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Oh, schnap

Yesterday the kids were home and we ran some errands. We went to Byerly's and did well with three kids (AE's buddy KB was along). It was nice to have the big girls along to help corral little man. We only lost him once when he went behind the seafood counter looking for a free chocolate chip cookie. Right idea, wrong counter.

Since they were so good at the grocery store and the library I told them we could go to Starbucks for a hot chocolate. We went to the drive through and ordered up a latte, 3 hot chocolates and a piece of Classic coffee cake (so yummy). It took awhile to get our drinks, so we shared the coffee cake while we waited. The kids can't get enough of the coffee cake.

When we our drinks came the girls tasted their hot chocolates both of them said, "Our hot chocolates taste like coffee." I grabbed AE's cup and took a sip, "It tastes just like hot chocolate, you're fine." They shrugged and continued drinking.

After a pause KB turned to AE and said, "Oh, I know why it tastes like coffee."

"Why?", AE asked.

"Cause we just ate coffee cake," KB responded.

"Oh, yeah. You're right." AE concurred.

Then both of them said in unison, "OH, SNAP!"

Then from the middle seat a little voice added his version, "Oh, schnap."

Comments

Karen said…
HA! Wasn't this phrase coined by Judy Moody? I hear it everywhere, and wonder if the middle-schoolers would be spouting it out quite so enthusiastically if they knew it originated in an beginning-reader chapter book for girls.

I like your little man's version better, anyway.

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