Month: October 2006

now that’s just wrong

I saw a lime green Ford Mustang today. Isn’t there an amendment to the constitution that says Mustangs should only be painted red? There’s not? Shouldn’t there be?

Grandaddy visits the chiropractor

Visit #1 – Grandaddy gets x-rays and “they electrocuted me.” Visit #2 – Grandaddy leaves a message on my cell phone. “I’m leaving your mother for anyone in the doctor’s office who will do that to my back every day.” Visit #3 – The doctor tells Grandaddy he needs to lose weight and assigns him […]

just send cash

Noah’s room mother left me a voice mail last night. “I see that you aren’t volunteering to help in the classroom this year (younger siblings aren’t allowed at school) and I was wondering if you wouldn’t mind putting together treat bags for Halloween. Candy isn’t allowed at school anymore, so just fill it with school […]

Evan says

Mom: “Evan, get down from there, right now.” Evan giggles and continues jumping on his big brother’s bed. Mom: “One. . .” Evan: “Two!” I guess there’s too much counting in our house.

they can’t even choose their PINs

Our public schools are phasing in a point of sale system in the cafeteria similar to what you use when you check out at the grocery store. Each child is being asked to memorize a random series of numbers to use every time they make a purchase at lunch. I can’t begin to imagine how […]

dagnabit

Doug and I were both surprised by a recent Noah-ism. I was especially interested in the comments his readers made about what children should and shouldn’t say. When I was a child, it didn’t just matter what the word was, but also how the word was used. Anything said wrong could get me in big […]