The Sunday Funnies

Dorothy:  Mom, is blood washable?
Sarah:  Yes, usually.
Dorothy:  Great, 'cause this blanket has blood on it.

At the pet store, Dorothy and Willa were trying to count the pink fish in a tank.  "We just need to make them stay still," Dorothy said earnestly.

We have a waffle maker that we keep in its original box and styrofoam packaging; it fits neatly in the cabinet that way.  Dorothy watched Brian open the box; she chided him, "Daddy, we already have a waffle maker!"

Image Search: Rubber Duck

I'm starting a new feature on our blog.  Today I used the image search tool in my Google Photos and input the term "rubber duck".  These images are among the results that Google identified:

Stay tuned for next week's search term:  inflatable

Pelican's Snoballs with Uncle Daniel, Aunt Valerie, & Baby Andrew

Kids at the pet store

I'll take your picture and show you what your hair looks like

Mermaid at the birthday party

The Willa Funnies

Dorothy's friend Willa cracks me up enough that I'm dedicating a Sunday to her:

Willa, Dorothy, Brian and I were taking a neighborhood walk.  We linked hands and Willa announced, "The whole family!"

Willa wore a vintage dress for her school portrait.  I loved it and she told me it was her mom's.  I said, "Do you have a picture of your mom in that dress?  I would love to see it!"  And she responded sassily, "No...I don't have a phone..."

Something we read mentioned a newspaper.  Willa asked, "What's a newspaper?"

Willa has some dental work in her mouth which she refers to as her "jewelry".  Her Jj's come out as adorable Dd's.  Dorothy is unfamiliar with dental work, and takes Willa at her word -- Dorothy refers to Willa's "doolery".

In Willa's world canned carbonated fizzy water is "busy water".

I was eating a carrot; Willa caught sight of the long orange food and chimed in, "I want a popsicle too!"

Willa was playing with some toy animals and I overheard her give the character some dialogue:  "Jesus, please let me be a duck."

Dorothy was taunting Willa over a snack of strawberries.  "My strawberries are the sweetest," Dorothy jeered.  "Miss Sarah!" Willa called, "Dorothy is saying a mean compliment!"

Dorothy mentioned that boys don't wear dresses.  Willa corrected her, "It's up de dem."

Tattoos, matching tshirts, make-up...a fun sleepover with Mary Claire

The kids' table

Before & After

Weekend in Atlanta

We saw the Braves beat the Phillies 15-2, enjoyed the Center for Puppetry Arts & its Jim Henson exhibit, ate at The Varsity, and visited with Cathy, Jamie, Claire, & Jeff

Fit for a princess

The Sunday Funnies

Left and right are such tricky concepts.  I've tried to explain that if you turn around, what's on the left and right change.  Of course, it turns out this only applies to stationary objects.  Dorothy asked me if her thumb was on her right hand or left; I answered that it was her right; then she ran to the back of me and said, "Now it's my left thumb!"

I was trying to explain sarcasm.  "What is a food you really don't like?" I asked.  "Cheeseballs," Dorothy answered.  "Okay," I said, "If it was your birthday and I gave you a big container of cheeseballs as a present, you might say, 'Oh, thank you so much...you know how much I love cheeseballs!'  But what you really mean is that you don't like them at all."  She processed this, then added, "But for real I would burst into tears."

I have a few scented body sprays that Dorothy likes to use.  Her favorite is Sweet Pea, a Bath and Body Works scent.  This morning, she asked if she could use the "green pea spray".

Big Daddy installed a swingset in his backyard.  Dorothy told me, "I'm glad Big Daddy got this swingset.  Are you glad?"  "Yes," I said.  "Why are you glad?" Dorothy asked.  "I'm just glad," I answered.  "Are you glad because now the grown-ups don't have to play with the kids?"

Dorothy watched me typing a password.  "Why are you typing 'dot dot dot dot dot dot?'" she asked.

At the Center for Puppetry Arts with the Morgans

My friend Eloise came to visit and I met her little ones

Swim lessons are going great

Just a girl on her way to a My Little Pony playdate

More from the wedding!

Dean family photo from Mike & Aja's wedding in April