Hot dog fingers
Tyr was scratching my back on Mother’s Day and Adam wanted a back scratch too, so he told Maeven to go scratch his back…his reaction: “No! She has no fingernails! That’d be like rubbing 5 hot dogs on my back!”
Survival of the fittest
Having a discussion about survival of the fittest with Adam and Tyren..I mentioned maybe some deer had longer necks and were able to survive because they could reach more food… Then the conversation evolved into silly speculations, ending in Adam saying: “What if the original inventor of the forklift was really shortnecked deers, and humans stole the invention.” Um, whaaaat? […]
Thoughts on family
I was just doing some thoughts on family while showering. I do a lot of thinking in the shower. Some families are not close. I know families that spend time together, but don’t necessarily know each other or even really enjoy each other’s company. They might have awkward or toxic relationships or they might just do get togethers because it’s […]
2 min isn’t so long
I just walked into the bedroom to my husband demonstrating to my 10yr old how 2 min isn’t very long in a very unique way… Timer set on his iPhone, wacking son with pillows, tons of giggles from my son. My husband’s parenting is never a dull moment, I tell ya.
It’s moments like these…
My 15yr old just excitedly said to me: “Look! I can lick my elbow!” And then she proceeded to do so. facepalm #Proudtobehermom
No Chocolate bunny for Dad
Tyr and Adam were arguing about possession of his chocolate bunny (it’s Easter)…Adam was trying to convince him the Easter Bunny left a note saying the chocolate bunny was for his dad…Tyr wasn’t buying it and telling him why…ending with: Tyr: “And ALSO…” (Grabs his bunny and licks it a bunch) “I licked it.” Me: (cracking up) Adam: “Uh, ok, […]
Deja Vu
I’m having an odd sense of deja vu. I’m feeling like I’ve lived this scenario before…But it damn well better be different this time around. And luckily, I am pretty sure it is.So we’re reviving The Learning Village. Remember my homeschool resource center? That failed project of mine from several years ago? Let’s see, it was 2009 to about 2011 […]
How crude
My husband just told my son not to use the word “asteroid” because that was “kinda crude.”…”Call it a buttsteroid.”
Depression sucks
Seriously. I don’t like this feeling. I rarely feel like this, and I imagine it’s brought on by that time of the month, so it should be temporary. But I just do not do well with this icky feeling. I am starting to really get an idea how hard it must be to be someone who deals with these emotions […]
My husband the creative singer
My husband is trying to sing Walk Like an Egyptian… Adam: “All the elves in the lookout tower” Me: what??? Adam: I don’t know the words but I want to sing. I have music in my heart. Me: okkkk
Apparently I’m not a good parent
Maeven was being goofy, pretending to be stuck under Tyr’s mattress on the floor…saying “HEEEEELP….Mom, help!” I was texting a friend and ignoring her temporarily…knowing she wasn’t actually stuck…so Maeven says: “Heeeeelp….Mom, heeeeeeeelp. You’renotaverygoodparent” (as a sort of aside)…then…”Heeeeeeeeelp”. Lol. Dork. I’m surrounded by dorks.
Can’t hear you!
LOL!! My 9yr old just told me “I’m not here, so I can’t hear you!” when I was saying it’s 9 o’clock, time to start getting ready for bed. I said “Oh REALLY?” and he said “Just go with it.” True story. LOL
Unlecturing
I love that I finally seem to have developed the ability to lecture my 14yr old daughter about life lessons in a way that is goofy and fun, and very UNlecture-y. Just had a long conversation with her about the importance of routine….something I’ve struggled with for YEARS. At least since I became a mom…I was much better about it […]
Hubby’s humor
After the Clovis Xmas Lights parade… “That car’s antlers are shaped like a bicycle” What was he looking at? A car with a bicycle on top, of course.
