My husband had just gotten home. “Quick, hide me and don’t tell them where I am!” I half joked to my husband as I collapsed onto our bed beside him. He tossed my favorite dark brown feather blanket on top of me, and then he said, “Now you look like a big pile of […]
Hits to the Mommy-Ego
It was a rough day on the ol’ mommy-ego. We were playing store today. My little girl was running the cash register and I played the part of various shoppers. At one point she said, “Now pretend to be a beautiful woman, Mommy.” I laughed and said, “Oh, I have to pretend to […]
Pumpkins and Phone Calls
With Halloween just a couple days, today was pumpkin day! The 5 year-old was much more willing to touch the “pumpkin guts” this year…scooping out tons of pumpkin seeds. The 3 year-old? Not so much. I was elbow deep in pumpkin guts when the phone rang. “Whoever it is can just leave a message,” […]
Funny Things Kids Say
Tonight, like we do many Sunday evenings, we ate dinner next door at Mamaw and Papaw’s house. After dinner Papaw was giving our daughter a ride on his shoulders. Somehow the subject of hair came up. (Papaw is bald.) He mentioned that he used to have blonde hair like hers. And he told her he […]
More Funny Things Kids Say
My 3 year-old’s legs are covered with little bruises lately. Not strange for a 3 year-old little boy. As I helped him out of the tub the other day, I asked him where all the bruises came from. His answer? “I been fightin’.” “Who have you been fighting?” “No one.” *** We took the kids […]
