Coloring on my books

Almost all my kids, except for our baby, has invariably gotten their hands on one of my books and marked it up.

So last night, S got one of my notebooks that I was using for a class and church. She grabbed my pen and scribbled a little in it.

Me: "Did you write on my paper?"

S: "No... I color it."

dadFAIL

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Who Doesn't Like The Boss?

So M, our almost 1 year old, was crying while we were listening to music on iTunes (The Kinks: Girl You Really Got Me Now)-- then Bruce Springsteen came on and she perked right up and started to dance a little. --I guess she likes the Boss better than British rock bands.

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Media Influence

Justin Beiber on Today Show. 4 Year old says, "Justin Beaver, Whose Justin Beaver?!" Sounds good to me! So thrilled to hear that media has not influenced her yet.... Now Elmo on the other had... There is a puppet with power!

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Cannot or May not

Last night E was singing while she was flossing her teeth. So from the other room I say, "You can't floss your teeth and sing at the same time."

L, our astute second grader, realizing she can do it says, "Yes she can."

"Ok but she may not."

My second grader knows the difference between cannot and may not-- I however did not make myself clear.

dadFAIL

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Hello?

Just a few days ago I caught my daughter 'S' yelling "HELLO" into the toilet bowl.

I hope she was not talking to anyone in there!

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Long time mom

You know you've been a mom awhile when...

you can harmonize with your children's toys.

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How do you pronounce that?

E shouting across the house: "MOM!!!! I've got a boogie!"
L: "It's not a boogie, it's a bogie"


Boogie: Slang Dried nasal mucus
Bogie: Slang something a fighter pilot shoots down.

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Flower discovery

Heard 'M' give a cry. I wonder why for she should be asleep, so I go up and check on her and here she just discovered that there is a flower on her shirt. She is trying to pull it forward to look at it better, but can't, so as she pulls harder she starts to fall backwards. I then did what any good mother does.... ran to get the camera, but missed it. She is now laying down for nap. :(

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Fighting for a Name

Like any good couple my wife and I had trouble decided on a name for this blog.

AJ: "Don't you think we should choose a gender neutral name so that it appeals to both genders?"
T: "Don't you think women like to see their men FAIL?"
AJ: "Well when you put it that way...."

Sometime winning the battle is losing the war.

husbandFAIL

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Makeup or Makeup

AJ to 'E': "Next week you have a makeup dance practice because it was canceled because of the snow."

'E': "OH, I remember when I had a makeup. We put makeup on for our recital on stage. That was our makeup recital."

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