R: Don't worry! He's oblivious!
Me: C, are you oblivious?
C: What did you say?

Today's inscrutable comment (received as I helped 3 of our 4 kids out of the minivan at a store):
"Whoa! Do you have seven more in there?"
As the last one poked his head out, he said, "Even more! I thought so!"

What the heck?

"If you find that the demands of your busy play schedule force you to leave baby brother alone in your shared room early in the morning, be sure to leave a token of your affection, such as a toy hammer, in his crib! When he awakens, he can play with it and even whack himself in the head before Mommy even arises!"

I'm accustomed to odd breakfast discussions, but today's was surreal ( Read more... )

Overheard today ...

A. (as he cleans the guinea pigs' cage): "I am the Master of the Pig's Navee!"

(What can you expect, really? We saw HMS Pinafore last weekend, and he was so enamored with it he named one of the piggies Josephine!)

The meatheads are outside playing spies. A is keeping surveillance notes in a "diary" notebook. He showed me his first entry. Apparently the only suspicious character he's saw today was the mail lady. Just delivering mail or doing something more malicious. More observation is necessary. Also, there are footprints in the dew on the ground. ( Read more... )

The baby was so sleepy this afternoon, but he couldn't sleep. His nap schedule was thrown off by the noisy work of our piano technician. He really needed a nap but was fighting it, so I was really relieved when he finally stopped making noises. At long last, a resting child ( Read more... )

Every parent thinks their kid is special, but I'm sure that AM is extraordinary She can somehow "bother" her brother without lifting a finger. Today she was standing 3 feet away from C., not looking at him, not touching him, not talking to him, and yet she was able to reduce him to tears of agony. "Mom, make her go awaaaaaay! She's pestering ( Read more... )

C. is channeling Big Jule today. He was playing a military game with imaginary dice today with AM. His luck was amazing! After rolling 18 dice he got 16 critical hits and 2 "reggooler" ones. I hope his luck continues like Big Jule's in Guys and Dolls: "33 arrests and no convictions!"

I think I've probably hit the zenith of my motherhood. In the same day I had both of these two conversations ( Read more... )