The family was sitting around playing videos games last night. We were playing the new Donkey Kong Returns when my husband decided to keep me in the loop about the kids conversations of the day. It started a little like this.....
Guess what Joey said..........
That is usually the way it starts.
Joe went on with his explanation. Apparently Logan told Joey that women got their periods once a month. I was told to ask Joey what he said next.
Alright, I will bite, "what did you say?"
Joey turned all red and tried to hide behind daddy.
"Mom, I just wanted to know how many times a month mens got their periods," he said looking all embarrassed.
Truly this boy is comedy gold, I think he is most likely the one of my kids to end up on youtube. Too bad he does not have a little bother named Charile who bites fingers.
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Dinner Conversations: Awe the Innocence of Little Ones
Dinner time is always a bonding time for us, it is the one place that we all stop and try to talk about our lives. Every night we always take the time to talk about the kids day at school. Joey's stories usually consist of stories about the playground drama.
Today Taylor was discussing her schedule next year. She excited because she can take yearbook, journalism, or a foreign language. She was so focused and of course I wanted her to take the journalism.
After the youngest ones finished their stories, our attention moved to the teenager. He rambling about this and that. He then started talking about his friend. There is always one kid you do not want your kid to hang out with, well this was one of them. Logan was telling us how this kid had started smoking and how he thinks it is soooo cool.
Joey piped up with, "What does he think........does he think he is a dragon, Logan?"
Joe and I just looked at each other and started laughing. Logan and Taylor looked at him like he had worms crawling out of his eyeballs.
Ah, the innocence of the little ones.
Today Taylor was discussing her schedule next year. She excited because she can take yearbook, journalism, or a foreign language. She was so focused and of course I wanted her to take the journalism.
After the youngest ones finished their stories, our attention moved to the teenager. He rambling about this and that. He then started talking about his friend. There is always one kid you do not want your kid to hang out with, well this was one of them. Logan was telling us how this kid had started smoking and how he thinks it is soooo cool.
Joey piped up with, "What does he think........does he think he is a dragon, Logan?"
Joe and I just looked at each other and started laughing. Logan and Taylor looked at him like he had worms crawling out of his eyeballs.
Ah, the innocence of the little ones.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Taylor VS. Glenn Beck
I trully believe most Americans are pretty moderate. Our family is pretty much in the middle about most things. One thing my husband go back and forth about the extremes of both parties. Sometimes when you are mid-rant, you forget that your children are listening. Seriously, they never pay attention to other things you say like......brush your hair, turn off the light, flush the toilet. You know things you actually directly tell them.
So I was a little shocked when this event happened.
Taylor, Joey and I had went to see MegaMind in 3D. I always get there early, because that is how I am. I hate to be late for movies. I want to see ALL the previews. We were at Regal in Richmond sitting and waiting. They were playing promos and low and behold Glenn Beck face popped up in a promo ad. The voice guy said........"America is Broke, Glenn Beck is going to fix it."
In the complete silence of the theater, my daughter said in a thunderous tone......."YEAH RIGHT."
Everyone heard her. I leaned over and informed that she was not burning her training bras or going on silent protest. Okay I might consider a silent protest.
There is are moments when you are parent that you are so proud. First days of kindergarten, graduations, honor roll.......for me the it was it was at the movie theater waiting for MegaMind.
So I was a little shocked when this event happened.
Taylor, Joey and I had went to see MegaMind in 3D. I always get there early, because that is how I am. I hate to be late for movies. I want to see ALL the previews. We were at Regal in Richmond sitting and waiting. They were playing promos and low and behold Glenn Beck face popped up in a promo ad. The voice guy said........"America is Broke, Glenn Beck is going to fix it."
In the complete silence of the theater, my daughter said in a thunderous tone......."YEAH RIGHT."
Everyone heard her. I leaned over and informed that she was not burning her training bras or going on silent protest. Okay I might consider a silent protest.
There is are moments when you are parent that you are so proud. First days of kindergarten, graduations, honor roll.......for me the it was it was at the movie theater waiting for MegaMind.
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Logan the American Citizen....well maybe
I was out shopping with my friend at Old Navy when I got a call from home. Logan wanted to go get an application from Subway next door. I told him to ask his father, he informed me that he was not home. I told him to wait and ask him.
Later I received a text from my husband that said we had failed our son.
"Why?"
"He did not know our address, phone number, AND if he was legally allowed to be employed in the United States."
I could not even respond. Yep, we had failed him.
"Then he wanted to know if it was better to fill it out with a pencil.......a PENCIL......Yeah."
"Oh dear Lord," was all I could say.
Later when got home, Joe told me that he was going to live with us forever because the boy did not even know if he was an American citizen.
