Irony

Driving home, we pass a billboard that has a picture of 2 bald dudes with huge letters that say,

"More coverage."

It's for a local insurance company.

Sugar

You know you've had too much sugar when you hear this from your kid:

"Mom ... I'm hungry for something healthy."

To get what I want ...

"Hey mom, I have a question for you.  Wait.  Maybe I'd better ask dad."

Sledding

Yes I admit we drive 4 hours round trip for 2 hours of sledding.  :)  The snow was pretty packed down and at the bottom of the hill there is a nice uphill runnaway stopping area for those who actually make it that far.

Some of my favorite moments:

• My son screaming his head off as he's airborn and manages to stay on his tube while returning to the ground.
• My daughter trying so hard and succeeding in avoiding taking out a little one who wandered onto the sledding zone.  (It was a nice wipeout, have to admit.)
• My husband making it to the top of the runnaway stopping slope and bailing before he's carried down the other side onto the frozen water down below.
• My feet in the sky as each 10 lb boot took my legs spinning skyward while wiping out myself.

It was great fun.

Funniest Thing I've Heard in a LONG Time

While taking my kid's friend and her older sister home, I'm asking them about what their New Year's Eve plans are.  The older sister tells me she's having a party, which I respond to with something along the lines of that's good, that's what kids your age are suppose to be doing. 

She then proceeds to tell me that it's her anniversary.  I ask her if she has a boyfriend (I don't keep the best tabs on her, but I'm thinking I would have heard about that...)  She goes quiet and was uncomfortable with the idea of her being attached and then tells me that it isn't that kind of anniversary, but rather the anniversary of when she started.  My mind tells me, no that can't be what she's talking about so I ask her, "Started What?"  Yup, my mind was right.  She tells me that she figures everyone is celebrating that day anyway, so why not have a party for it?  And yes all of her friends know what her party is really for.

She said I could post this, even use her name if I wanted.

TMI Does Not Apply

3 year old little girl proudly tells us, "I just tooted"

A few minutes later with some giggling, "I tooted again."

A few minutes later, "Mom says the living room stinks when I fart."

Merry Christmas!

So adorable - the doorbell rings and instantly there are a few little ones that are still awake that know it isn't their time yet still wonder if it's their parent, while we see who it is.  :)

Open the door and there stands a little 4 year old boy holding a gift bag for me with his mom standing behind him.  He looks at me and smiles.  His mom kindly tells him, "Go ahead and say it ..."

So he pushes the bag towards me and said, "It's soap."

Mom, "Guess we should've practiced, he was suppose to say Merry Christmas."

:)