Old Tech

 From 6/8/18

Bro about a year after he had a phone: Someone sent me a voicemail. What am I supposed to do with that? Do you like listen to it or something?

Me: Silence

Bro: What? I never had one before. 

Cry on the Daily

Sis (from the back seat): I'm just crying back here because my eyes are open in the vents. It's weird. My right face cries before than my left face. 

Mom: what?

Sis: no it's true when I cry my right face cries first and more. Always. It just does.

Mom: ok. So your right face and left face have different reactions? How did you figure this out exactly?

Bro: you know she cries herself to sleep on the daily. 

Wet eyes, dry humor. 

The lines in paradise

Sis the night we arrived and walked down to the water:

"I love the feel of sand on my toes!" And "this is the best night ever"

Bro the next night: "I just found a shell on my butt"

Sis singing: "there's no sad days in Florida. It resists" 

Ice cream war

Actually really happening at my house right now: there is ice cream and a full slate of fantastic toppings (like legit Oreo and butterfinger and peanut and fudge left over from a party). No one is eating it because both siblings refuse to dish it for the other and know if they dish it for themselves that this small courtesy is expected. This level of stubborn is kind of impressive.

Catching up.

Found on my phone:

Zizzors aka scissors. 

Only donups can cut hair with scissors

Regular crows not black or counting

That star is full with my wishes 

4/28/17 Ihave a pimple a real one. It's so cute. Check it out. 

They got it!

Rockin this at 9. I see future #bossbabe x2!! 

 

Aww this one!

I asked if she thought I was gloomy. She said, "No, but I know you like chocolate and that's what it's good for."

Not mine but hilarious

Spent the night with a great friend. Her Kindergartener was working on putting his name on his snack bag and had to "charge" the pencil before it worked. While the rest of us call this "sharpen" can't help but love the way he thinks! These kids! 

The perfect pairing

At dinner....
Dad: did you try those potatoes with cheese? The smoky flavor of the potatoes worked well with the cheese. The flavors really complemented each other.
Bro: Dad, cheese complements the flavor of almost everything.

So close

I have one of the smartest little toots around. Today he was helping move clothes to the dryer asking what setting. I said 4 o'clock. He didn't quite get it so texted me a pick of the dial (you know the one I don't know by heart from the 10,000 times I've used it) and clarified he didn't want to know what time but what setting. So I restated as 50 minutes and he was on his way... so I thought.

I came home to noticeably wet clothes in the dryer. Apparently my smart toot got the clothes moved, got the dryer sheet, set the dial to 4 o'clock (sorry 50 mins) but did not actually hit the start.

Love him!

Everyday

N and his bud have observed that their sisters cry at least once a day. For whatever insane reason they cry over something or nothing. He was threatening to start a daily note on the cause. That wouldn't be funny but it is.

Today it was she was eating and the fork bounced off her plate and hit her in the arm. And just to ensure we are not being callous I confirmed she was not actually hurt, which was not surprising considering she was wearing a sweatshirt. But still, crying. Brother is right. This may be funny.

Tough stuff

N was complaining through scooping ice cream making the comment: It's hard. It's physically and mentally hard.

Yeah we had to laugh which made hi indignant: no really. The ice cream is actually hard and it is sticky and has to be measured...

Her sport

Sis was spelling softball - S A L F B A L L because that's how she says it. Been playing all this time and never knew it was any other way.

Not ole just yet

On the way home from softball we passed a mom soccer game/league. I'm guessing ages from 20-55. I commented about the old lady soccer. Sis disagreed when I pointed out they were close to my age. "Mom those were not old ladies. You are not officially old until 50"

Ninjas

B: whose car is that?
Neighbor: Miss K
B: (without missing a beat) is she a ninja? I don't like ninjas.

Mighta been funnier that dad thought he was being racist bc he heard something other than ninja.