Brother has been testing his limits quite a bit lately.  He wants autonomy but I won't let him have it.  After all, he is only 10.  After a heated discussion about whether I will let him do what he wants, I responded that he would have to obey me and do as I say.  He…

Brother:  When can I have my own computer? Me:  When you go to college. Brother:  Then how about a Blackberry?

You have to love 2-going-on-3 year olds.  Mine just took a wound up yo-yo, lifted her arm up high, and dropped it behind her.  Then she yells, "Yay!  I did it!"

Dinner last night was pizza (nothing fancy).  Pumpkin was eating hers when she suddenly starts crying, "Ouch!  I’m bleeding."  She was really crying hard and loud.  I knew without even looking what the problem was.  I told her it was only tomato sauce.  She stopped the caterwauling immediately, licked her finger, said "Oh.", and continued…

In our education.  Not the general everyday stuff, but the wider climactic education.  My youngest, Pumpkin, came up to me today with her little toy dog to tell me that "My baby is all warm and cozy in the snow."  Well, it actually came out "My baby is all warm and tozy in the no."…

Today at mass, a woman was receiving the hat trick of baptism, first communion and confirmation.  She’s fresh from Iraq–I don’t know the whole story, but there was a man there translating for her.  Honey was quite confused as to what was going on.  I tried to explain as best as I could, but she…

Every Saturday morning, I take Honey to ballet class and then we go to the commissary for grocery shopping.  Here’s what transpired on our short walk from the car to the commissary: Honey:  Mommy, you’re lucky. Me:  I am? Honey:  Yes.  You get to spend the whole morning with just me. Indeed, I am, sweet…

We usually read about a saint each day during either breakfast or lunch.  Once again my kids completely surprised me.  Sister:  All saints are dead except for one. Me:  Huh? Sister:  Saint Nicholas is not dead because he’s Santa.  Me:  Oh.  Hmm….I was stumped but I just let it go.  No use lying to them…

My dad calls Honey, Cake.  As in, "How’s my Cake today?".  One night while eating ice cream, she says to everyone, "Junk is eating junk."

Brother:  Mom, did God give you a new baby? Me:  No. Brother:  Then why is your belly huge? Disclaimer:  My belly is not huge, it’s just a bit out of shape.