sleep over with her friend Chelsea. Anne Marie lamented that she sure wished she had a big screen television like Chelsea's family. Dad explained that our family has some things that were much better, like sisters. Dad then asked, "Which would you rather have, sisters or a large screen TV?". Anne Marie got the right answer, on the second try.
