You Know the Fossil? In My Butt?

Okay, it was too funny not to share.
Girl1, in case you didn’t know it, loves dinosaurs. Loves, loves, loves dinosaurs. Ergo, we know a lot about fossils. And Girl2 equates bones with fossils.
So this morning she says, with her hand down the back of her pants:
“You know the fossil? In my butt? What’s it called?”
It [...]

Why Am I Not Asleep?

I did call my husband at 9:30 to say I was feeling a cold coming on and was going to go straight to bed, not even washing the dishes (did I mention my dishwasher broke over a week ago and I won’t get my new one until at least April 10th???).
And then I opened my [...]

Oh, Darn. I Licked It. A Lot.

GIRL2: Mommy, I can’t get my cast wet, right?
ME: That’s right.
GIRL2: What will happen if I do?
ME: (thinking of a good excuse to keep her from dripping juice all over her cast) Well, it might get wet inside and get really itchy.
GIRL2: That’s okay, I can handle itchy.
ME: (time to up the ante) Well, it [...]