It became obvious to me today that Grant learned a new phrase and was just chomping at the bit to use it… Grant: “Mom, may I have popcorn, please?” Mom: “Sure buddy. Thanks for asking nicely.” 3 minutes and 15 seconds later… Mom: “Grant, your popcorn is ready!” Grant: “Does it have salt on it?” […]
Soap and Brownies.
Grant just came in from playing with his brothers. He was crying and upset. I comforted him, rocked him, soothed him.He suddenly sat up:“Hey Mom! can I have a Brownie?!” Because I’m a sucker:“Sure buddy, but go wash your hands.” “I will just use my tears to do it.” “Nope, you need to go to […]
My Prom? Just like “Carrie” but without the pig blood.
This is a story of my Senior Prom and how much it sucked. It’s long, but at the end of this post you’ll be glad you weren’t my date. Let me just say on the front end of this story that I was practically able to laugh about most of this while it was happening. […]
Besides the fact that there isn’t enough bleach in the world to fix this….
I have a personal preference regarding going barefoot. I’m not a fan. My feet always feel gross when I go barefoot. I know there are others who feel differently. My husband, for example, who seems to think that the children’s feet will be better off (orthopaedically speaking) if they go barefoot more often. I do […]
Can a kid get expelled from Sunday School?
We are shopping for a new church. The one that we had been going to is in our old neighborhood (no longer very convenient to get to) and I wanted the guys to make friends and to get involved in a church where they would actually see those kids during the week… at school, around […]
Landscape Architect.
This is a raised planter in our backyard. It is not treated very nicely. Sprinklers don’t sprinkle very well here. Dogs hop up there and chase each other around the tree. Sad little agapanthus plants get trampled down. Grant was up there on the edge, looking like he was thinking of stepping into the planter. […]
Does this mean I can call myself a domestic engineer?
Devin (16 and a half) and my 17 year old niece accompanied me to a store. They cruised around, checking out the bounty of goods that JoAnn Fabrics had to offer. I found the couple of things I needed and went to the registers to pay. As I finished up my transaction and headed for […]
My favorite exchange of the day. (But the day ain’t over.)
Grant wanted a corn-dog for lunch. Doesn’t sound too good to me, but OK. Nuked the corn-dog, poured the milk, squirted the ketchup, got the napkin, called the child, busied myself in the kitchen. After a few moments I heard clapping. It was Grant, applauding himself for eating all of the “corn” but leaving the […]
Sometimes you need a penis to fully appreciate the situation.
After a rare, delicious dinner out at Taco Surf (the out is rare, not the delicious); the family was piled in the car coming home. A few blocks from the restaurant, a chorus of “eeeeewwwww” came from the back seats. Melodramatic coughing sounds and cries to roll down the windows. Boys…. That means farts are […]
Foiled by candy wrappers.
Please picture this mess all over the house. Please imagine bowls, baskets and containers of Easter candy everywhere. Please also imagine piles of wrappers or those damn little foil wrappers that get rolled into little balls everywhere. (I tell you what – when I find out who is flicking them under the coffee table heads. […]
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