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On Saturday I was on a panel at the Mom 2.0 Summit in Houston. The moderator, Holly Buchanan, asked me how I found funny things to write about all of the time. Of course I am paraphrasing, but I said something along the lines of “Life is funny, and I am easily amused.”
Just to prove my point about my life being funny I got this text message from my husband less than five hours later:
While yes, I would like to take credit for presenting things in a funny way, the truth is that my family is hysterical, my friends are hilarious and I see humor all over the place.
There is actually more about the panel, Why Women are so 2.0, here if you are interested.
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I don’t think I told you about it here but I’ve been doing Hooked on Phonics with The Goon Squad.
Since they started Kindergarten I have been sort of neglectful. Their teacher have been doing a great job and they have both been making huge leaps in reading and writing.
Since the weather gods have clearly decided that my children are to be home schooled this month I decided to pull out the HOP box and see how much progress the twins have make in Kindergarten.
It turns out that they are reading really well. They have got the three letter words down pat and they are getting better with sight words (you know, she, what, is, the, etc.) and they are even doing well with the stories.
Then the little book threw us a curve ball.
Or should I say passed us a curve ball?
The sentence was “Tim can pass.”
Ian got the “Tim” and he got the “can’” and then he got stuck.
I said “Sound it out.”
“Paws? Paz? Pahs?”
Against my better judgment I did what I knew would help him.
“What sound does A-S-S make?”
*blank stare*
“What word have I been telling you that you weren’t allowed to spell anymore all week?”
“ASS! PASS!”
He read the word, followed by hysterical laughter and saying the word ass over and over and over until I threatened him with a nap.
And there you have it. The mother of the year award, bring it to me.
Oh yeah, that is his thumb.
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11:40 am |
On the day after Snowmageddon 2010 I was supposed to be helping Claudia clean her room. Instead I was taking pictures out of her bedroom window.
I was taking pictures of icicles when Ian walked in and said “Is that a bear?”
The kids thought I was taking pictures of the large mammal in our back yard that I hadn’t even noticed.
I yelled “Hey Gabe! There is a huge doe in our back yard!”
And that is when Claudia fed me the line. She said “What is a doe?”
I got to say – completely in context and with absolute accuracy – “A deer, a female deer.”
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4:14 pm |
Ian was in the shower and spiking up his hair.
Actual Father Not Shown
I said “Are you making liberty spikes?”
He said “What is a liberty spike?”
I explained to him what a liberty spikes were and what a mohawk was.
“You know your Dad used to have a mohawk. A purple one.”
“No he didn’t. He had a purple head?”
“No, honey, just his hair was purple. His head was regular color. He used to have a nose ring too.” I said. ” A Bull Ring, like this” and I demonstrated what a bull ring looks like.
And my five year old son said “That is so old fashioned.”
Welcome to 2010 people. We are old now.
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1:46 am |
