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Quotable Quotes #25

As a mom of seven, I often call my kids by the wrong name. I have had many complaints about this over the years. Tonight, however, I reached a new low. I was sitting with the Drama Queen who had smoked up the house with her cooking. It still felt cold, so I asked her if she’d shut the window all the way.

“Yes, Mom. I shut the window.”

“Are you sure you shut the window because I feel a breeze.”

“Yes, Mom. I shut the window.”

“It’s chilly in here. Are you sure you shut the window.”

She gets up and proceeds to finish shutting the window.

“That’s my boy…I mean…girl.”

Her response?

“Mom, I expect you to not know my name, but at least you could get my gender right.”

Oops!

Quotable Quote #22

Living with the Vivas’ is interesting to say the least. One never knows what is going to be said. For instance, when the tooth fairy didn’t show up as expected, the Princess decided to tell the Roni that the tooth fairy doesn’t really exist. In an effort to stop her, the Drama Queen blurted out that she had thrown a pickle at the tooth fairy and killed it. She felt that was better than having him believe that the tooth fairy never existed.

The Roni has been having hygiene issues lately. We have had to have the talk of the importance of wearing clean underwear every day. Last night after showering, as he went to put his dirty clothes away, I asked him where his dirty underwear was. Realizing he’d been caught again, he was quick to think up anything to keep him out of trouble.

His reply?

“It’s not my day to change my underwear. I only change it every other day.”

Quotable Quote #18

When did the definition of commitment become,  “Until someone better comes along?”

“Save someone a heart, stay single.”

So very glad that I’m married to a man who loves me and puts up with me even though I’m not the greener grass on the other side. I should make a t-shirt that says,

“I’m not the greener grass and my husband is ok with that!”

Love you, babe!

Quotable Quote #17 – Life with the Roni

Tonight all peoples over 10 years old were gone except hubby and I…and the Princess was in the shower.

Which means the Roni gets to talk your head off.

We were doing the dishes together and he decided to straighten the tupperware for me. He talked on and on and on and on….

I asked him about his speech homework, “Was it done?”

“Yes.”

“Are you ready to turn it into your teacher?”

“No.”

“So is your homework done or not?”

“It’s done.”

“So you’re going to give it to Mrs. B?”

“No.”

“Roni…is your homework done or not? Do you still need to do more homework before you turn it in?”

“I can’t turn it in, Mom, until I see her again.”

“Remind me to ask you the right question next time.”

His reply?

“Yeah, because I don’t always undertand your questions!”

A few minutes later…

“Mom, whenever you need me, just call me and I’ll be there.”

Immediately, Michael Jackson lyrics started playing in my head. 🙂

I asked, “You’ll always be there for me when I call?”

HIs reply?

“Yes. Just call me and I’ll be there…unless I am at school; cause I’ll be on the playground…or at recess…or in reading…”

I went into the other room in time to hear him say something about “arfritis”…by now he was talking to his father.

“Daddy, what’s arfritis?”

Dad, “It’s when your body hurts all over.”

Roni, “Yeah…I’ll be there if mommy gets arfritis….or if she has kidney stone again.”

Thanks, son, for being there for me.

Quotable Quotes #15

We had a pretty busy day, today. I had a pot of soup cooking, but not quite as fast as I'd planned it to be. While Bboo and I were at Walmart, she smelled a fresh loaf of bread, and since she hadn't eaten all day, asked if we could take it. Who can refuse a loaf of fresh bread? After we arrived home, only to meet up with Daddy and the Drama Queen, the following conversation takes place.

Drama Queen was asking for something…I don't remember what.

B-boo, "Stop complaining. Seems to me, you got Taco Bell. I only got bread."

Me, "Yes, dear, but as I recall, it was a whole loaf of bread!"