Playing Catch-Up

I've been told by certain people that all my best stuff shows up on Facebook and not on the blog. Yeah, well.....

Life gets busy....aka....I don't feel like writing a post but know I will forget the funny so Facebook wins. How'd you like that run-on sentence??

So, here you go...the latest kid funnies.
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Anna Grace: Why are people shooting off fireworks today? It's not July 4?
Mom: I have no idea. Maybe they don't have a calendar.
Anna Grace: Or maybe they are Japanese.
Mom: Uhhh.....
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Dad: Who's excited about the 4th of July?
AG: Me!!
Abby: Me too (said in a dull voice)
Dad: A little more enthusiasm, Abs.
Abby: I don't know who he is.
Sigh.
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Abby: Mommy, how do they make stickers?
Mom: Abby, I have no idea.
Abby: Why not? You've been to college.
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Abby: Mommy, when are you going to buy more Ritz crackers?
Anna Grace (with an exasperated sigh): She is not going to buy them unless it's buy one get one free or she has a coupon.
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Checked the history on the office computer and found numerous searches for "Anna Grace Richard's facebook". Oh good grief.
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Took the girls to the eye doctor.....the doctor walked in and asked," So which of you two is the troublemaker?" Anna Grace piped up immediately and said, "Me!"
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Dear Teen Boy: Despite your loud vocalizations and opinions on the taking of senior pictures, let me just tell you, you will not win this battle. Senior pictures are not for you....they are for me. So suck it up and deal with it.
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The Boy can be bought.....use of our Six Flags parking pass in exchange for full cooperation for his casual senior pictures tomorrow. No cooperation, no pass.
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Coming up soon....Fourth of July events with a full house, including two of Dave's co-workers who are brand new US citizens!! Toss in illegal fireworks, lots of food, all four kids home, and awesome friends......whoo hoo!

Ain't Technology Grand?

Anna Grace: How old were you when you got your first (cell) phone?

Mom: Hmmmm, I was 30.

(Had a car bag phone before that....raise your hand if you remember those!)

Anna Grace: Really? How did you call people before then?

Mom: We used our phone in our house.

Anna Grace: You mean the one that plugs into the wall?

Mom: Yep. If someone was at a store and you needed something, you could not call them. They did not have a phone with them.

Anna Grace: (long pause.....open mouth, close mouth, then complete silence)

What a foreign concept for our kids who have grown up with technology.

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Growing up, I had.......

walkmans instead of i-pods

cassettes instead of CD's

VHS tapes instead of DVD's

desktops (if we were lucky) instead of laptops

VHS instead of DVR

public phones instead of cell phones

bus rides instead of cars

ovens instead of microwaves (for most of my childhood)

regular TV instead of HD

letters instead of email

phone calls instead of texts

And I could go on...and on...and on.

I'm almost afraid, but curious, to see what life will be like once my kids are thirty.

And since the oldest and youngest are thirteen years apart, I'm sure all four thirties will be very different.

Sixteen Dollars

No, no, no, not Sixteen Candles. That came out in the 80's, right? Maybe? I don't feel like googling it so.....go with it.

Sixteen dollars bought us two hours of fun today.

Kinda sorta.

The fun part is debatable....depending on your age.

First up, glow in the dark mini golf. Yep, got to love that. Bright neon, lit up clothing, and shining shoes. A mom's dream.

But hey, when you have two free passes and only have to pay for one game, it's worth the price.

Until you hear....

"Mom, how many times did she hit that ball?"

"Hey, she counted wrong."

"Is it my turn yet?"

"Why does she get to go first again?"

The. Longest. Thirty. Minutes. Of. The. Day.

Or, so I thought.

You see, it was a cloudy, rain looming, no pool kind of day.....and after golf, it was only 11:45. Yikes.

What now?

Mickey D's for lunch and playtime!

We haven't been out for fast food in months.

Seriously. We haven't. So this was a real treat.

Well, except for the night Alex took the girls out to eat while I hung out with friends to celebrate the end of school. (important note.....remember this event!)

But this lunch idea brought the Dreaded Playland into the picture. UGH.

However, I bit the bullet and went to McDonald's for lunch and ate IN the Dreaded Playland.

Side note: (I'm such a good mommy, huh? Even the girls were shocked!)

After a specified amount of food had been consumed, I turned them loose with all the other heathens.

Let me tell you what, there are a lot of "I'm going to do what I want even if you say no, kind of kids out there."

And a bunch of parents who are oblivious to their kids and how obnoxious they truly are in public. Holey Moley. My teacher self was on the rise when I called it quits.

To quote Alex from a month ago (after the aforementioned dinner out):

"I have seen hell. It is playland."

A Grammar Lesson.....

You'd think by third grade, a student would understand plurals, right?

One juice box means you get ONE.

One book means you get ONE.

One cookie means you get ONE.

Seems pretty easy, doesn't it?

Well, evidently Anna Grace is grammatically challenged. I cannot get her to understand that when you have nachos, you ask for NACHOS, not nacho.

And y'all, I've been over this with her numerous times.

Tonight, we had tacos. Anna Grace always wants nachos instead which is fine. But I decided to prove my point.

Mom: Anna Grace, what do you want tonight?

AG: A nacho (answered while she was reading and not watching me).

So, she got a nacho.



Abby just giggled the whole time.

Anna Grace sat down to eat and said, "Hey......that's not funny, mom."

So what do you want?

"Nachos, mom. Nachos."

And that's what she got.



Here's hoping she remembers for the next time......

Photo Session with the Girlies

While I spent the start of summer with pool visits, mini golf, playdates, and neglecting the blog, a friend of mine spent time with the girls doing a photo shoot. The girls had an awesome time playing dress up, having a tea party, and being generally cute. She took so many great pictures that I had a hard time narrowing down what to post.

I almost gave up and said, "never mind".

But as Dave just said, "Having too many good ones to pick from is a plus, isn't it?"

Yep, it is!

I also realized she had created several collages that incorporated some of the best photos.....so here you go.

Abby captured as the sweet, sweet child she is....



Anna Grace and her angelic side teamed with the "who me?" side....



Sisters being silly!



And sisters being sweet...



Followed up with......



Ah, so sweet!

She is taking Alex's senior pictures in few days.....do you think she'll be able to get him to smile??

I hope so.