August 2023 Family Funnies

Ellie comes in to see me while I’m doing my hair & she says, “I’ve been living in this house for a decade!”

Me “Ellie! You’re only 5! That’s half of a decade. 😃 You have been living here your WHOLE life, though!” 😂

Ellie: “A decade is like 20 years!”

Me: “No, a decade is 10 years…”

Ellie: “I’m going to make it 20 years.”

Me: “You can’t just change things like that!

Unnamed Family Member: “Sure you can. Liberals do it all the time!” 🙈

Grant & I were hoping to go swimming one night & it didn’t happen. The next night, the boys were asking if they should take the cover off the pool for us.

Me: “I hope so, but can’t say for certain. Check with us before you do.”

Logan, morosely: “Hope is all we have… ” 🙃☺️😅

Ellie singing: “Can you tie them in a bow, can you put your ears over your shoulder like a continential shoulder?”

Ellenor asked if she could play with a particular toy.

Me: “You can play with that after you pick up your mess. (she had been cutting & gluing & there were papers & scraps, scissors & glue all over the floor)

Ellie: “What mess?” 😅☺️

We were driving home from Bible Bee & drove through a TERRIBLE manure smell… so much groaning & laughter, but this was the best: (the kids had been discussing whether it was actually called manure or fertilizer):

“What’s the difference between manure and fertilizer….?”

Logan: “One is organic and one USED to be organic.”

We were driving to our first day at Hallstrom (the co-op we joined this year) & talking about the dress code & if we had appropriate clothing for that…

Lucas: “I’m running out of jeans that fit & don’t have holes.”

Logan: “Right, you don’t have any that are non-sanctified.”(Because sanctified means Holy)

Ellie: I love cheeseburgers.

Lizzy: I love cheeseburgers too!

Ellie: I love cheeseburgers so much they flavor my heart!!

We made Tuna Cakes one evening. I asked Ellie to try one bite. She said, “No! I’ve tried it before & I didn’t like it!

Me: “You should always be willing to try things again, because sometimes your tastes change!”

So, she tried one bite & said “No thank you!” to more (with a squinty face).

An hour or so later, I was finally sitting down to eat & she asked what was on my plate with the tuna cake & I explained I had added lemon & some mayo & aioli. I asked if she wanted to try it that way, & she was game. After she tasted it:

“Wow! Can I have more of that?! My eyes liked it!” 🤣😅