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Archives - February 2010
Mischief Defined.
Wednesday, February 17 2010 - Funny Stuff
On Taxes.
Tuesday, February 16 2010 - Funny Stuff
Laurel: “Mom, why don’t we just get rid of taxes?” Me: “Because if we didn’t pay taxes, we wouldn’t have services like ambulances, libraries, roads, fire departments, public schools…” Laurel: “Oh, yeah. Good point.” Ethan: “And we wouldn’t have lines on the roads, either!” Me: “Well, true.” Ethan: “Wouldn...
The Benefits Outweigh the Challenges.
Friday, February 12 2010 - Family
Ethan tosses the cat in the Christmas tree. Ethan jangles my nerves playing with noisy toys throughout the house. Ethan repeatedly rides his trike across the vacuum cord despite my repeated warnings against doing so. Ethan says, “I don’t care if you do” when I threaten to take something away because...
Whinny the Pu Pu Platter.
Tuesday, February 09 2010 - Funny Stuff
Ethan: “Hey Mom, look at my pointy teeth!” Michelle: “Nice, Ethan. Do you remember why you have pointy teeth?” Ethan: “To eat meat!” Michelle: “Yup. What’s your favorite kind of meat?” -wait for it- Ethan: “HORSE MEAT!!!!”...
Progress.
Monday, February 08 2010 - Family
Ethan’s still making progress on his LEGO fireboat. He’s done all of this himself: This photo does not reflect it, but a few minutes before I took it he was using the instruction manual upside down. I turned it right-side-up for him, figuring he probably was placing components on the wrong side. He wasn...
Beef Jerky.
Monday, February 08 2010 - Funny Stuff
We made homemade beef jerky a couple of weeks ago. There was a line for pre-jerky steak: Naturally, the line was a lot funnier BEFORE THE ANIMALS MOVED while I was getting my camera. Stupid animals....
Field Trip.
Sunday, February 07 2010 - Family
Last week I took Ethan to the Science Center. We have been studying the solar system and dinosaurs in Mommy School. We spent the entire day there – or at least as long as we could. We dropped Laurel at school and didn’t leave until we had to go pick her up. He loved every minute of it. We wanted to watch...
Our Mexican Restaurant.
Friday, February 05 2010 - Family
Waiter: “Something to drink sir?” Greg: “A margarita on the rocks, please.” Waiter: “And for you, ma’am?” Michelle: “I’ll have the same.” Waiter (looking to Laurel): “And I suppose a margarita for you, also?” Last night we got a very rare opportunity to have just Laurel to ourselves. When this happens...
These Are the Questions I Field All Day.
Monday, February 01 2010 - Funny Stuff
Ethan has taken to asking impossible questions – questions with no answers. For several days, he has been asking, “Mommy, what if the sun went out of orbit?” “That would be bad, Ethan, because almost all life on Earth depends on the sun. If there is no sun, there is no life.” Then he says, “But...
