Uh oh it’s magic
August 30, 2007 – 3:07 amThis weekend, my sister bought CJ a magic wand.
Now he walks around the house, pointing it at things and hoping for something to happen.
“Mom,” he says to me, “What’s that word you say again? the magic word?”
“Abracadabra.” I tell him.
He points the wand at me, gives it a wiggle, and says dramatically, “Aber-a-da-cabra! Disappear!”
A long second goes by, and I’m still here.
CJ frowns. “But mom, I want it to do magic! Can you make it do magic?”
“No, sorry honey.” I shake my head… I can’t believe I’m admitting that I can’t do magic!
We eat dinner, and it’s almost time for CJ to go to bed. Jay is waving the magic wand with aplomb. “Ka-ching!” he shouts, pointing it at CJ. “You’re a dog!”
“Ka-ching!” he points it at me, “I’m turning you to GOOD.”
“Oh great.” I say wryly. “And by the way, you don’t say Ka-CHING, you say Abracadabra.”
“Oh no,” Jay informs me, “I say ka-ching.”
CJ takes the magic wand. “I want to try it.”
He waves it in a circle just as Jay announces, “it’s time for bed.”
And, as if by magic, CJ disappears.
From the living room we can hear him saying, ever-so-quietly, “ka-ching!”
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By Kimberly on Aug 29, 2007 | Reply
I hope you don’t mind some crazy Canadian stranger adoring your son from afar.
And…ummm…you’re pretty nice yourself.
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By Jen M. on Aug 29, 2007 | Reply
That is so cute.
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By tulipmom on Aug 29, 2007 | Reply
I love it!
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By JaniceNW on Aug 30, 2007 | Reply
Off topic. I just wrote two posts about what’s been going on the last 24 hours. If you have a chance you might want to flit. They are not funny posts. They’re about 18 yo ending up and the hospital and my feelings. The first post is all emotio9n, the second, my brain kicked in more.
Janice
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By Liz on Aug 30, 2007 | Reply
Oh, we so need some of that “Ka-ching!” in our house, too!
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By Nap Warden on Aug 30, 2007 | Reply
Kaching! I am trying this at naptime!
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By chilihead on Aug 30, 2007 | Reply
Smart cookie, that one. You don’t feed him tofu, do you?
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By Rachel on Aug 30, 2007 | Reply
How nice that he wanted you to disappear. Kids can be so darn sweet sometimes.
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By andi on Aug 30, 2007 | Reply
If I say Ka-ching do you suppose my toddler will magically resume her sleeping schedule and stop staying up until ungodly hours and waking early in the morning? I’m going to try it tonight because I’m just that desperate.
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By Mrs. Schmitty on Aug 30, 2007 | Reply
Next time he tries to make you disapppear act like HE disappeared. Say, “where did you go? I think it backfired. Hello? Hello?” He’ll get a kick out of it!
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By Jen on Aug 30, 2007 | Reply
Oh lord, that’s cute.
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By Mommy Daisy on Aug 30, 2007 | Reply
That’s so sweet…he wants his mommy to disappear. He’d panic if you really did though.
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By Mert on Aug 30, 2007 | Reply
Ka-ching! I love it… almost as much as ripping a star. :D
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By carrie on Aug 30, 2007 | Reply
Too funny!
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By kellyo75 on Aug 30, 2007 | Reply
Ka-Ching! Clean my house. ka-ching! KA-CHING! This dang thing doesn’t work, either!! Your son sounds adorable. I LOVE YOUR BLOG!
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By WorksForMom on Aug 30, 2007 | Reply
ka-ching! clever. very clever.
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By Anonymous on Aug 30, 2007 | Reply
Hey - this is cousin Amy - is it the kind of wand that lights up and makes a sound when you push its button? If so, AC has the same wand!! He loves it!!
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By Lorelai on Aug 30, 2007 | Reply
How cute is that. Loved that stage of my boys lives.
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By Mama Zen on Aug 31, 2007 | Reply
I must have this wand!
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By Erin on Aug 31, 2007 | Reply
Our sons would be great friends. He still has a hard time with his cape not really making him fly-and why can’t I fix it?! His sister rules in the wand department-so it’s not abracadabra or ka-ching, it’s bibbidy-bobbidy-boo.
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By Jeana on Aug 31, 2007 | Reply
Too funny! And now I’ve got that Cars song stuck in hy head…
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By pinks & blues girls on Aug 31, 2007 | Reply
Hey, I prefer Ka-ching to Abracadabra, too. Magic scares me a little, but money? I can handle that.
Jane, Pinks & Blues Girls
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By Annie on Aug 31, 2007 | Reply
I need a wand that makes my kid disappear off to bed of an evening!
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By Cate on Aug 31, 2007 | Reply
Aren’t little boys so wonderful? I can’t wait till the boys are CJ’s age!
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By Gretchen on Sep 2, 2007 | Reply
Everyone needs a magic wand. :) I have a wand pen I picked up at Hot Topic to celebrate the final Harry Potter novel.
Never give up on magic. We all need some now and then.
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