Surfing Lessons

I've been informed that my 9-year-old wants to take surfing lessons. I certainly hope these lessons aren't expensive or I may just need to introduce her to a little movie called Jaws.

Superhero Shirts

My 4-year-old has quite the impressive collection of superhero shirts that he cycles through every week. My favorite part of this is when people see him wearing one and excitedly ask him if he IS that superhero. Without fail, he always crunches his forehead, looks at them like they're idiots and says, "No, it's just a shirt." Silly adults.

Our Guard Dog

Our dog Shadow is quite the guard dog. Last night, while we were in bed watching one of the Harry Potter movies, he bravely and ferociously protected us from the spooky, rapidly approaching Warner Brothers logo. I mean seriously ... he let loose with both barrels on it. Let that be a warning to all you logos who attempt to invade our home; our dog WILL attack you with extreme prejudice.

The Mailman

So it seems the 4-year-old doesn't quite get the whole mailman thing. Whenever he asks us for some sort of expensive toy and we tell him he has to wait until his birthday or Christmas, he always threatens to go over our heads and ask the mailman to get it for him. Apparently he thinks all the packages we've been receiving over the last several years have actually been gifts from our extremely generous mail carrier. Uh, yeah no, son, our mailman is not a disciple of Santa Claus.

Life Skills

So my 9-year-old has apparently been developing a valuable life skill. Just the other day I overheard her saying, "No, Mom, I was using sarcasm on you." This was said in a sarcastic tone of course. Yes, it's a whole new world for us all. Let the fun begin. And in case you didn't realize it, I, too, was using sarcasm on you on that last part.