Oh, Snap

[Mom singing and helping the kids organize some seed-beads that spilled]

"To every job that must be done there is an elephant of fun..." [I start to giggle, and it spreads to the children as they all realize what I said accidentally...]

Dad: "Find the fun, and . . . oh, snap!"

Tiny Pasta

[Simon, yelling from the pantry] "Can someone please get me tiny pasta?"

(He wanted uncooked angel-hair spaghetti. We all found it rather amusing. :)

Priorities

ME: Simon, I'm going to make-out with Turtle. Is that okay?

SIMON: No.

ME: Aww, but I really want to. Why not?

SIMON: [tossing a blue bead that he's pretending is a dice] Because I want you to watch me.

ME: Okay, but when you're done I can kiss her?

SIMON: Yeah.

[gets the "double points" T]

SIMON: I got it!

ME: Sweet, now I can kiss Turtle, right?

SIMON: *nods*

[leans over to passionately kiss Turtle (not for reals)]

ME: Simon, was that hot?

SIMON: Yes.

ME: Should we kiss some more?

SIMON: No.

ME: Why not?

SIMON: Because it's your turn! [offers me the "dice"]

Where's the deck?

I told 4-year-old Simon that I was going out on the deck at the condo to watch the lightening, and wondered if he wanted to come. He said yes and took my hand. As we walked, he asked "Where's the dick?" I thought 11-year-old Spencer would die laughing.