Hilarity at Home Continues...
Or, why I love my sisters.
Kiana
So, a couple nights ago Dad came home while Kiana and I were both in the makeshift "office", she on the desktop and me next to her on Rather Dashing (of course). The following, and probably typically teenage, conversation ensued...
Dad: Hi Kiana.
Kiana: 'kay /pause/...I mean...
Nicole: Um, autopilot?
Kiana...hiiii?
Alexa
1. Yesterday afternoon while she did her history reading she put her hair in little braids all over her head. Later, while she checked all her answers over with me, I took out all the braids. And thus, her head resembled THE 80'S. Not going to leave it at just that, she put on some bright pink lipstick, teal eyeshadow and a lot of mascara. Then she went upstairs and found Mom's blue sequin pageant dress, some tacky jewelry and we did an 80's photo shoot that was mostly a parody of Mom's pageant positions, but also involved a broken broom, the dog and our grill. And I can't forget her twirling around in the kitchen so that the effect she had on the tiles made it appear as though she were a disco ball.
2. Some Homegirl (my MUG nickname and future children's book series) Adventures:
-Preface-
Homegirl's Adventures in the Kitchen, or, Baking Pies in Legwarmers:
It's as close as I can get to 80's even though for me it is actually very much a common occurrence and therefore, perhaps, contemporary. And since Alexa had to shun the dress to bake Butterscotch Pie, I figured I'd contribute to our day of ridiculous. Alexa and I are really great at making pies: she does the crust and I do the filling, usually with liberal amounts of "help" from Mums.
-The Incident-
"Homegirl vs. Wild"
Alexa cut into the pie way before it was chilled enough and I think this caused the butterscotch to...not be so good, while the meringue and the crust were fine. So Alexa had a solution to this problem resulting in the following scene:
Alexa running off into the darkness of the front bedroom hallway, thinking I can't see her (and the huge piece of crust she just stole off of the pie). Me attacking her in her crouching position in front of the bathroom. She being surprised that I can still see her. That's right Alexa..."I HAS NIGHT VISION". Yes, I said that. And then we collapsed laughing, which was also hilarious because she shoved the crust in her mouth and may have been spewing some of it.
3. Alexa calls me this morning, having driven Mom and Kiana to Portland for a Kiana chiropractor appointment and Whole Foods run. She stayed in the car for the appointment so she could talk to her latest lover on the phone, but having finished the conversation, lacked anything to do (and the appointments are notoriously long). Her plea: will you read to me from Huck Finn over the phone? Seriously? Well, I tried, but we decided it is just not a book that does well aloud, however "conversational" the English was intended to be.
Kiana
So, a couple nights ago Dad came home while Kiana and I were both in the makeshift "office", she on the desktop and me next to her on Rather Dashing (of course). The following, and probably typically teenage, conversation ensued...
Dad: Hi Kiana.
Kiana: 'kay /pause/...I mean...
Nicole: Um, autopilot?
Kiana...hiiii?
Alexa
1. Yesterday afternoon while she did her history reading she put her hair in little braids all over her head. Later, while she checked all her answers over with me, I took out all the braids. And thus, her head resembled THE 80'S. Not going to leave it at just that, she put on some bright pink lipstick, teal eyeshadow and a lot of mascara. Then she went upstairs and found Mom's blue sequin pageant dress, some tacky jewelry and we did an 80's photo shoot that was mostly a parody of Mom's pageant positions, but also involved a broken broom, the dog and our grill. And I can't forget her twirling around in the kitchen so that the effect she had on the tiles made it appear as though she were a disco ball.
2. Some Homegirl (my MUG nickname and future children's book series) Adventures:
-Preface-
Homegirl's Adventures in the Kitchen, or, Baking Pies in Legwarmers:
It's as close as I can get to 80's even though for me it is actually very much a common occurrence and therefore, perhaps, contemporary. And since Alexa had to shun the dress to bake Butterscotch Pie, I figured I'd contribute to our day of ridiculous. Alexa and I are really great at making pies: she does the crust and I do the filling, usually with liberal amounts of "help" from Mums.
-The Incident-
"Homegirl vs. Wild"
Alexa cut into the pie way before it was chilled enough and I think this caused the butterscotch to...not be so good, while the meringue and the crust were fine. So Alexa had a solution to this problem resulting in the following scene:
Alexa running off into the darkness of the front bedroom hallway, thinking I can't see her (and the huge piece of crust she just stole off of the pie). Me attacking her in her crouching position in front of the bathroom. She being surprised that I can still see her. That's right Alexa..."I HAS NIGHT VISION". Yes, I said that. And then we collapsed laughing, which was also hilarious because she shoved the crust in her mouth and may have been spewing some of it.
3. Alexa calls me this morning, having driven Mom and Kiana to Portland for a Kiana chiropractor appointment and Whole Foods run. She stayed in the car for the appointment so she could talk to her latest lover on the phone, but having finished the conversation, lacked anything to do (and the appointments are notoriously long). Her plea: will you read to me from Huck Finn over the phone? Seriously? Well, I tried, but we decided it is just not a book that does well aloud, however "conversational" the English was intended to be.