Another fun week - most of it spent in the car! And here are the wonderful carversations that I've been able to remember. I hope they bring a smile to your face as much as they cracked me up. ************* Cupcake: Look! That van looks just like ours! Me: Yah. Sorta. It's an older model though. Cupcake: Oh. So we're like its child then. You know, because our car is younger - we're newer. ************* BerryBites: Why aren't you going mom? Me: Because the light is red. Red means stop. Green means go. BerryBites: Oh. (a little later...) BerryBites: MOM! RED MEANS STOP! WHY DID YOU GO?! Me: Oh, well it's okay. Mommy was turning right. It's okay to turn right when it's red. BerryBites: Whaaaat??? I didn't know that. That's a funny thing. ************* Me: No, no. We can't eat ...continue reading
Car Talk #4
Good 'ol Friday. I can always count on Friday to rescue me from a busy week of driving around all over the place. And since I've been everywhere with my kids in tow... It's time for another round of "What did those darn kids say in the car?" Car Talk! Let us know what your CARVERSATIONS were by sharing one in the comments. ;) So, on with the show! (Cupcake is 7. BerryBites is 2.) ************* Cupcake: Do u like pearls? Me: Not particularly. No I don't. Cupcake: But how come I saw you wear some pearl bracelets one time? Me: Oh those are not real. They are just fashion pearls. And your dad got them for me. Cupcake: Well, I do not like pearls....although I do think they look good on me, but I do not like pearls. ************* On discussing lollipop ...continue reading
Car Talk #3
I wish I had a really good memory because then I could remember all the cute (and weird) things my kids say when we're in the car! I know I should probably get some sort of recorder, but who has money for that? Besides, if the kids see me recording them, it might influence what they say. How authentic would that be? So I think I'll stick to jotting them down on my phone when My Better Half is the one driving. ;) ~ : ~ : ~ : ~ : ~ : ~ : ~ : ~ : ~ : ~ : ~ : ~ : ~ : ~ : ~ : ~ Dad: Do you know what a liquor store is? Cupcake: All I see are cigarettes and I don't know why it's called liquor store when there's no licorice in it. Dad: (Cracking up for 5 minutes with me...) No, no. It's where you buy liquor - like wine and beer...like that. Clare: Then one time, why did I ...continue reading
Car Talk #1
Eldest: Mom, I'm gonna describe what I see on the clouds.... I see one huge, male eagle or pelican. Wait, it has feathers that go up and a bald head, so it's a bald eagle, not a pelican. It's riding on a rough current of water with the big blue sky above him. Next to him is a fish with an arrow. Toddler: Huh? Where? Eldest: Right there. Above the mountaintop. Toddler: *gasp* Awesome! Baby: waaaahhhh *************** Toddler: I'm scared of the snow. Eldest: it's not scary! Unless an avalanche happens to come around...but usually we go on a pretty safe mountain. Toddler: Oh. Ok. Baby: blrrrtspffft (blowing spit bubbles) *********** Toddler: What is that song? ....... E i e i o? Me: Yep. Toddler: e i e i o farm farm. E i e i e i e i e i had a farm farm. E i farm o farm. ...continue reading
Do Not Underestimate The Sneakiness
First of all, I totally had to check Google to make sure "sneakiness" was even a word... Anyway. On with MamaKat's prompt: 2.) Describe a time you felt startled. So.....I am partly deaf. Okay. Not really. But my husband and kids joke/think so because they seem to hear things better than I do. And that doesn't hurt in the "staying alert" department because no matter what I do, they get me! Every. Freakin. Time! Case #1: From across the room, I watched and heard my husband go upstairs. I look down into the book I'm reading for one second, I look up, and BAM!!! He's right next to me! Case #2: I heard my husband taking a shower upstairs. One second later, I turn around, and AHHH! He's right there in front of me! Case #3: I was all alone in the kitchen. ...continue reading
Poetry Workshop: Limerick Fun
I'm late for own workshop! Ahhh! Truly. I apologize. But thanks to those of you who have been waiting patiently on the sidelines for me to put up the linky. I can't wait to read your poems! {And thank you to those who became fireworks for us last week - Rory, Amber, and Cyn!} This week, the challenge is to take any topic and write a Limerick. That means....1st and 2nd lines rhyme with each other. 3rd and 4th lines are shorter and rhyme with each other. 5th line rhymes with 1st and 2nd lines - (and usually brings the humor or the punch in the whole poem). (Repeat IF needed.) That's it! But, like always, you are free to write whatever you want in any style. You don't even have to rhyme! So...on with the post! My entry.... Where You Are I lost you on the ...continue reading
Kids Sleeping in Funny Places and Positions
Zook Book Nook is expecting their baby soon! And our good friend Stasha is welcoming the little one by dedicating this week’s Monday Listicles to them. So here’s my contribution. I think sleeping children are the cutest things in the world. But sleeping children can also be super funny! So here are 10 (plus 3) kids sleeping in funny places and/or positions that I recently found online (and pinned on my Pinterest board for photo credit purposes, of course)! [Click on image to enlarge.] And here's a bonus for ya. My own kids! ...continue reading
If I Was a Hoarder…
2.) If you were a hoarder, based on your personality, what would you hoard? (better yet, ask someone who knows you well, what they think you would hoard)Imagine my surprise when I found out other moms get hooked on this show... I seriously thought I was the only one who (sorta) liked it because the wierdness of it is just so darn interesting for some reason. Right? I watch it and cringe...and watch some more! Why? Maybe because it somehow makes me feel better about my mess - I get to rationalize that "at least, it's not THAT bad!" So I told my better half about this prompt and asked him to list the things he thinks I would hoard. He knows me better than anyone (even more than I know myself sometimes). I'm not looking for a fight, just you know, curious about what he would ...continue reading
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