Rhymin' & stealin'

OK, so -- the events of the last week and a half are just kind of too much for me to write about now, I don't have the energy. So let's just have us a Quotable Annika update, shall we?

• Singing: "I love rock n roll! Put alla dime inna jubox baby!"
• On being told we're going on a Sauce weekend next Friday: "Yes! I go to Mike and Header's house and play wiss Mason and Ethan and ... " pause, gathering resolve ... "and giff a kiss to Wilson." [Wilson is their Brittany spaniel -- he's a big old friendly wonderful dog, but he's a little scary to her because he's bigger than she is, and is an enthusiastic greeter]
• Singing: "Lellow submarine, lellow submarine ... all our friends in de lellow submarine, lellow submarine!"
• Outraged, terrified shrieking about a small spider trucking across the carpet: "DAT IS A NOT O.K. FLY!!!! NOT O.K.!!!!"
• On being asked if she had a good time at cousin B's 9th birthday party: "I haff a good time! But I cry. I want to go to anudder birfday party. Today!"
• On what that is, there, in her pocket: "Oh, juss my money. I pay for de train tixets wiss my money." [Actually, that's my money, but ... ]