In addition to remotes the bin also seems to acquire random Lego creations and drawings and there as been some discussion as to whether or not the Wii-motes are re-motes.  Still, research shows that remote searches have declined by 84.6% since the hanging of the sign.  And that’s better than this mom had hoped for.

For three days while the weather was nice Brother took himself outside and played with his imagination and a rope.  It was a snake.  It had been used by bad guys to tie him up.  It helped him rescue a friend who’d fallen over a cliff.  I’d tell you what else it was and did except that’s all I know.  Each time I ventured into hearing range, Brother would, in a most polite way, pause his game and say, “Mom, could you go away, please?”  And so I have no more information BUT I have pictures surreptitiously taken.

I don’t know what was so fascinating about this method of gun retrieval but whatever it was it was worth repeating at least a dozen more times.  And oh what I would have given to hear the running commentary I could tell his lips were making.  To peak into the mind of a little boy would be a great adventure.

when more and

more children start

stuffing themselves into

the play place slide?

Every mom present pulls out her camera and starts snapping, that’s what.

*from August 23rd

I could spend hours combing through my posts finding errors of all sorts but I have better things to do.  If I see an error and it’s easy to fix, I do so; but if it’s not, I don’t.  I know you internets are smart enough to figure out what I mean and research seems to support that assumption.

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I pulled this little tidbit from Staska.net which has some great blogging tips among other things.

Do school buses every get stopped for speeding?

Apparently.

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If I perceived one of my children to be in danger would some Mommy reflex kick in prompting me to save them with no thought for my own safety?

Given that I recently killed a spider (I’m not saying it was a recluse but it was brown and scary looking) about to crawl from the wall to Sister’s shoulder with my. bare. hand. I’m going to say, “yes.”  (Either that or I was too lazy to jump up quickly and find a shoe.)

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Do pregnancy hormones really cause women to cry at the drop of a hat?

*sob” I can’t answer that one …. there must be a hat dropping somewhere. *sniff*

While on my annual can’t-seem-to-find-it-anywhere-else trek to a local big box store, I happened across a curiosity that must be shared.  It’s late and because I’m in the 10 items or less category I make a bee-line to the nicotine express lane.  You know the one I’m talking about don’t you? The fast lane that’s usually in the middle with the checker who’s in charge of doling out tobacco to anyone of legal age … the one that’s surrounded by a plexi-glass wall so customers can see the goods but can’t reach them?  Anyway, as I wait (the “express” in “express lane” is apparently a relative term) I see, sequestered next to the Marlboro’s and Copenhagen, the Gopher.  I am puzzled.  My grandmother had one these.  Actually both of my grandmothers did and an elderly neighbor.  In fact I’ve only ever seen this item in homes of AARP members or catalogs targeting the over 60 crowd.  So my question is: given that everything else behind those clear walls requires proof of age what must one produce to purchase a Gopher?  A social security check, maybe?

That I made a hat for my thumb or

that I took a picture of it.

I made it a scarf too.

Is it normal to use a blow torch when lighting birthday candles?  No?  I was afraid of that.

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