Later I received a text from my husband that said we had failed our son.
"Why?"
"He did not know our address, phone number, AND if he was legally allowed to be employed in the United States."
I could not even respond. Yep, we had failed him.
"Then he wanted to know if it was better to fill it out with a pencil.......a PENCIL......Yeah."
"Oh dear Lord," was all I could say.
Later when got home, Joe told me that he was going to live with us forever because the boy did not even know if he was an American citizen.
Mr. Skipper: A Logan Story
I know that my teenager is going to screw up. I know he is going to test the boundaries. I accept that and expect it. But I would like to think that the child will at least have some common sense a long the way and try not to get caught. Apparently my expectations were slightly high. This is my own fault considering he tried to break into a snack machine with a plastic fork.
So Friday, Logan had asked to have his girlfriend over. That is fine, she is a sweet girl and Logan had been good.
About 10am that morning I got an email from his teacher. Great, I dreaded opening it. My instincts were right.
"Logan skipped my class yesterday. I referred him for administrative discipline. Please address this at home."
Now I skipped many times when I was a teenager. But I am a hypocrite and I thrive on it. I had all day to consider out my punishment strategy.
He got home and I was outside, when I came in he and his girlfriend was sitting down looking at me with a look off anticipation.
"Mom, I know you know what I did," Logan told me.
Trying to control myself, "Alright, what happened."
"Lunch was over and I was in the gym with my friends. We were playing two-on-two and when the bell rang I had to stay because then it would be an uneven number. So I stayed and played basketball and my teacher's assistant for that class walked by the gym and I waved and smiled."
I looked at Logan's girlfriend and said matter-of-factly, "You are dating the dumbest guy at Freeman."
She shook her head and said, "I know."
"You're lucky your father is not here to deal with this, go into the other room so I can think about your punishment. Oh and why did you skip study call, aren't you behind?"
"We are not suppose to work on that classes work there," now I know he is lying.
So I calmed down and text my friends who had been waiting to find out what class her skipped. I came up with his punishment.
I walked back to where he was, "Here is the deal, you have a choice. You can give up your XBox until you serve your detention at school OR I can take your girlfriend home and you will not be allowed to see her until your detention is served. Your choice."
"Well of course, I will take the XBox suspension."
"Remember, it is suppose to snow Tuesday(his day of detention) and you are going to be stuck in the house without video game privileges."
"I know, I will still give up the XBox."
So that was his punishment, later that night I was dropping his girlfriend off and I was telling her mom all about it. Out of the corner of the room, her husband said, "I know two other woman in this room who skipped a few classes in their date."
I said, "This is true, but my middle name is hypocrite."
So Friday, Logan had asked to have his girlfriend over. That is fine, she is a sweet girl and Logan had been good.
About 10am that morning I got an email from his teacher. Great, I dreaded opening it. My instincts were right.
"Logan skipped my class yesterday. I referred him for administrative discipline. Please address this at home."
Now I skipped many times when I was a teenager. But I am a hypocrite and I thrive on it. I had all day to consider out my punishment strategy.
He got home and I was outside, when I came in he and his girlfriend was sitting down looking at me with a look off anticipation.
"Mom, I know you know what I did," Logan told me.
Trying to control myself, "Alright, what happened."
"Lunch was over and I was in the gym with my friends. We were playing two-on-two and when the bell rang I had to stay because then it would be an uneven number. So I stayed and played basketball and my teacher's assistant for that class walked by the gym and I waved and smiled."
I looked at Logan's girlfriend and said matter-of-factly, "You are dating the dumbest guy at Freeman."
She shook her head and said, "I know."
"You're lucky your father is not here to deal with this, go into the other room so I can think about your punishment. Oh and why did you skip study call, aren't you behind?"
"We are not suppose to work on that classes work there," now I know he is lying.
So I calmed down and text my friends who had been waiting to find out what class her skipped. I came up with his punishment.
I walked back to where he was, "Here is the deal, you have a choice. You can give up your XBox until you serve your detention at school OR I can take your girlfriend home and you will not be allowed to see her until your detention is served. Your choice."
"Well of course, I will take the XBox suspension."
"Remember, it is suppose to snow Tuesday(his day of detention) and you are going to be stuck in the house without video game privileges."
"I know, I will still give up the XBox."
So that was his punishment, later that night I was dropping his girlfriend off and I was telling her mom all about it. Out of the corner of the room, her husband said, "I know two other woman in this room who skipped a few classes in their date."
I said, "This is true, but my middle name is hypocrite."
Dumbest Thing I Have Ever Said
Any parent who has a child or multiple children knows the general frustrations of being a parent. Sometimes the things they do infuriates a parent so much they can barely speak.