The weather is beautiful but my mood is not
This week the temp FINALLY took a nose dive and it started feeling less like summer, more like fall. Well, Fresno fall, which isn’t crisp like it was in NJ…just not HOT, like it’s been since May. Yet, I’m feeling really overwhelmed with all that I need to do, and all that is going on, that it’s been difficult to […]
A Productive NonProductive Day
Today was a complete wash in some ways and very productive in others. I was planning to do some more house cleaning and purging, as I’ve been doing all summer, but got totally sidetracked. I finally pinned my kids down and asked them what time period they’d like to start with this coming school year. I pulled out our Usborne […]
Quote from my daughter, age 7
Just found this on a piece of paper: “Today I saw a great blue heron and a white heron! They are very neat! Also we saw 4 turtles. And lots and lots of little ducks. One black duck kept following us around. He thought we had food.” 8/8/08
Funny things on a road trip
Maeven, looking at the hills, covered in dead CA native grasses, sprinkled with little bushy trees: “Everything looks like broccoli!” ———————– This hay truck drove past and Adam said “Hey!!” Took me a sec and I got it and burst into giggles. I’m easily amused. ——————- While talking about the alphabet game, where you look for the letters of the […]
Adam-ism of the day
After I told Adam I wasn’t going to go check to see if the drier was empty for him, that he could do it himself, because I was in the middle of something (He’s ALWAYS trying to get me to do things for him, and feigns hurt or anger when I won’t.)…. “Sometimes when people are being mean to other […]
Gearing up for a good summer!
I’ve been feeling really good lately. Not sure entirely why, except I’ve relaxed about a lot of things. I am doing a more relaxed homeschooling, I’m trying to stay on top of my life responsibilities but at the same time do it in a more relaxed manner (vs running around like a maniac, feeling stressed out all the time), and […]
Porcupine Humor
Dad: If I was a porcupine, you wouldn’t be doing this!(As Tyr was banging Maeve’s head against him repeatedly. Don’t ask. LOL!)
Just overheard behind me
8yr old Tyren to his dad: “You don’t say funguses, you say fungi.” 43yr old Adam (aka “Dad”): “Quit being smarter than me!”
Why I no longer believe in college
I agree wholeheartedly with this article. Just saw it in a friend’s feed on Facebook, and it got me thinking, again, about how ridiculous we’ve gotten about college nowadays. College education used to be the end all and be all. It’s not anymore. Says the college graduate. 🙂 But I did it without spending my life chained to student loans. […]
Christmas is just not my thing
I don’t enjoy Xmas. I really don’t. It saddens me because it was such an important time of year for me years ago. During my single days, pre-children, when there were only 3 people in the world I had to think about for gifts. And nothing else to do but decorate a tiny apartment and only one place to go […]
Silly girls
Overheard in my kitchen, conversation between my 12.5yr old and her dear friend Brooke…. Brooke: How’d you remember that?Maeven: Uh, my brain.Brooke: Oh cool! How’d you do that? I want one of those!Maeven: I know! They’re cool!! preteen giggles all around, plus some Mommy giggles, truth be toldMaeven: They’re half off at Walmart!!
Why do you keep calling me that?
Just heard in the Smith home: 12.5yr old Maeven: Dad? 42.5yr old Adam (aka “Dad”): Why do you keep calling me that?
The silence is golden
Just tickled pink right now! I turned the tv on a little while ago, thinking that the kids hardly ever get to see some of the morning shows on PBS because we just haven’t been turning the tv on lately except in the afternoon when their favorite shows are on. Frankly, I’VE missed Curious George! Lol! So I just looked […]
Prepare to see defeat!
Tyren and Maeven are roughhousing and I’m cracking up because Tyren is saying:“Prepare to see de feet…see? Prepare to see de heel…see?” And on and on, lol!! – Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone
Still with the sense of humor
Background: I just had a nasty stomach bug yesterday, and my kids seem to be following suit… Maeven just now up-chucked in the sink after eating chicken noodle soup, and after cleaning out the sink, Adam asked Maeven: “I saved most of the noodles, Maeven, do you want them?” Yep, that’s my hubby, always the comedian.
Sick thoughts
Laying in bed, sick with a cold, listening to Pandora on my phone. I plugged in Kenny Loggins, one of my favorites, and it started with his heart wrenching, but oh-so-lovely “Forever”…not a song that reminds me of anything in particular but feels like it must to many. It’s such a strong song. Started me thinking about how songs often […]
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