by toblerone on September 6, 2008
First off, a riddle for you…
Q: How many times must you wash hair for it to be free of an entire jar of Vaporub?
A: Don’t know. Three times and it’s still not out.
And a conversation from breakfast:
- ME: Hey Chickpea, Noah’s mommy had her baby yesterday.
- CHICK: Wow! Is his daddy’s name Jesus?
- ME: Um…. no. It’s Ryan.
- CHICK: Is the new baby’s name Moses?
- ME: Um… no. [I think for a minute over where she's getting all this.] Oh. Chick, you’re getting your biblical history all mixed up here.
by toblerone on September 1, 2008
When we were out on our balcony eating dinner a few nights ago, the call to prayer from our three neighborhood mosques started blaring. Nothing unusual - we’ve heard it five times a day for almost two years now.
- CHICKPEA: I don’t like that noise. Can you turn it off?
- ME: I wish I could.
- CHICKPEA: I can. I can just go over there and fix it so that it won’t make that noise anymore.
- KABOB: Sounds good to me. Well, that’s what we’re hoping.
by toblerone on August 25, 2008
A few mornings ago, I was in the bathroom brushing my hair.
- CHICK: You look like your mom.
- ME: Really? I look like Nana?
- CHICK: Yes, you have blonde hair, too.
- ME: Well, neither Nana nor I have blonde hair.
- CHICK: (she looks at my hair up close) Never mind, it’s not blonde. It’s white.*
*meaning my lovely, post-30 sprinklings of gray hair
by toblerone on August 14, 2008
Just now…
- CHICK: Let’s play hide-and-seek. You count.
- ME: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Ready or not, here I come.
- CHICK: No, all the numbers.
- ME: There are a lot of numbers.
- CHICK: Well then start counting.
Yesterday…
- CHICK: [watching TV] Hey look, Mom! They got married. Just like you and Daddy.
- ME: That’s right.
- CHICK: You had a big, big, big, big wedding. But Garbanzo and I weren’t there. We stayed home that day.
And this morning, at breakfast…
- CHICK: [eyes closed, hands folded] Dear God, please bless our food. You love us. I wish I could obey my parents. You would be so proud. Amen.
by toblerone on August 14, 2008
My birthday’s coming up, and a few people have asked me what I want. Just go to my Wishpot account, and you’ll see my Official Wish List. Either click on the widget to the right, or the little button that says “I am a Official Wishpot Mom Expert.” Which is funny, I know.
If you want to sign up for a Wishpot account (and you should!), click over to Simple Mom and use the same button there. It’ll help support the site!
Oh, if you didn’t know - Wishpot is a great site where you can make wish lists and registries from anywhere on the internet. Brilliant idea, I tell ya.
Back to your business…