With me, most of the time it is their names. I am yelling and for the life of me, I cannot remember what I named this child who done this dumb thing. But there are times that you are so mad, you say something so dumb you want to ask for the money back from the college you attended. Obviously you were overcharged.
That incident happened to me the other night. My husband was in Florida and I was left at home with these three children. Of course, it is at that time that they decided it was necessary to argue with each other......constantly. The only time they stopped was when they were sleeping or........nope sleeping was pretty much it.
Joey took his nightly bath, which gave me a few minutes of peace and quiet.
Suddenly I hear arguing, this time it is Logan and Joey. I am trying to pretend like I do not hear anything. That is my usual tactic. Then Logan rushed in the room, with the baby behind begging him not to tell.
"Mom, Joey has been stuffing a rag in the drain, so he can take a bath."
Now the one thing that will instantly peeve off a parent is the destruction of the house and/or furniture. He apparently was wedging it deep in the drain and it was almost unreachable. Logan had pulled out and ran to tell me of his discovery.
Then I could hear Joey tell me from behind Logan......"NO, NO." I knew he was lying.
Blind fury hit me at that moment and it slipped out of my mouth before I could put it back in there.
"If you ever do that again.......I will spank your face."
Oh wow, that did not make sense. Plus I never ever hit my children in the face. Generally I am not a fan of spanking. So the fact I would even threaten something that was absurd was out of my character. But the verbiage alone, made he kids look at me like I lost my mind.
Realizing I had said something so dumb, I tried to save face. If I started laughing Joey might have seen that as an opportunity to do it again. So I said something dumb to follow it up.
"Don't ever take a bath again in my house while your living with me again," was my response.
He looked at me and ran into the room trying to avoid anymore punishment.
Later that night I was telling my husband and he just started laughing. "The kids are making you crazy, aren't they?
"You think."
With me, most of the time it is their names. I am yelling and for the life of me, I cannot remember what I named this child who done this dumb thing. But there are times that you are so mad, you say something so dumb you want to ask for the money back from the college you attended. Obviously you were overcharged.
That incident happened to me the other night. My husband was in Florida and I was left at home with these three children. Of course, it is at that time that they decided it was necessary to argue with each other......constantly. The only time they stopped was when they were sleeping or........nope sleeping was pretty much it.
Joey took his nightly bath, which gave me a few minutes of peace and quiet.
Suddenly I hear arguing, this time it is Logan and Joey. I am trying to pretend like I do not hear anything. That is my usual tactic. Then Logan rushed in the room, with the baby behind begging him not to tell.
"Mom, Joey has been stuffing a rag in the drain, so he can take a bath."
Now the one thing that will instantly peeve off a parent is the destruction of the house and/or furniture. He apparently was wedging it deep in the drain and it was almost unreachable. Logan had pulled out and ran to tell me of his discovery.
Then I could hear Joey tell me from behind Logan......"NO, NO." I knew he was lying.
Blind fury hit me at that moment and it slipped out of my mouth before I could put it back in there.
"If you ever do that again.......I will spank your face."
Oh wow, that did not make sense. Plus I never ever hit my children in the face. Generally I am not a fan of spanking. So the fact I would even threaten something that was absurd was out of my character. But the verbiage alone, made he kids look at me like I lost my mind.
Realizing I had said something so dumb, I tried to save face. If I started laughing Joey might have seen that as an opportunity to do it again. So I said something dumb to follow it up.
"Don't ever take a bath again in my house while your living with me again," was my response.
He looked at me and ran into the room trying to avoid anymore punishment.
Later that night I was telling my husband and he just started laughing. "The kids are making you crazy, aren't they?
"You think."
Saturday, January 1, 2011
2011's New Years Resolutions
Well I generally don't make resolutions because I tend to forget day-to-day what my resolutions are for any given year. So I thought I would blog, so I can at least remember them.
1. Cook one new dish a week.
2. Get organized in every faucet of my life
3. Manage my time better
4. Spend more time on my blog and less time on facebook
5. Spend more time texting, emailing, or calling my friends.
6. Exercise more and eat healthy
7. Find balance in my life
8. Control my temper and try to redirect my energy
9. Spend more quality time with the kiddos
10. Spend more time listening instead of talking
1. Cook one new dish a week.
2. Get organized in every faucet of my life
3. Manage my time better
4. Spend more time on my blog and less time on facebook
5. Spend more time texting, emailing, or calling my friends.
6. Exercise more and eat healthy
7. Find balance in my life
8. Control my temper and try to redirect my energy
9. Spend more quality time with the kiddos
10. Spend more time listening instead of talking
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