• “I am going to call you The Solutioner. Is that ok?”
• “I want the Pacers to win; don’t you, daddy?”
• “This place is boring.” (Talking about being at home)
• “Did you know the dinosaurs went unskunked? That means they lived a long time ago, but not now.”
• “I just want to thank her for the game. (Not all the nice clothes grandma also gave her.)”
• “This is the best day of my life.” (after letting her stay up to watch Pacers, way past her bedtime)
• “Why don’t you ever clean your office? I don’t think you will ever do it, so I will clean it for you.” (uh, oh, she is starting to sound like her mother)



• “We need to fly our rocketship all the way to Indy.” (while playing spaceship in my office)
• “Your the worst daddy ever!” (after saying I could not go play , because I had to work – so sad)
• “We gotta get this party rockin’ … Its a rockin’ day … Lets rock this party up.” (Random exlamations during one of our dance parties.)
• Me: “What’s wrong with you?”, Ella: “I’m just wound up today, that’s all.”
• Ella handed me a magic ring and said: “Just use it when you need it. You know if your in traffic or there are bad guys.”
• “Duh, everyone know its bad to kill people.”
• Ella: “Go make mom interesting?”
  Me: “Do what?”
  Ella: “I mean, make her interested. You know interested in something else, so I sneak in and get my blanket.”
  ME: “Oh, you mean distract her.”
  Ella: “Yeah, ‘stratct her. You need to ‘stract her so she won’t see me.”

• Mom: “I love you a million times.”
  (pause)
  Mom: “Aren’t you going to say something to me?”
  Ella: “You’re a sandwich”

• “Guess who is the best dancer? Ella is.”
• “I’m 4, but I look 3.”
• “Boo-hoo Bulls, you’re not so tough.”
• “Just like ‘Chopped’.” (When I explained how teams get eliminated from playoffs.)
• “I love Frank.” (Referring to Pacers coach)