My Own Little Comedy Central

Love these kids!

"Want to play domestic violence?" Dylan asks Jamie. He is holding a frying pan over his head.

"As fun as that sounds, I don't think so."

"I'll let YOU hit ME."

"That sounds a little better."

"I'll have the headache, but you'll get the mugshot."

WHERE DOES HE COME UP WITH THIS STUFF?

While we were considering our options of activities for the next day,  I suggested the "stuffed animal" museum.  I couldn't remember the name of it. Bridge was envisioning stuffed toys and didn't want to go.  Dyl told him it's really cool, actually, with all of the taxidermy exhibits.  (Rosenbruch Wildlife Museum, if you're ever in Saint George and need something to do besides bake your brains in the sun.)  Dylan then suggested another option, the new rec center.  "It has so many neat things...a lazy river, swimming pool, rock climbing, go carts, skydiving...Um, I made those last two up."

Dylan wanted to know if I wanted to go fishing with them.  He wanted to teach Bridge how to bass fish.  Dylan was telling me it's very scenic at Sand Hollow... a nice walk down to the spot... a road to walk along...

Jamie interrupted, "Why don't you tell her what it's REALLY like. I don't think you're painting a very realistic picture of what it's like there.  Unless you're fishing, there's nothing to do there except... sit."  

LONG, PREGNANT PAUSE.  It's very obvious Dylan has already taken his cute wife to this outdoorsy "paradise."  He was sitting there, looking at her with a dumbfounded expression on his face.

Jamie started to do the backstroke: 'Which... can be... really... FUN, but there's just not much out there.  There's nothing to do...except... sit.  Really.  You need to be honest with her."  Ha ha ha. I love Jamie!

She was right.  Not much to do but sit, but I came prepared, and brought my journal, and things to keep me cool.  I simply sat, and enjoyed watching my boys spend time together fishing on the shore.  Thanks for the heads-up, Jamie!

Who Needs Comedy Central?

I love to laugh.  Photo credit: Sierra Waters

The greatest gifts I ever gave myself were my children. We have always been close. It has been my privilege, and my greatest blessing, to be the leader of this little pack of wolf babies. I feel the tables turning, though, the older we all get. Now I look to them for advice, and not just about technology! They are smart people with good healthy habits. I admire them in so many ways. One thing I can always count on from them, is the things they say and do that make me laugh.

One night when I was at Dylan's and Jamie's, the room felt like it was spinning, and I thought my blood sugar might be crashing, so I ate some almonds, and Dylan gave me his coconut water...or "God's Gatorade," as he likes to call it. That was 7:00 that evening. I told him, "I don't know what's wrong...I ate a decent lunch around 6:30."

"We picked up some pamphlets for you...for the place across the street," he said. Apparently, we were switching topics.

"Oh, the new apartment housing?"

"No, the assisted living center...they help with dementia and other problems," he explained.

"WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT???" I asked.

"You said you just had lunch at 6:30..."

His quick wit makes me stop in my tracks. My mouth just hangs agape most of the time we're together.

Child number two, the daughter, makes me laugh with her facial expressions, and slapstick comedy. Whenever I browse old pictures, I remember the moment she pulled some of those faces. Sierra is such a beautiful girl, but she has never taken her looks seriously. She is the one I can count on to make me smile when I'm feeling blue. She doesn't allow me to take myself seriously either. Here are some doozies I came across this weekend:

We love our Bubba Teef.  Must've forgotten mine that day.

Sierra, I have no words.

The fine print:  "... District does not discriminate on the basis of race,color, national origin, sex disability, 
or age in its programs and activities and provides equal access to all groups.  

Bridger sent me this copy of his high school fees, via a pic message on his phone. He said, "Do you think they meant SEX DISABILITY? Or did they just leave out a comma? Good eye, Bridger-san. Good eye. You have learned well from the Grammar Ninja. It's truly never a dull moment with them around. Even with miles between us, they keep me chuckling with phone calls, texts, and Facebook updates. With kids like these, who needs Comedy Central?