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In addition to mph, some speedometers measure nagging as well.

October 21, 2011 21 Comments

My parents are visiting friends on the East Coast.  They left their car parked at our house and I drove them to the airport. In their car, I noticed this…. Little strips of pink sticker on the speedometer. The stickers correspond to 25 mph (“David! Slow down! You’re in a neighborhood!”) and to 65ish (“David! You’re […]

Filed Under: family, Funny, just funny, Oh Mother, quirkiness

Eavesdropping on conversations in the back seat….

August 5, 2011 19 Comments

Last week was VBS at our church.  Grant was going, as was the little girl a few doors down.  Her mom and I worked out a carpool agreement.  She dropped the kids off and I picked them up at the end of the day. Charlotte is this beautiful, petite little thing with a feisty attitude.  (Love her.) […]

Filed Under: Exchange of the Day, Grant, just funny

Are you smarter than a granola bar? (or) Does too much fiber affect the space time continuum?

March 9, 2010 27 Comments

I had to run into Target over the weekend to pick up a birthday gift for one of Grant’s little buddies. I figured since I was there, I should grab a few gallons of milk too. And a frozen pizza. Oooh, and paper towels. And some juice boxes… As I cruised down one of the […]

Filed Under: just funny, people are stupid, quirkiness, wacky strangers

I have 4 boys…

November 4, 2009 21 Comments

Scene: Helping Grant with his homework. Mom: “Let’s read the directions… you can choose from this list of words and draw a picture of the word you choose. Here are your choices: mom, dad, brother, sister, grandma, grandpa….” Grant: (incredulous) “Sister!?!? What’s a sister?!??”

Filed Under: Grant, just funny

Remedial Graffiti Artist

November 3, 2009 23 Comments

This morning we noticed that Someone had taken a pencil and written on the panes and trim around our sliding glass door. (Please click on the photo to more clearly see the artwork) Someone signed his name. When asked why he did this, Someone shrugged his shoulders and stated, “My brain is not very good.”

Filed Under: Grant, just funny, mischief, No Mom wants to hear...

ugh. Not THAT stage….

November 2, 2009 21 Comments

Every. single. one. of my boys went through this stage…. Smile! = Grimace and bare your teeth. I sure hope Grant gets through it quickly….

Filed Under: Grant, just funny

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