1)  the day i put on a skirt that i'd not worn in ages...

-"mum, you look too girly!"

2)  while reading 'the swiss family robinson' tonight...

-"eeeee!...mussels are so disgusting! i've seen the chinese people eat them at a restuarant.... argh! they make me feel sick!... yugh, dont talk about them!"

3)  after observing dh stuck with his nose in a book for the last 24hrs... (as opposed to e tv~)

-"mum, when u 1st met Bal, did he read books?" :b