Lukeisms
Luke has earned a reputation of knowing just what to say, whatever the situation may be. He never fails to surprise us! Here is a small sampling of "Lukeisms" for you to enjoy:
Submitted by Beth Hurt on 1-2-05:
Luke, Mom, Dad, and Beth were sitting around the kitchen table one evening, having a bedtime snack. After finishing his brownie, Luke smiled and said "I love you Dad, I love you Mom." Beth cleared her throat loudly and Luke said "What?"
"I love you Luke," said Beth, trying to coax him into a response.
Luke sat quietly grinning, already seasoned in the role of little brother tormenting older sister.
"I love you Luke," said Beth again.
"I respect that," he replied.
Always the teaser.
My little brother visited Santa at the mall a few weeks before Christmas 2004, shortly after his fifth birthday. Santa started his conversation with Luke with his standard question, "So, how old are you, little boy?"
To which Luke replied, "I'm five, but I feel like I'm four."
Submitted by Mom Hurt on 9-13-04:
The other day I was peeling vegetables for supper, and of course Luke was "helping" me, so I gave him a chunk of zuccini and a butter knife and told him to cut it up.
I said, "Now be very careful so you don't get hurt." and he quickly quipped back "Mom, a zuccini is harmless."
Submitted by Joy Hurt on 8-15-04:
One day Luke was on the computer with his sisters. Beth was showing Luke and I (Joy) the DSU dance company's page. I asked what the move was that two people were doing and Beth said "He's dipping her." A minute later Luke looked up at her and said, "He's dipping her into what, Bessy?"
Luke's sister, Mary, gave him a small plastic robot toy to play with.
Luke asked what his name was and Mary said, "He doesn't have a name, so you'll have to think of one for him."
The little boy thought for awhile before announcing, "I think he will be 'The Simulator,' because he isn't really Buzz Light Year, but pretending he is."
Mom decided her son must have picked that up from watching a show on TV where they explained a simulator is something that pretends to be something that it really isn't. Pretty abstract thinking for a three-year-old!
One day Beth was helping Luke paint. She told him, "Look, yellow and red make orange!"
Luke was unimpressed, "I know that Bethy."
Determined to teach her little brother, she tried again. "Well do you know what yellow and blue make?"
Luke responded without hesitation, "Chartreuse."
A few nights ago, Dad was laying in Luke's bed with him, shining a flashlight on the wall and showing Luke, "Look, there's a bunny on the wall."
Luke thought that was a pretty neat game so took the flashlight, shined it around and through his arm and says excitedly, "Look Dad, I made a trapezoid!"
Of course Dad had to ask "What the heck is a trapezoid?"
Luke patiently explained, "You know, it's like a rectangle shape only different."
The other day Mom and Luke were sitting in the waiting area of Rehab Visions waiting for Luke's turn at physical therapy. Observing the traffic going in and out, Luke remarked, "Look at all these kids here, Mom."
"Yeah there sure are a lot here today," she agreed.
Luke thought about it for a while and stated, "Isn't it great to be in public?"
One evening found Luke and Dad in a familiar position, laying together in front of the TV, with Luke using his father as a pillow.
Evidently quite content with the situation, Luke sighed and declared, "Life is good!"
