Funny Things

I don't often find myself laughing out loud these days, but I should as there are plenty of funny things said and done around here. You'll notice my deep laugh lines--that's when I had to switch to smirking.

I mean, really, my life is full of wonderful and humorous moments, interspersed with difficult ones!

For example, I showed my girls the inside of a bunch of celery. They were amazed and immediately wanted to photograph it! I smiled at that. They were so entranced at it's flower-like qualities.

Yesterday, Simeon called to me from the stairs: Mom, may I have an apple? Sure. Can you bring it to me? Sure, but why are you all the way over there on the stairs? Because I'm waiting for an apple to come...so I can eat it.

Here's the gang (and our leftover winter decorations even though it's been "spring" here for the last several weeks). We were outside the other day in the late afternoon and Philip (in front of all the neighbor-parents) called, 'Hey Mom! You need to come inside and cook us some dinner!' What can you do--say, 'Oh yes, I'm raising a male chauvinist?'

Here's another humorous moment. Simeon is wearing homemade fox-ears (made by Philip--two pieces of paper (although one ear fell over in the photo) taped to a pipe-cleaner headband) and sporting a furry tail I made for the boys for Christmas. I mean, he was pretty serious about going around on all fours, scratching and snarling. I think that's pretty funny.

I should've made a New Year's Resolution to laugh more at my children's antics. Maybe I'll start now!