Me: Off your computer. Now ( Read more... )

This is what happens when you leave your SN signed on in two locations, and one only captures the incoming IMs ( Read more... )

So, the girlchild is pretty constantly doing this thing where she half-listens to conversations, and then just sort of vaugly fits bits of the information together in her brain without a lot of resemblance to how it's originally laid out to her. This leads to such pronouncements as 'you feel faint when you hyperventilate because of too many ( Read more... )

Ari: My hair is a mess ( Read more... )

So, today the girlchild really, really wanted something of mine to snuggle when her day-quill was wearing off and she was grumpy. So I got her Fred and George. My stuffed ferrets. They kept her quiet for a while... and then I looked over and she was rubbing them together belly to belly ( Read more... )

Girl Child: Mimi! *very distressed* I can't remember how to have sex with my husband!!!
Me: Um, I never have, sorry, can't help you there.
GC: Ohh, maybe like this!
Me: Yes, I'm sure playing with sock-puppets will help you with that.
GC: It's funny. Maybe he'll like it.

MiL: I wish that school would spend less money on sports teams and more on a cafeteria ( Read more... )

MiL: Why is the fish pump in the shower?
Me: Because I need to wash the anti-freeze out of it.
MiL: Ahh. Okay.

You know, normal people might then follow that up with 'why was there anti-freeze in the fish pump'.

Tonight was one of THOSE talks with the girlchild. Sometimes I worry I don't spend enough time just talking to her. Not telling her to do things, or asking about her day or what's for dinner. But really talking. I actually kinda miss driving her to summer daycare sometimes, that was fabulous time for talking. I know Ari gets that when she's ( Read more... )

This morning had the following discussion with my MiL ( Read more... )