Memories Like the Corner of My Mind

Ok, I read this one off of Cody's blog and it made me laugh because I saw it on Seriously So Blessed, but not as a tag thing, just as a "brag about me" thing.


1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you. If you don't want to play on your blog, or if you don't have a blog, I'll leave my memory of you in my comments.

Abi

Jared says: "My 'talking to a toddler' voice sounds unbelievably dorky."

Q and A

Abi asked me this morning how our black/gray rug was made (which is currently, and probably permanently, covered in dog hair). I told her I didn't know. Grace said she knew how. "When dogs like ours drop their hair, they just pick it up and make it into a rug." She may be right, it really does look that way. We bought it because it attracts dirt, I didn't realize that meant it would be impossible to clean the dirt and hair off.

Gotta Love Commercials

Apparently Scout is highly susceptible to commercials. For instance:

She spilled something on her clothes and was upset. I told her not to worry about it; it will come out when I wash it. She said to me "Oh yeah, we should buy Tide with Bleach because it works really well to get stains out."

This morning she was sucking on her hair while reading and said out loud while putting her hair behind her ear, "I shouldn't chew on my hair because it makes it so I can't get it apart and it makes it really hard to brush. We should get the new Dove, because it helps to get the tangles out."

Jared's additions:

"A week or so ago Grace was crying that she needed a band-aid for some scratch she found, that apparently didn't hurt until she saw it. I told her that the band-aid doesn't actually make it stop hurting. Scout was indignant. "Band-aid brand does daddy, it makes it heal faster, you don't even know." I told her she shouldn't believe everything she sees on tv.

Fast forward to last night, we took the kids to Chuck E Cheese. As we were walking in the kids were all excited. Apparently the reality lived up to the commercials for Scout because she said to me "See Daddy? I told you commercials don't lie!""

Things I would like to go 24 hours without saying

Leave Abi alone!

Flush the toilet.

Did you wash your hands?

Get out of the car!

Will you just go play.

You had the pink plate/bowl/cup last time.

How can you be hungry again? You just ate!

Shut the door.

Don't play with the blinds.

Turn the sound down on the computer.

Stop whining at me!

Obviously we need to have quiet time today.

No, we are not making play dough today.

I said no.

I already said no, so now I'm not going to listen to you anymore.

Jared, when are you going to be home?!

You can't complain about your food when you haven't even tasted it yet.

Yes you can go outside.

Stop coming in and out.

Heavenly Father, help me to stop yelling at my kids.