“Huh?”
"Don't close the door!" I yell at Teen Take-Out, as the door closes behind him and he blank stares at me with the classic "Huh?" look. I fight spewing a few chosen words at him and run to the door, hoping by some chance I had pushed the unlock button ... Of course, it...
By the Root
After hearing his sister's menu for the evening: "Why don't you buy everyone's meal tonight?" Teen Take-Out asks. "I want to make mashed potatoes, chicken & corn." "Can I have a side of cereal?" "No. You have to eat what I make," she nyaahd at him. "Shut-Up,...
Friends
I'm in the car (surprise, surprise) driving from one place to the other. This time with only two in tow, the baby and the 11-yr. old. "Blah-d-blah yeg. Mini ma stairs. Dish ma beeg ouchie.", Jack-speak. "Yes I know, honey. Your leg scraped the stairs and you do have a...
The Good, The Bad, and the, well, the Ugly
April has been slotted for yard duty. I'm as hesitant about this as I was about our March meal month... but these kids need to learn the ins and outs of maintaining and caring for the outside of the house as much as the inside. So, in the same way we started our...
Overheard in the Wyma house…
"That looks like pea," matter-of-factly observed Slow Walker as he poured chicken broth into the crock-pot. Okay, first of all, he was right. Secondly, he wasn't "Slow Walker" at all today. He actually had a great attitude, despite the load of work dished on him. So I...
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