I was to be co-hosting my first Twitter party the other day, and I was so excited about it. I have been wanting to do that for a while and finally had the opportunity. The time couldn’t have been better as it was scheduled during the kids’ quiet time when I usually do my blogging… [continue reading]
Funny Quotes about Daddy
My husband Jason is an engineer. When Jason arrived home from work, my daughter Joy asked him, “When do you build if you’re always wearing your fancy clothes?” I loved that, his “fancy clothes.” He explained that he doesn’t actually build, but designs the buildings. “Then why do you have a builder hat?” Most days… [continue reading]
Winning isn’t everything
After one of Joy’s basketball games the other girls asked if they could play next season. Once they saw how much fun Joy has been having playing they want in on it too. Now, Joy is just naturally competitive. I don’t know how much talent she has for basketball specifically, but she is a go… [continue reading]
Embarrassing things I say
Usually I tell you about things chronologically, but with my trip to Peru I’ve gone more topical and have skipped around here and there. Maybe that’s just how my brain is functioning right now I’m not sure. 🙂 Oh the embarrassing things I say… On one of the flights home I was sitting by Carly… [continue reading]
Amusing Bathroom Features
My blogger friend Robin has inspired me to look for the humor in bathrooms with his many postings on the subject, not least of which is Top 10 Worst Bathroom Experiences. While none of these even come close to his experiences, here are some bathroom features that I found amusing in my travels in Peru…. [continue reading]
Funny Kids Quotes
My husband was home with a migraine so I left the baby sleeping in his crib when I went to pick the kids up from their one day a week school for home schooled kids. On the way home I explained to all of them in great detail that when we got home everyone needed… [continue reading]
Funny Husband Quotes
“No picking your boogers and throwing them on the kitchen table!” was what I heard my husband tell one of the kids. Good advice I’d say! 🙂 “Honey, I tried to call you today. You must have turned your phone off when you went to that seminar,” I commented to Jason when he got… [continue reading]
You’ve got the flu?
My Joy began with a fever on Sunday. She felt dizzy and just plain awful. I kept her home from church and hoped she’d be better the next day, but her fever was higher. The next day her fever was even higher. I’m normally not the one going to the doctor with every illness, but… [continue reading]
Marriage: Gotta Laugh!
While Jason was home during our Christmas/New Year vacation, he tried to get some things done around the house when we weren’t playing games. A piece of the floor had come off months before and he had thought he’d get a new one since the existing one was very scratched up, but with all the… [continue reading]
Who’s the Boss?
“When Daddy says, ‘no’ and Mommy says, ‘maybe’ then the answer is yes because, ‘maybe’ usually means yes and Mommy’s the boss,” said my daughter in the back seat about whether or not we were going to go out to eat. My husband and I turned and looked at each other. “See, we always do… [continue reading]