You Can Call Me Mashed Potatoes

Me (talking to the cat): Why are you all wet?  What did you get into?
D: I think he got into wet stuff.
Us: Thanks, Caption Obvious!

J: Holy cow!
D: Stop saying that!
C: It just means there's a cow with lots of holes in it.

Me: Don't hit!
D: When I went to get the tablet, my arm just went the way of J's.

D: My mom tell me he can't cannonball into the hot tub or he might break it.

Me: You have a bony butt.
J: I have a Zamboni butt!

D: I want to change my new name.
Me: What do you want your new name to be?
D: Mashed Potatoes!  I want everybody to be called Mashed Potatoes!

J: That smell is hungry for my nose!


Dad: Okay there, Rambo!
C: I'm not Rambo, I'm Rainbow!

J: I want a steak-cake for my birthday!  For I can have one million proteins!

Me: D, I know what I'm doing!
D: Eventually.

After retelling this story ~
Nanan: Do you even know what eventually means?
D: Later.

Nanan: Do you know where these M&Ms came from?
D: The tube right there.
Nanan: I was looking for Santa, but yes, you are correct.

J: This shirt is way better than C's shirts!

J: I'm sorry, Mom. Preschool is cancelled forever. The pipes froze on the inside and the outside. So now we need to go to C's school.


(12/31) Sarah watched the boys so Dad & I could go out to Purple for brunch this morning.  We had a mimosa flight, crab cakes, and I had the (lobster baked) macaroni.  It was SO good! It snowed just enough to be pretty out, but didn't really stick to much today.  This evening, we did the countdown with the littles early (thank you, Netflix!), and then put the twins down.  Dad and C spent the evening playing X-COM, though we did turn to the Needle when fireworks time came.


(1/1) Happy New Year!  We had a pretty lazy day today.  I did take the pup out for a walk to get out of the house for a bit, but yeah, that was about it.


(1/2) Today was lovely!  I got in a walk to coffee with Sarah and Laura, and then had dinner with Tami, whom I haven't seen in forever! It was fun to gab with all the girls.  Dad took the boys to C's hockey practice while I was at dinner.

(1/3) Back to work and school for us all today. Meetings galore at work, and the catch-up is always fun.  C has been dreading going back since vacation started. Bubba had a rough day today, but hopefully it'll get better as we go along.


(1/4) The twins had a field trip today to Music & Me.  It was an introduction to musical instruments.  They had a fun time, and we capped off the morning with some hot chocolate, because it was freezing out (and maybe because I needed more coffee).  This evening, the twins had their first hockey game.  It was a total riot!  D kept crawling over to the goal, and then he'd stand up in the goal--whether he was playing that shift or not--and kick out the kiddo currently playing goal.  Then he'd proceed to completely ignore the game.  J skated around and sorta-kinda wandered over to where the puck was. Their performance had us all cackling in the stands.

(1/5) Preschool was cancelled today when the pipes froze.  Nanan had come over to work in the twins' class, so instead she came to our house and stayed for dinner. I finally got home and managed to visit briefly with her before the twinsies' bed time.

(1/6) Work day for me, and Dad had the boys.  I saw them briefly before going to book club tonight.  We read a fun book (The Last Days of Salton Academy), and had a good discussion.

D crawling up to the goal

Leading D to the bench

(1/7) Sarah and I went for coffee before the twinsies' practice this morning.  C had a game later, and he requested that we all come.  The Badgers won 8-4, and C played an awesome game on first string tonight!  He and Dad stayed for the Totems game after, and I ferried the twins home and put them to bed.

C is red #5 here

(1/8) This morning we bravely went into C's room and cleaned it.  He whined, and complained, and tried hiding under the bed...when really?  The process took less than 30 minutes.  It just needed to be done.  Sarah brought Jor over to play later, and we escaped on a walk, while Dad held down the fort with four hooligans.

(1/9) Work from home day for me, and school for the boys.  I got up early and ice skated on my walk, but at least got to enjoy some lingering Xmas lights.

J in the middle

(1/10) Work day for me, and Dad had the boys.  C's nerf gun arrived, and it is ridiculous.  It shoots both the larger and smaller sized nerf bullets.  I had to tell D to put a shirt on, spoiling the no-shirt party, because his back was covered in hits.  The boys had lots of fun, and I'm sure I'll be finding bullets everywhere now.

J laying in the middle

D crawling to goal

(1/11) Busy day "off" for me.  Gym, preschool, and an appointment for C. Dad spoiled us with Olive Garden for dinner.  Yummo!

(1/12) Work day for me, and school for the boys.  Nanan worked in the twins' preschool class today, and then joined us for dinner.  She stayed until the twinsies had to go to bed, and we had a little time to visit.


(1/13)  Work day for me, school for C, and Dad is hangin' with the twins today.  C is headed to Nanan's house tonight, so we'll have a quiet night with the younger two.