Lucy Quote of the Day

We're leaving tomorrow for Memphis. My sister is graduating with the highest honors from the University of Tennessee's pharmacy graduate program. In fact, a lot of my family is going and to make it a true celebration as well as be within walking distance of all the events and generally to be cool and southern we are staying at the Peabody Hotel. The kids are really excited. About seeing the ducks, but especially about missing school (at least Evan is).

They were bouncing, well not really bouncing more like bouncing off the walls trying not to go to bed and Lucy yells at the top of her lungs

"WE'RE NOT GONNA STAY AT THE PEE-BODY HOTEL WE'RE GONNA STAY AT THE POOP-BODY HOTEL"

And if you've ever seen Lucy be silly she goes all out. She has a silly streak and loves to try and make up jokes and gets the biggest kick out of her own jokes. Unfortunately, most everybody in the world doesn't even understand what she is saying, much less that she is trying to make a joke. Fortunately, there usually comes a time in life when you make a joke and somebody laughs.

This night was Lucy's night.

Evan started laughing really hard saying "Oh, the poop-body. That's so funny". I wish I had a picture of her face. She lit up and then laughed as hard as she could for a full five minutes.Her teacher took this picture of her at school. And yes, I'm the parent who lets their child pick out what they want to wear to school. If you've ever had to get up early with a strong willed child you might understand. She is never without jewelry these days. Granny gave her some raspberry body spray and Pink lotion and she LOVES it. Quite a girly girl. And so grown-up lately.

So some people didn't see that last quote as funny, but I found it hilarious.

So just to assure everyone that I do have a sweet innocent six year old boy. He did say

"Momma, I'll take care of you when you're old"

Happy Mother's Day

It's a week late. But Evan keeps the one liners coming.

"When I'm old, you'll be dead
so Happy Mother's Day right now"

Thanks buddy.

Quote of the Day

So I can't do it all. I realize it. But it hits closer to home when Evan said in the bathtub

"My toenails grow like the St. Louis arch"

He holds them out. I'm so glad no one got a picture.

Guess who had forgotten to cut them all of last semester.

At least he had not worn sandals yet.

Oh, the little things.

The Fieldtrip

So I'm done with school! Finished my last test yesterday. Not sure I passed but as I thought to myself on the way out "By the grace of God and the bell-curve"

Apparently Lucy's school had a mother's day tea party...and no offense to the baptists out there but I think they are exceptionally good at making me feel guilty in the mothering realm. So instead of Lucy being the only kid there without their mother dressed up at their side, she got dragged on the kindergarten field trip. Which ended up working out well. She got to ride the big yellow school bus...which is big in any kid's mind.

I guess I had thrown away one of the fifty million sheets of paper they tack on to the half in strip above her backpack in the pile which had all the information. I just say the reminder note this morning *read oh %^&.

So I thought it better to take her with us (my mom went too). We went to the Gentry "Safari" which is like a petting zoo with random exotic animals thrown in. Only there would they let the five kindergarten boys I was in charge of hold a 2 1/2 foot boa constrictor around their neck. They boys thought it was so unbelievably cool. I didn't have the heart to object.

They also have kangaroos in the petting zoo which is fun. And a baby camel. The kids did really well...even A, the one who didn't get to stay in class during the Valentine's Day party because he dropped the F bomb three times in three seconds the minute we started handing out the candy. As one of the teachers said 'he makes me re-think my career and my life'.

After lunch, the teachers just told the kids to "go run". Of course about two seconds later A was in time out for pushing a kid or something...which is sad because he's the kind of kid that needs to run the most. The kids were like a massive spinning top with different colors everywhere...doing nothing but running. Then, they formed a big game of red rover *which I didn't know they still allowed that game* with the whole kindergarten. All in the name of 'let's kill time so we don't have to do anything when we get back to school'. Sounds good to me.

Then we boarded the bus for the drive thru safari. The kids really had a good time. I don't think anyone but me found it probably was a little disturbing to the lions and the sheep that they are in cages side by side. I wonder if they don't just toss a goat every now and then over the edge because on the horses and donkeys it said "horses and donkeys are not food for the tigers". However, the goats on the other side were not so fortunate to have a sign as good as the horses and donkeys. Just "goat".

Such is life.