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like a little elf sprite
Published by Kelly Hogaboom on Friday, November 21, 2008 at 7:44 PM.
Just now as Ralph leaned over to talk to me our son darted over and applied a generous amount of glitter from a glass bottle with roller to my husband's arm. Ralph and I looked and realized Nels was covered, in every way, with tons and I mean tons of glitter.
Don't worry. The woman at the Marketplace told me - upon learning Nels enjoys makeup - that "boys eventually grow into liking boy things." Thank goodness, because I have been seriously concerned.
Don't worry. The woman at the Marketplace told me - upon learning Nels enjoys makeup - that "boys eventually grow into liking boy things." Thank goodness, because I have been seriously concerned.
this was all said in the car ride home
Published by Kelly Hogaboom on Sunday, August 17, 2008 at 6:56 PM.
Me: "You mean potatoes."
Ralph: "What did I say?"
Me: "Tomatoes."
Ralph: "Oh."
[ brief pause ]
Ralph: "I have to be honest, I started that sentence then just put my mind on autopilot and started thinking about Dee Synder."*
Nels (taunting his sister): "I'm going to eat your brain... And then I'll have TWO brains!"
Me (watching an acquaintance bike by): "You know, Terry is the closest I've come to having a crush on another man in ten years."**
Ralph: "Yeah, well. He has those Billy qualities." (Billy being my brother)
Me: "What? No he doesn't!"
Ralph: "Yeah, they're cut from the same... musty old bolt of cloth... in the back of Clevengers, or something." (P.S. Ralph's voice cracked halfway through, thinking he was so funny).
Ralph: "God, that frosting is so good. You must have made it out of buttered angels or something."***
*Yes, this guy (and don't think it wasn't hard for me to settle on a Dee Snyder image to link to). And no, I didn't ask Ralph why.
** This is a surprise to exactly no one as I regularly make my feelings clear for our local bike mechanic.
*** This was actually said a few minutes later, at home, but it made me laugh and I had to share.
Ralph: "What did I say?"
Me: "Tomatoes."
Ralph: "Oh."
[ brief pause ]
Ralph: "I have to be honest, I started that sentence then just put my mind on autopilot and started thinking about Dee Synder."*
Nels (taunting his sister): "I'm going to eat your brain... And then I'll have TWO brains!"
Me (watching an acquaintance bike by): "You know, Terry is the closest I've come to having a crush on another man in ten years."**
Ralph: "Yeah, well. He has those Billy qualities." (Billy being my brother)
Me: "What? No he doesn't!"
Ralph: "Yeah, they're cut from the same... musty old bolt of cloth... in the back of Clevengers, or something." (P.S. Ralph's voice cracked halfway through, thinking he was so funny).
Ralph: "God, that frosting is so good. You must have made it out of buttered angels or something."***
*Yes, this guy (and don't think it wasn't hard for me to settle on a Dee Snyder image to link to). And no, I didn't ask Ralph why.
** This is a surprise to exactly no one as I regularly make my feelings clear for our local bike mechanic.
*** This was actually said a few minutes later, at home, but it made me laugh and I had to share.
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