My niece can be a bit dramatic - which is mostly why I call her Silly - and I just can't help but laugh at some of the things that come out of this five-year old's mouth. For instance, the other night I stopped at my mother-in-law's to drop something off for my...
"They DO NOT need suits!" I hear screeching from the back seat. "You don't know anything! Yes, they need suits!" Oh my! What on earth is going on now? Do I even want to get in the middle of this? Will it destroy the peacefulness of the six minute ride to the bus stop?...
The kids wear dress clothes to school. It's not oppressive, just some version of khaki's and a polo. No biggie, right? This past Sunday morning, CJ comes up to leave for church in jeans. This is a no-go at my house! I just looked at him and said, 'Jeans?'. He said,...
Just the other day as Zany, 9, was doing her homework, she looked up and asked, 'How do you spell pudgy?' I looked at her wondering what in the world that hard to do with her homework, when I heard her father answer, 'G-I-N-A'. HRMPH! 'Dear, your father is going to...
The other night while driving home I was telling my daughter that a friend of ours, Tammy, was sick. My daughter looked at me and said quite seriously, 'Can she sit up?' 'HUH?' 'Well, my friend Susie was so sick she couldn't even sit up and I wondered if Tammy could...
CJ & I were talking in the car one evening and he said, "I'm going to try out fir the team." "Ok, CJ, but it's fOR not fIR." "I know... Wait! What? Really?" Oy Vey!
It's that time again -- field trip time when parents everywhere use their hard earned vacation hours to spend time with their children and their children's friends... I'm being proactive -- I'm taking Tylenol before I leave! Hope you have a great day!
Not very long ago I told my children that I was planning a business trip. My middle child, the worrier, started asking questions, right away.. When are you leaving? When are you coming back? Who is taking you to the airport? Where are you staying? Who are you going...
CJ and I were talking the other night. He was picking on me and I laughed and told him how glad I am that I like him. He asked what I meant and I responded, "well, even though you're my children I couldn't guarantee that you would be people I like when you're grown."...