It's What's For Dinner

Neesha: What would you like for dinner?
Caleb: Bar-de-too sauce! (barbeque)
Neesha: Oh...would you like something to go with it?
Caleb: Ketchup!

*later that night*

Neesha: Are you hungry?
*Caleb nods*
Neesha: Would you like a peanut butter sandwich?
Caleb: No.
Neesha: Would you like chicken nuggets?
Caleb: No. Zebra.
*blink, blink*
Neesha: We don't have any zebra, honey.
Caleb: Horsey.
Neesha: We don't have a horsey, either.
Caleb: Puppy!
Neesha: Puppy?
Caleb: Yellow puppy!

mw

Barbie Starts Blogging

Last Sunday morning I was reading Caleb All By Myself from the Little Critter series and I noticed that, on the back flap, the publisher had listed several other children's titles. In reading through these, I came across the Barbie section, which contained several predictable titles. Barbie Loves Ballet, Barbie Loves Cheerleading, Barbie Loves Ponies, etc. Through the course of the next day or two, Neesha and I made up our own Barbie titles. Here is an example:

1. Barbie Gets Cut From the Cheer Squad
2. Barbie Falls Off the Pony
   
3. Barbie and the Stimulated Mind
   
4. Barbie: Tone Deaf and Happy
5. Barbie Hires a Sherpa
6. Barbie Rents a Mule (the exciting sequel to No. 3)
   
7. Barbie: Unboxed and Uncircled
8. Barbie Shares a Moment
9. Barbie's Bouncing Sing-a-Long
10. Barbie and the Plasticene Personality
11. Barbie Achieves Superficiality
    
12. Barbie: Ten Feet Tall and Childproof
13. Barbie Goes Tractor Tipping
    
14. Barbie Soothes Her Rusty Bumper (ka-chow!)
    
15. Barbie Meets the Semi Truck
    

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The Paper Towel Dispenser

I went to the mens room again today. While grabbing a couple of paper towels with which to dry my hands, I noticed an interesting sticker above the knob to be turned for a manual feed. It read, "In emergency, turn knob."

It made me wonder: what sort of emergencies did the manufacturer envision occurring in a restroom which they felt their product could address? Should I turn the knob in the event of all emergencies, or only those pertaining to excessive amounts of uncollected moisture? What are the consequences of turning the knob in the absence of an emergency? Also, if there is an emergency and I am not in the restroom, should I run to the restroom to ensure the knob has been turned?

mw

Tractor Tipping

Neesha saw Caleb standing some of his cars on end and asked him what he was doing. He very matter-of-factly stated, "Tractor tipping."



Obivously, this photo is staged, but it captures the essence of what he was doing.

mw

FHE - All About Helping

Tonight's Family Home Evening was about helping. Caleb is a pretty good helper/worker already, but this gave us an excuse to have him help us make graham cracker sandwiches with frosting...solely in the interest of reinforcing the importance of helping, of course. So we gathered around the table and listened to Steve Miller, Sting, and Soft Cell, as we spread vanilla frosting on graham crackers, the table, shirts, and hair.



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