After yesterday's question/answer session with Shane, it's understandable that when he started off another conversation with "Mom....I have a question for you" that I braced myself for another doozy. It's understandable that I'm a little gun-shy now when I hear those seven little words come from his mouth.
Much to my relief, his question this time was about what I thought the actual speed of light was and how it related to people speaking. And he went on and on about it. Going into scientific details and definitions and theories. Things that I studied (or didn't!) in high school.
And, of course, I had no better answer for him on this question than yesterday's question.
But at least I could direct him to Google for the answer this time without fear of what he would find! :)
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Okay, Owen...I Get The Hint
Okay, Owen. I get the hint. I need to dust.
But, you didn't need to write your name in the dust on the foyer table.
And then follow it up with your footprint and handprint.
That wasn't necessary.
I get it.
I need to dust.
Tomorrow. ;)
But, you didn't need to write your name in the dust on the foyer table.
And then follow it up with your footprint and handprint.
That wasn't necessary.
I get it.
I need to dust.
Tomorrow. ;)
The Honest Answer
I should predecess this by saying that this is probably completely inappropriate for a family blog. But, life isn't always about going to the grocery store and the silly things that our kids do, so the following conversation should be taken into context. It's a 10 year old boy thinking outloud about stuff that he's got on his mind and me trying to be honest with him (without freaking out might I add). At least he's not afraid to ask us questions. Right?
We told Shane that he could ask us anything and we would give him an honest answer. But really. What were we thinking? Seriously. Well, I guess that we have to keep to our word and, unfortunate for me, Ken's always at work when Shane comes up with the doozy questions.
SHANE: Mom, what would happen if you were h-u-m-p-i-n-g a girl and you peed in them?
ME: Deer in a headlight look. And recover.
ME: Well, that's not a very good thing to do, Shane.
SHANE: Why not? (Of course there's always a follow up question!)
ME: You could give them an infection. Pee is filled with bacteria. (Good answer, huh?)
SHANE: OK. Then what about sperm? That's a good thing, right?
ME: :eek: Well. No. Not really. Unless you're a married, adult couple and you're trying to get pregnant. DON'T DO THAT UNLESS YOU WANT TO GET SOMEONE PREGNANT, OKAY?
SHANE: OK. Then dad did that to you, right?
ME: Yes. Twice.
He then asked me if that's the only way someone could get pregnant. I started to go into the whole invitro fertilization conversation and then realized that I just set myself for a sandtrap and backed out of the conversation saying that I had to get the tea off of the store.
Not that there was tea on the stove or anything. Good thing he's a clueless boy and easily diverted. ;)
I'm kind of rethinking the whole honest answer thing. Except now the cat's out of the bag on just about everything so I guess we just push forward. Honest answers and all.
And you, dear two readers, get to experience all of this "fun" with me! :)
We told Shane that he could ask us anything and we would give him an honest answer. But really. What were we thinking? Seriously. Well, I guess that we have to keep to our word and, unfortunate for me, Ken's always at work when Shane comes up with the doozy questions.
SHANE: Mom, what would happen if you were h-u-m-p-i-n-g a girl and you peed in them?
ME: Deer in a headlight look. And recover.
ME: Well, that's not a very good thing to do, Shane.
SHANE: Why not? (Of course there's always a follow up question!)
ME: You could give them an infection. Pee is filled with bacteria. (Good answer, huh?)
SHANE: OK. Then what about sperm? That's a good thing, right?
ME: :eek: Well. No. Not really. Unless you're a married, adult couple and you're trying to get pregnant. DON'T DO THAT UNLESS YOU WANT TO GET SOMEONE PREGNANT, OKAY?
SHANE: OK. Then dad did that to you, right?
ME: Yes. Twice.
He then asked me if that's the only way someone could get pregnant. I started to go into the whole invitro fertilization conversation and then realized that I just set myself for a sandtrap and backed out of the conversation saying that I had to get the tea off of the store.
Not that there was tea on the stove or anything. Good thing he's a clueless boy and easily diverted. ;)
I'm kind of rethinking the whole honest answer thing. Except now the cat's out of the bag on just about everything so I guess we just push forward. Honest answers and all.
And you, dear two readers, get to experience all of this "fun" with me! :)
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
The No-Car-Payment Feeling!!!!!
Ken and I were in Put-In-Bay Ohio with our friends last weekend. We came home to a pile of mail which sat on the counter unopened yesterday as I had other things to attend to. (Like a nap...lol)
When Ken came home, he was opening the mail and got a huge grin on his face.
I asked him why he was smiling. He shoved a piece of paper at me and said "it's the title to the Beetle."
SCH-WEET!
I thought that we had one more payment but apparently we paid it off last month.
SCH-WEET!
It's like I found a $680 error in my checkbook that just happened to be in our favor.
Such a bonus on two fronts.
1) That will cover some of the money we drank away .... errr... spent in PIB and
2) WE ARE CAR PAYMENT FREE!
Before anyone says that something will break down (because we all know it will!), let me enjoy the no-car-payment feeling.
YEAH!!!!!
When Ken came home, he was opening the mail and got a huge grin on his face.
I asked him why he was smiling. He shoved a piece of paper at me and said "it's the title to the Beetle."
SCH-WEET!
I thought that we had one more payment but apparently we paid it off last month.
SCH-WEET!
It's like I found a $680 error in my checkbook that just happened to be in our favor.
Such a bonus on two fronts.
1) That will cover some of the money we drank away .... errr... spent in PIB and
2) WE ARE CAR PAYMENT FREE!
Before anyone says that something will break down (because we all know it will!), let me enjoy the no-car-payment feeling.
YEAH!!!!!
Monday, July 13, 2009
Kids Can Be SO Mean
Kids can be so mean. So very mean.
Especially siblings to each other.
And I was reminded of this when a friend was lamenting the fact that his one daughter made his other daughter cry because "she smelled like bacon." And I assume that the one daughter believed that she smelled like bacon. (But...really. Tell her that there could be much worse things to smell like!)
That made me think about when my sister and I were growing up and she told me that I was adopted. And she kept repeating it. Over and over.
And I believed her and was traumatized for days. :/ How could I have been so gullible as to believe her? I suppose the same way my friend's daughter believed she smelled like bacon. lol.
By the way...did I mention that my sister and I are identical twins? :p
Especially siblings to each other.
And I was reminded of this when a friend was lamenting the fact that his one daughter made his other daughter cry because "she smelled like bacon." And I assume that the one daughter believed that she smelled like bacon. (But...really. Tell her that there could be much worse things to smell like!)
That made me think about when my sister and I were growing up and she told me that I was adopted. And she kept repeating it. Over and over.
And I believed her and was traumatized for days. :/ How could I have been so gullible as to believe her? I suppose the same way my friend's daughter believed she smelled like bacon. lol.
By the way...did I mention that my sister and I are identical twins? :p
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