The Things They Say

Yep, my kids are funny. Very, very funny. Sometimes I write down the funny things they say, but sadly, there's a lot that we forget. Here's a combination of funnies from our house:


Me: What do you think is the best part of being a Mom?
Brooke: Having Mother's Day.
Annika: Taking care of your kids.
Jamie: Watching your kids improve in school.
Logan: Sampling the food.



While doing Math in school, I said to Brooke: "We need 6 kitties, but we only have 1. How many more do we need?" Brooke replied: "A lot!"


Logan said to me several weeks ago: "Mom, you could relieve a lot of stress if you'd just watch Andy Griffith."


Me to a nameless child: "Why did you pinch her?"
Child: "Well, she needs to learn to return good for evil."


Another nameless child, at the supper table, discussing plans for a Cops & Robbers sort of game: "You be the sheriff, I'll be the hypocrite." (criminal)


Brooke, while helping me make whoopie pies one afternoon: "Mom, it sure takes a long time to make whoopie cushions!"


Another one from Brooke: "What are you guys secreting about?"


Brooke: "Mom, where did you get your funnies?"
Me: "I was born that way, I guess. Where did you get yours?"
Brooke: "From Dad."

The Things She Says

Her name is Brooklyn. She's almost 6. She's our youngest. Many days she asks, "Mom, what is there to do?" Another favorite line is, "Is there anything to eat?" and when I suggest something healthy, she says, "Um, is there anything else?"

Every day she makes me laugh. I only remember to write down a small fraction of her funnies.

Tonight in the bathroom at a fundraiser meal, after a very long time in there, (bathroom breaks are social events!) she looks up at me after watching the toilet flush, "Hey, Mom, do you know about evaporation? It scoops the water up and puts it in the air."

The other day we were driving somewhere and the song "We Believe" came on the radio. She pipes up from the back seat, "Mom, this song is SO addicting!" When I asked her if she even knew what that meant, she said , "Yes, it means it gets stuck in my head."

And she loves big words- you know, bigger than an average 5 year old vocabulary. "Mom, I need a suitable shirt for my bear."

Another one from tonight.....I commented that it sure smells like pigs around here. She replied, "But, Mom, that's the life you have to live on the farm. It's better than the smelly old city."

Recently, Annika asked me if I used to be Amish. Before I had the chance to answer, Brooke said, "No, she was a Bontrager!"

Just Stuff

 How Many Times A Day Do I........
-shut off lights
-sigh
-laugh at some hilarious child
-put someone's shoes away
-say "Please close your mouth while you're eating."
-close the inside door
-clean up a mess
-empty the farmer's chore clothes hamper only to see it full again. (slight exaggeration)
-cry out to God for help
-say "no"
-thank God for health, my family, my LIFE
-say  "Put your things away."
-dwell on Heaven
-complain
-say "Treat your sister {brother} the way you want to be treated."
-spread joy when I feel grumpy
-compliment someone
-dwell on less than perfect situations
-praise God
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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins baked this week- 28
Beautiful spring days- 1
Piano lessons- 4
Loads of laundry-8
Breakfast cooked- 3
Gallons of milk consumed- 1.5
Walks I took- 1
Kissed my husband- oops, forgot to count (aren't you glad?)
Fractions explained-7
red x's made in my children's books- 30?
Science lessons taught- 2
Chapters read to my children- 8
Memory verses reviewed- 13 verses, 3 x each= 39
Floor swept- 2
AND IT'S ONLY WEDNESDAY!

Here are some pictures of our first glorious spring-like day-

The first fire of the year, they roasted and ate a whole pack of hot dogs at 2 PM, and I had just fed them lunch.

Meet our dear caterpillar friend. Today is probably the first time all week that he/she has gone for an hour without being fed or held or sang to or carried around exuberantly in circles through the house. I think I hear sighs of relief coming from her/his direction. The insecurity it is feeling due to having it's name changed at least 4 times already, well, I can't even imagine. Meet Fred/Speedy/Patch/Sophie- he is perched on the top of Brooklyn's stick.

Brooklyn- "Mom, why are you reading a magazine?"
Me- "Because it's for home school mom's"
Brooklyn- "Oh, I thought you were just being lazy."

Oh, The Things They Say

Aren't children just such a treat to be around? they say the funniest things sometimes. Today I'm doing a post with random funnies from our house.

Brooke: (after shrieking loudly) "Did I blow your earballs out?"
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Brooke: "Dad, last one up has to make the bed."
Dad: "No, I don't think so."
Brooke: "Yes, that's the way it is."
Dad: "Not for Daddy and Mommy."
Brooke: "Yes, it is."
Dad: "That's shocking."
Brooke: "Shocking? It'll shock you if you don't."
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Jamison, while watching Mom wash a big kettle.: "I thought that was supposed to be stainless steel."
Mom: "It is stainless steel."
Jamison: "No, it isn't. Look, there's a big stain on the bottom.:"
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Annika, during Bible School: "Are we the children of Israel? Are we going to build up the Twin Towers?"

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Logan, referring to a concession stand, called it a 'consolation stand'.

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I was telling Brooklyn about the activities we had planned. After each event, she would say, "And then what?" So I would tell her the next thing on the agenda. When I got to the end, she said, "And then what?" I said, "That's all." She looked at me and said, "And then we'll be dead?"
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Brooke: "Mom, you might've not knowed this, but when Annika was born, I was still up in Heaven and God was making me."
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Jamison: "Peter Piper pickled a pickle on his hot pepper plantation."
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Brooke: "My tummy is getting full, but I can still put jelly bread in my mind."
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As you can tell, the three year old is the funny one around here. I think I should just follow her around for a whole day and write down every thing she says. And her prayers, oh my. There are the cutest/funniest ever. I bet God loves to hear three year olds pray.

And a few sweet pictures....

Jamison raised this watermelon in his own garden this year. I think it was the best watermelon I ever tasted. He was so proud of it!

These little ladies can spend hours in imaginative play. They filled many buckets with 'water' this particular day, from our old broken pump.

The actors in a Robin Hood play the children did for us recently.

Life with kids. What a treat!