She always makes me laugh...

Lately I've noticed that Allyson is just talking more and more (and more.) And some of the stuff that comes out of that girl's mouth just makes me stop and laugh out loud. So much so that I have taken to capturing notes of the things that she has said and when she said them. Most of these conversations happen in the car to or from wherever we may be heading.

I will now torture you, brave readers, with some of my favorites.

On 12.23.10 Ally said "Mommy, I like sunshine." How cute is that? Too bad we haven't been seeing any of that sun lately. The picture above was from one recent rare day at the park.

On 1.16.11 Ally said "I have a get under my blankets, go to sleep and make-a my warm."

On 2.23.11 Ally said "Crickets make-a my happy." I think we need to work on this "make-a my" grammar thing.

On 3.6.11 Ally said "I get bigger and reach the counter and make cakes."

As she gets older, the things she says will become more grown-up. I'll have to correct her grammar and quiz her on verb tenses. Until then, I giggle at the silly stuff she says and hope that she doesn't grow up too fast. My little "punkin" makes me proud to be her Mom more and more each day.

~Becky

Ally's Music

I hear all these stories about parents whose kids are singing along with the ABC’s or Old MacDonald from a very young age. Allyson has never really done that. We listen to music – she LOVES the Little Einstein’s! I have a couple of little kid CD’s in the car and she always (always, always, always) requests the “Pop Song.” That’s code for Lollipop, Lollipop. But she doesn’t sing it. She dances around in her seat and yells at me “Mommy, dance!”

We go to her ballet class, which she loves. I sing to her every night before bed – songs at her request. It’s usually Farmer Goofy (the Disney version of Old MacDonald), Itsy Bitsy Spider or My Favorite Things. (Most of the time I have to sing all three.) But she has never belted out the tunes along with me.

Then we were sitting in the family room playing on the floor the other day and she starts dum-da-dumming. It took me a minute to make sense of it, but who would have known? The kid was singing (or dum-da-dumming) Eine Kleine Nachtkmusik. Not Baa Baa Black Sheep or Twinkle Twinkle – freakin’ Mozart! It had to have been one of her shows, we’ve been watching Little Einsteins DVDs on repeat lately. I think one of the kiddo CD’s in the car sings one of the songs to that melody too. Who knows where she picked it up? But I love it!

So…now I can’t get the darn song out of my head. I’ve been humming it all day long. I wonder what classical piece she’ll start humming next?

~Becky

How Pumpkin Pie is Made

WARNING! Not the most pleasant picture - but still flippin' hilarious!


Mom - Thanks for sharing the pic!

Happy Thanksgiving!

~Becky

Do dogs go to heaven?

This is literally a 'church signs' debate, being played out in a Southern US town, between Our Lady of Martyrs Catholic Church, and Cumberland Presbyterian, a fundamentalist church.

From top to bottom these pictures show you the response and counter-response over time. The Catholics are displaying a much better sense of humor! You get the impression that the Presbyterians are actually taking this seriously and are getting a bit upset...


So, being the heathen dog-lover I am I'm surprised to actually say that I'm going with the Catholics in this one. Score one for the Pope in my book!

~Becky

Happy Tuesday!

No glorious blog post today. Just a funny pic I got in my email.

Title: Flasher

Hope you have a great day!

~Becky

Freak me

Steve and I love the show Psych on USA. At the end of every show the two main characters are involved in a "Psych-out." (it's really just an outtake.) This particular "psych-out" had us laughing hysterically and rewinding and replaying over and over again. I can't get the song out of my head now. Hi-larious! (I apologize for the quality - I couldn't find a better version.)

Tell me you love it as much as I did!

~Becky

Who needs pockets?

All I have to say is - dear God I hope not. My kid loves her animals too, but this is a bit ridiculous. Cute kid though!

~Becky

Crazy Day....Funny Joke

It's been a nightmare of a day. Half of my team is out - my own fault, I'm the manager and approved the time off. But that means pure craziness for the rest of us. At least the day has flown by. Hallelujah!

Funny joke crossed my desk and had to share...

Two married buddies are out drinking one night when one turns to the other and says, "You know, I don't know what else to do. Whenever I go home after we've been out drinking, I turn the headlights off before I get to the driveway. I shutoff the engine and coast into the garage. I take my shoes off before I go into the house, I sneak up the stairs, get undressed in the bathroom, stick my foot in the toilet and pee down my leg to prevent splashing sounds. I ease into bed and my wife STILL wakes up and yells at me for staying out so late!"

His buddy looks at him and says "Well, you're obviously taking the wrong approach. I screech into the driveway, slam the door, storm up the steps, pee hard into the toilet water then use the full flush, throw my shoes in the closet, undress in the bedroom, then jump into bed, slap her on the ass and say, 'WHO'S HORNY?!?!??' and she acts like she's still asleep."

Later...

~Becky