Posted in Humor on Oct 23rd, 2009
1. On weekends or other free mornings, your kids inevitably wake up at an unearthly hour, making it difficult, if not impossible, depending on their age, for you to catch a few extra zzs.
2. Conversely, on school mornings or when they have to get up by a certain time, your kids are sure to be [...]
Posted in Humor, Miscellaneous on Oct 7th, 2009
Logan’s ongoing and long-term baby obsession has taken on a new low.
Called to school to pick up the aforementioned child early because he had an on-again, off-again headache and tummy ache, I was leading my offspring, who didn’t seem sick at all, past the playground on our way to the van when his kindergarten teacher [...]
Posted in Humor on Jul 22nd, 2009
“Who’s there?” I answered Cody.
“Owl,” he replied.
“Owl, who?” I dutifully answered.
“Who else would you expect to be there?” he laughed.
I must have looked puzzled because he said, “Don’t you get it? An owl says ‘who’!”
Evidently he doesn’t quite get the concept of a knock knock joke, but he’s well on his way to understanding how [...]
Posted in Brags, Humor, Miscellaneous on May 7th, 2009
Logan and I arrived early at the K-5 spring concert yesterday afternoon, a rarity for me, who is always running 5 minutes behind.
We stood in the doorway looking for the kids’ grandma. She found us before we even saw her.
“I was looking for you in the bleachers,” she told me.
I gave her a quizzical look. [...]
Posted in Humor on May 6th, 2009
How many times a day do you find yourself saying the following (or at least feeling like it’s daily)?
* No more tattling.
* Eat your food.
* Don’t hit your brother/sister.
* Pick up your socks/shoes/backpack/coat/toys.
* Wash your hands.
* Stop tattling. You know I hate tattling.
* Get back in bed.
* Just try one bite.
* No, you can’t have [...]
Posted in Humor on Apr 24th, 2009
1. On weekends or other free mornings, your kids inevitably wake up at an unearthly hour, making it difficult, if not impossible, depending on their age, for you to catch a few extra zzs.
2. Conversely, on school mornings or when they have to get up by a certain time, your kids are sure to be [...]
Posted in Humor on Dec 9th, 2008
“Mom, I’ve got a slither in my finger.” Cody, age 5.
“Don’t get all wild up!” Rachel, all ages, meaning “riled up.”
“Guys, I CANNOT sleep with all this ruckus!” Cody, age 5.
While driving during harvest time (we live in a rural area), I looked back to see Logan looking out the window and grinning. I asked [...]
Posted in Humor on Apr 16th, 2008
Cody came into my office today and saw the little key for his diary (he uses it to draw pictures) on my bookshelf.
“Oh, look! I found the key to my diarrhea!” he said.
