OMG I’m still laughing!
In the car with Princess . . .
Me: So, did you have fun at your Valentine’s Day party today?
Princess: Totally! We had so much yummy food and we were all so full.
Me: Cool - glad you had fun.
P: And you know what else? You know how Aspen is so small? Well, she [...]
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Rabbits Berries
Crackers and Cupcakes
On my typical Monday morning yesterday, I was volunteering in Princess’ 1st grade classroom. One of the things they were working on was identifying cracker (dry, boring) words and changing them to cupcake (fun, exciting) words. So the sentence “My mom is very pretty.” would end up being something like “My mom is extremely beautiful.”
Last night [...]
I’m Just So Happy!
The fam went snowboarding/skiing last weekend. Beautiful day. Good times were had by all. Even though Princess could get down the hill twice as fast as the rest of us, she chooses to follow me “so she doesn’t get lost.” On one of our first runs, she is squealing and whooping and hollering all the way [...]
Mr. Ford
Dude and I are standing in the kitchen after school, doing the customary empty the backpack, check the planner, look at the homework routine.
Me: Dude, looks like you have another big book report to do before winter break.
Dude: Yup. It has to be on an inventor or scientist of something like that.
Me: Do you know [...]
The “SH” Word
Driving in the car with Princess, listening to the radio - “Gives You Hell” by All American Rejects is on (about the 100th time we’ve all heard it).
Princess: That man just said a bad word! Why do they let this song on the radio if there’s a bad word in it?
Mom: You’re right. But the [...]
The Wisdom of an 8 Year Old
Dude saw me looking at some work stuff the other night when he came home from school.
Dude: You have homework for work. Just like I have homework for school. Cool!
Me: Yup. It’s kind of homework for work. I’m just looking at some stuff so I’m ready for my first day Friday.
Dude: I bet you’ll have fun.
Me: Maybe. But [...]
The Bestest Answer
Princess is on a roll this week! Yesterday after school . . .
Me: Dude! I did NOT buy and hang those hooks down lower in the laundry room so you could still throw your coat and backpack on the floor! You are not new here. We do this every single day.
Dude: Fine! I’ll go pick [...]
That’s Very Old!
I love car rides to school - I can always count on Princess to let me know how it really is . . .
Princess: Mom, how old will you be when we’re teenagers?
Me: Um, I’ll be 41 when Dude is a teenager and 43 when you’re a teenager.
Princess: Wow, that’s really old!
Me: No it’s not!
Princess: [...]
I Hate It When They Get Smart
You know what I mean.
You used to be able to talk about anything and everything in front of your kids, simply by spelling the words because, ah HA! They couldn’t spell yet!
You used to be able to write notes to each other about anything and everything right in front of your kids because, ah HA! [...]
What Do Ghosts Eat?
While at girlie dinner with Princess . . .
Princess: What do you think Ghostes eat?
Me: Um, I’m not sure. I don’t think they eat anything.
P: I bet they eat invisible food, just like they’re invisible.
M: I bet you’re right, sweetie.
The mind of a child. I love listening to her talk!