I heard the distant sound of boys fighting. Then I heard a sharp cry of pain, more yelling and fighting. Mom: What’s going on out here!!?? Conner: Devin kicked me! Grant: Yeah! He kicked him inda balls! Mom: (trying not to laugh) Grant! We don’t say things like that! Why did you do that, Dev!? […]
Romance 101
I am a fairly romantic person. It’s the little things that mean the most. Write something sweet on a post-it-note and leave it in a surprising place for me and it will mean more to me than flowers and cards and jewelry. Seriously. Rich and I are pretty good at that. He’ll leave me notes […]
“If I only had a brain” ~ the Scarecrow, Wizard of Oz
This morning around 6:15 I walked out to the kitchen and found Devin rinsing some dishes in the dark. I suggested he turn on the light over the sink. “No, that’s OK because I’m only here temporarily.” He had to be up that early because he needed to walk to school today. This is the […]
I actually do like Necco Wafers…
This guy’s take on the most unpopular Halloween goodies is hysterical. Unfortunately, I have been previously guilty of giving Tootsie Rolls out to Trick-Or-Treaters. My rationale had been this: if I buy candy I don’t like, I won’t be tempted to eat any of it. Unfortunately, I discovered that I like way more candy than […]
He knew that I knew that he knew what he wanted…
Grant can be the most stubborn little turkey. When he was about 2 years old he wasn’t really talking, but he had a few words to go along with some hand gestures. One of those was for getting down from his high chair at the table. He would say “down, down” and point down at […]
Why buy the toys when the box will suffice?
You may be asking yourself, “What the heck is that?” “Are they those nut-jobs who have plastic floor protectors running down their hallways and high-traffic areas?” “Oh no! I hope they aren’t the kind of people who keep the plastic on their lampshades…” “Do they have those stiff vinyl covers on their furniture?!” Of course […]
Mr. Literal
Devin has a few friends over. They are playing video games and being typical high school dudes. You know what cramps Devin’s style (besides his poor fashion sense?) A 4 year old trying to be one of the high school dudes. Grant was being a complete spaz, so I told him “Leave the big guys […]
I can’t imagine what his reading teacher thinks.
Middle school students are required to choose a reading book and keep it with them for English class. It’s called an SSR book. (I think it stands for Sustained Silent Reading or something like that.) To ensure that they remember to bring the book to class, the English teachers usually recommend that they just leave […]
Um, I think you missed a spot….
The Request: “Grant, please go do your hair.” The Result:
You found me how…?!
Sometimes I can see how new readers found my blog. A lot of people find me searching for dirty colons and for a Dan Quayle quotation (Yes Dan, I agree: how terrible it is to lose one’s mind…)But what did I write about that would have my blog pop up when some one googled Why […]
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