Archive for the ‘scene and heard’ Category
8.9.10
Scene:
Last night, at home in our bedroom. Me and hubby winding down for the night after my trip to NYC for BlogHer '10.
Heard:
Hubby: Could you PLEASE stop checking your phone?
Me: But I have new notifications!
Hubby: You wouldn't know that if you stopped checking your phone.
Me: Yes I would. The ...
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5.24.10
Where: My inbox
When: Sunday at 10:31 am
What: Email dictated to hubby by princess:
Dear Princess: (apparently she wasn't sure whether or not to send the email to herself)
I want to know because princess is learning how to write, so can you please try to bring me to a writing school because I ...
Posted in #GIT, child development, funny things kids say, scene and heard | 1 Comment »
5.20.10
Last yearMamalaw was honored to be featured as a Southern Living Magazine Mama Blog of the week. We were beside ourselves that a huge magazine like Southern Living would pay us any attention! So, you can only imagine how psyched we were after receiving a call in July telling us ...
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4.25.10
Scene:
Chatterbox helping me FINALLY put away all of my clothes that have been piling up in the corner of my room for weeks (yes, weeks). Hubby laying in bed watching the playoffs.
Heard:
ME: Hey! I forgot about this dress. I can wear it to Thursday night's event.
HUBBY: See what you can ...
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1.5.10
[Scene - Nighttime on December 25. Chatterbox's and Giggles' bedroom. Girls saying their bedtime prayers.]Heard...Me: Girls, remember to thank God for your Christmas presents.Chatterbox: But Mom, God didn't bring us our presents...Santa did!Me: [silently] Oh boy.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------[Scene - Day 5 of Kwanzaa. At the living room table lighting the kinara.]Heard...Me: Girls, ...
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8.13.09
Scene:In the grocery store. Chatterbox and Giggles are "driving" in the kids car attached to the shopping cart. Giggles is doing something (i.e. breathing) and getting on Chatterbox's nerves.Heard:Chatterbox: [at the top of her lungs] Giggles, STOP IT!Giggles: [at the top of her lungs and on the verge of a ...
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8.6.09
Scene:In the kids' bathroom, getting ready to give L'il Buddy a bath. Chatterbox enters and squeals with delight.Heard:Me: What's got you so excited?Chatterbox: I looooove the baby's "privacy" [that's what we call, well, their privates]Me: Really? [Bracing myself] Why?Chatterbox: Because it's cute. And I don't have one!Me: [cautiously] No...you don't.Chatterbox: ...
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7.8.09
As if you needed another reason not to cheat, think of murder. As you may have heard, Steve McNair of the Tennessee Titans was found dead on July 4th in a condo that he rented with a friend (I am assuming that he rented this condo for his stay in ...
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5.31.09
SCENE:At home; Sunday morning.HEARD:Me: Chatterbox, we have a lot of cleaning to do today!Chatterbox: I can't deal with it.To be honest, neither could I. And so we went to the park. True story.
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8.21.08
Scene:Getting the girls ready for bed. Chatterbox playing with her Disney Fairies stamps.Heard:Chatterbox: Mommy, where do fairies live?Me: Um, in a fairy forest.Chatterbox: Can we go there?Me: Oh no. It's a very special and magical place.Chatterbox: How do we get there Mommy?Me: I have no idea. Only the fairies know.Chatterbox: ...
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