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Pinefish, of course

Jon was asking his friend Sylvia multiplication questions like: "What's 2 x 1?" Then he decided to stump her parents by asking, "What's tree x fish?"

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Jon and I were talking about how different families have different names for their grandparents. Sylvia's are "Nana and Poppy", while we call ours "Grandma and Grandpa". "That's our policy," says Jon.

Cooking on the playground

I was pushing Jon on a swing, when he called out "More salt!. I pushed a bit higher. After a minute, he called out "More pepper!" I pushed a bit higher. Then he said, "Hot sauce!"

What a helpful little boy

I asked Jon if there was any water in the rain barrel, and without missing a beat, he said, "No, just flies and rats."

Here in the salt mines...

I asked Jon to put his dirty clothes in the hamper (full disclosure...that was one pair of sweatpants and one sock). He said, "Why do I have to do all the chores?"

I will try to get a pic of this

There is a place in the Children's Museum where parents can take pictures of their kids, with the kids face as the center of a flower. Jon put his face through, and growled, "I'm an angry flower!"

Hydrophobia or Homeworkphobia

New house rule: foaming at the mouth to get out of doing homework only works if you have actually have rabies.