Christmas Letter--Quotes!

And now for the moment you’ve all been waiting for…..the one…the only…the annual Schillinger tradition….the

Quotable Quotes!!!

Gina -- “OK, we need Sarah, Joanna, and Gina over here...Oh wait, I’m Gina."

Gina, singing -- "Romeo take me, somewhere…"
Mom -- "Honey, where did you hear that song?"
Gina -- "Well, when I yawned it got stuck in my head."


Gina, during the latest bedtime routine -- "I love you world record, I love you gold medal, I win!"

Sarah, during the latest bedtime routine -- “I broke the love chair, I fixed the love chair, I love you more than President Obama, I win.”

Joel, speaking before thinking -- “Oh gross, who would put ketchup on that? … oh, it was me.”

Joel, noticing a sign on the way into a restaurant -- "'Shirt and shoes required'…they didn’t say anything about pants!”

On Halloween:
Michele -- “What do you want to be?”
Gina -- “A princess.”
Michele --“What should Joel be?”
Gina -- “My bodyguard.”
The little girls ended up as butterflies, complete with glitter makeup and shiny wings. Fancy!

Gina, as Glenn headed out to the fire pit -- “Dad is going to burn hot dogs for us!”

One night, as Glenn and I were heading out on a date...
Glenn -- “Tonight, you’ll have to hunt for your dinner.”
Grant -- “I think I can hunt down a credit card and cell phone.”

“My eyes are getting sour.” -- Sarah, after Jessica wiped sour cream on her face.

“If we confuse our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive our sins…” -- Sarah, misquoting I John 1:9, which states that we should confess our sins.

Dad -- “How about a beach vacation?”
Sarah -- “Yeah, in North Dakota!”
Seems we may need to kick in the geography program a little earlier for her…

“Squirrels are God’s natural speed bumps.” -- Jessica, the newest driver in the house.

“When I grow up, I’m going to be perfect at driving.” -- Joel

Mom, noticing Jessica's horrible table mamers -- "It’s a good thing you’re not a dating woman!"
Gina, overhearing -- "I’m a datin’ woman."


Sarah -- “If you see someone that’s married, try not to be too shammy.” (see Sarah's Dictionary for the definition of 'shammy'!)

Jessica's cure for sneezes --"Think of COWS!”
(try it, it really works!)

Joanna, the fashion go-to gal with a habit of wearing mismatching colored and patterned socks -- "Matching socks? How redundant!"

Mom, with some serious buyers remorse on the puppy decision -- "Puppies ARE SO cute…until they’re not!”
For the record, we are back on good terms now. In fact, he slept in our bed on my feet last night. Better than an electric blanket.

Sarah, directing one of Dad's calls -- "Wanna talk to your love-girl?"
Sarah, completing the connection at the top of her lungs -- "Mom…here's your love-doctor!"

Glenn, trying to restore order at the dinner table -- "Everyone, sit down on your bottoms; that’s what they’re there for."

Grant, on one of his food phobias -- "Jelly beans…too risky. You never know what you’re going to get."