Wonderful Wife: “Why has your backpack gotten so heavy again? We need to sort out the non-essentials.”
Danger Monkey, age 10: “It’s all essentials.”
For reference, this is a picture of just the FICTION books that were in his backpack. It seriously weighed almost as much as him.
We might have a reader on our hands. (or three)
Rushing the boy to Fencing lessons, after making the kids dinner and doing a load of dishes, after doing laundry earlier today and even hanging it on a clothesline…
I just realized I’m a Soccer Mom.
#SoccerMomsRule
#NotQuiteTigerMom
#INeedAFruityDrink
#SomeoneTeachMeTheSecretHandshake
Little Miss Thing, age 7: “I need to make a tongue twister for my homework.”
Danger Monkey, age 10: “The dog saw a duck in the ditch.”
LMT: “Too easy. How about Bob saw a… big… buck… in the ditch.”
DM: “Is that a tongue twister?”
LMT: “Bob saw a big buck in the bit… I almost said a bad word!!!!”
(much laughter)
DM: “How about Pretty Pigs Pranced Past Pumpkin Pie?”
LMT: “Pretty pigs pranced past poon…”
DM: “What?”
(much laughter)
LMT: “Good thing poon isn’t a bad word.”
Me: (rolls eyes, whistles)
Very Vocal Viking 