the things jonah says

While playing with his Star Wars Legos:
"I'm gonna build this ship and it's gonna be so cool. Watch me. It's gonna be so freakin' awesome!"

Later, at dinner.
Joel, referring to Jonah's horrible haircut and wondering if we should have it fixed:
"What do you think? Should we take him back?"
Jonah, with a look of horror on his face and not understanding Joel was referring to the hair salon:
"You're going to take me back?"
Joel, not catching on:
"Yep."
Jonah:
"Don't take me back!"

nevermind

Annie was helping me put stacks of CD's back in their cases tonight when she came across a Nirvana case. I thought she would have some comment about the naked baby, but all she had to say was, "Look mom! There's money in the water!" Jonah wanted to know if it was a picture of him.

Speaking of that album cover, Joel heard this interview on NPR a few weeks ago and thought it was pretty interesting. Joel has fond memories of that album. Nirvana introduced him to Seattle, kept him away from hair band music and helped him survive volleyball road trips (it was that or the "Christian rap" that was playing in the van). Incidentally, the top 3 events that have shocked him the most are:
1. Space Shuttle Challenger
2. 9/11
3. Kurt Cobain's suicide