Whose Mom?

I was writing a letter to my mom in cursive. Nathan came over and looked at the paper and asked what it said.

I read, "Dear Mom."

Nathan looked at my quizzically and asked, "You're writing a letter to yourself?"

I'm Cute and I Know It

After fishing something small and inedible out of Alex's mouth for what seemed like the hundredth time today (seriously, how does she find this stuff?!), I said, "I've about had it with you today!"

She looked up at me sweetly with her head cocked to one side and said, "Oh-tay, Mom."

The Lure of the Toy Machine

We were leaving the store, and of course the kids saw the machine where you use a claw to grab a toy. Taylor wanted to use it, and I was trying to explain to him how people are rarely able to get anything. It just takes your money and you get nothing, so it's a waste. He was adamant that HE would be able to get something, but I told him we weren't going to waste our time and money trying.

While walking through the parking lot towards the van, and Taylor emphatically said, "When I'm in high school and have a driver's license, I'm going to use that machine."

I told him I could agree with that.

Telling Mom "How It Is"

We were getting ready to put together the new bookshelf for Taylor and Nathan's room. Matt is out of town until Saturday.

Nathan: "Does it need screws?"

Mom: "I haven't looked yet, but it probably does."

Nathan: "Oh, NO! Now we'll have to wait for Daddy to come home and put it together!"

Mom: "I can do the screws."

Nathan: "You can?"

Mom: "Of course I can! I'm MOMMY (showing him my muscles)!"

Nathan: "Yeah, but Dad is stronger than you."

Thanks.

Could I have a side of finger with that?

I was lecturing Taylor on how sweet, but how dangerous, it was to sneak up behind me and give me a surprise hug while I was cutting up meat for fondue night tonight. Here's how our conversation ended:

Taylor: "I'm sorry, Mom!"

Mom: "I almost cut off my pinky finger! That would have been the end of fondue night."

Taylor: "Well...then Dad could have made fondue for us."

Is that really possible?

Christmas Eve morning as we sat down to breakfast, Nathan commented: "I was upstairs, getting socks on and going to the bathroom... not at the same time." Well, you'd have to be pretty talented to do that.

Desert or Jungle?

While traveling in Arizona, we overheard Nathan excitedly pointing out the foliage of the local climate to Taylor:

"Look at all those jungle trees!"

He was way excited about all those palm trees.