Saturday, June 21, 2008

what it means to be a nurse

The following conversation is one that I shared with Ella about her time spent at Grandma Patty and Grandpa Dave's house:

Me: "Ella, did Grandma Patty take you and Britten to the hospital to visit with old people?"

Ella: "No. But after we leave, Grandma is going to work at the hospital and help nurse people." (Grandma Patty works as a nurse.)

Me: "Do you know what it means to be a "nurse?"

Ella. "Yes. Grandma is going to help nurse babies."

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Funny! Hey, you can't blame her! She hears about nursing all the time at her house and nursing babies is all she can really think of:) I bet Grandma was glad when you set Ella straight, though!

Kristi said...

Good luck with that one, Grandma (nursing babies, that is)!!! :-)

That is TOO funny! :-) I can see where it would all just be confusing and have seen things like this with my kids as they are just learning all about the world around them. It is hard to understand when a word can be a noun AND a verb and have TWO different meanings!

Great memories!