Sam:  Did you know that after the ice age squirrels planted oak forests by burying acorns?  A squirrel can travel on oak trees from the ocean to the Mississippi River without ever touching the ground.  Do you think that would be one tired squirrel?

Me:  It makes me tired just thinking about it.

Sam:  I know, that is a long way to go.

Sam:  I’m shimmering in my timbers.

Me:  Where did you hear that?

Sam:  It is what that pirate says.  You know the little bald people.

Me:  I think he might have said – Shiver me timbers.

Sam:  It could have been that but I am pretty sure he said – I’m shimmering in my timbers.

Katie:  Shimmer means shiny or sparkly and timber means trees or wood.

Me:  And shivering is shaking because you are cold or scared.

Sam:  I like shiny sparkly trees.

Sam:  What is a suck-up?

Katie:  Someone who tells you nice things just to get you to do things for them.

Sam:  What is a buzz-kill?

Me:  Someone who sucks the fun out of everything.  A person who always ruins the fun that others are having.

Sam:  What is an egomaniac?

Katie:  Someone who thinks they are better than everyone else and who lets everyone know that.

Me:  Where did you hear these words?

Sam: From my mind.

Sam:  Is your wedding ring real?

Me:  Yes.

Sam:  If we could figure out how to get that diamond out of the ring, we could sell it and get a lot of money.

Me:  I am not selling my diamond.

Sam:  We could sell it for a million dollars.  We could buy all kinds of fun things.

Me:  Sam, my diamond is not worth a million dollars.  It is nowhere near that expensive and if it was, I would not wear it in public.

Sam:  Mo-om, diamonds are the most precious stones on Earth. They are worth a lot of money. You just don’t know what it is worth.

Me:  I am still not going to sell my diamond.

Sam:  You just don’t get it.