Brenna Said What?

I have kept track of some of the things my Grandchildren have said to me over the years. Brenna was born July 14, 1981:

_____Date_____ They Said What?

1 9 8 6

Age 5

August 8, 1986 While driving Leticia, Chandra and Brenna back home to Independence, MO. Tom, Dave and I stopped off in Monroe City, MO at a motel to register and spend the night. Leticia decided there was no reason why we couldn't all stay there because no one was living there now and she showed me the empty closet and dresser drawers. The girls started bounching up and down on the king size bed and declared there was enough room on the bed for all of us to sleep together. Brenna opened the dresser drawer and pulled out the Bible and said, "Oh, look, Nannie, a book of Greetings." Later, she told Dave the Bible is a dictionary. Ages 8, 7 and 5 years.

1 9 9 2

Age 11

August 23, 1992 We have a new baby monitor for Matt. Dave and I were trying to get it to work and Brenna said, "It's not going to work because he's not a baby.".

Age 25

April 6, 2007 Cody McClain (8) and Morgan Rhew (7) were playing baseball out in our front yard. Morgan was at bat and Cody was catching as Brenna Smith threw pitches to them. Morgan swung the bat and then let the bat fly from his hands. It flew backwards and was aimed straight toward Cody. He jumped out of the way and Brenna said in a stern voice, "Morgan, what did you do wrong just then?" Morgan looked sad and in a quiet and innocent voice he said, "I threw my bat." Brenna said, "Was that safe?" He shook his head and said, "Noooo."

Then Brenna said, "What could you have done differently?" He said, "Hit him." Five minutes later he did hit Cody with the bat and we had a bloody eyebrow.

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_____Date_____	They Said What?
1 9 8 6
	Age 5
August 8, 1986	While driving Leticia, Chandra and Brenna back home to Independence, MO. Tom, Dave and I stopped off in Monroe City, MO at a motel to register and spend the night. Leticia decided there was no reason why we couldn't all stay there because no one was living there now and she showed me the empty closet and dresser drawers. The girls started bounching up and down on the king size bed and declared there was enough room on the bed for all of us to sleep together. Brenna opened the dresser drawer and pulled out the Bible and said, "Oh, look, Nannie, a book of Greetings." Later, she told Dave the Bible is a dictionary. Ages 8, 7 and 5 years.
1 9 9 2
	Age 11
August 23, 1992	We have a new baby monitor for Matt. Dave and I were trying to get it to work and Brenna said, "It's not going to work because he's not a baby.".
	Age 25
April 6, 2007	Cody McClain (8) and Morgan Rhew (7) were playing baseball out in our front yard. Morgan was at bat and Cody was catching as Brenna Smith threw pitches to them. Morgan swung the bat and then let the bat fly from his hands. It flew backwards and was aimed straight toward Cody. He jumped out of the way and Brenna said in a stern voice, "Morgan, what did you do wrong just then?" Morgan looked sad and in a quiet and innocent voice he said, "I threw my bat." Brenna said, "Was that safe?" He shook his head and said, "Noooo." Then Brenna said, "What could you have done differently?" He said, "Hit him." Five minutes later he did hit Cody with the bat and we had a bloody eyebrow.