Sock It To Me...Fun Monday

This morning, my daughter (almost 13) zipped through the kitchen toward the laundry saying, "I need socks." I directed her to our always overflowing sock basket. But, my son, sitting at the bar eating his breakfast, dryly commented, "You've got socks on." To which my daughter, in a 180 spin, headed back to her room shaking her head at herself. 

I get into that frantic, "am I coming or going" mindset, too. I'm afraid the apple doesn't fall far from the tree! If you have a funny from your family happenings, we'd love to hear. 

A Fun Monday to you...Sharon

Fun Monday

(Shelly) Here is a funny story that is a sign of the times. Have your kids ever acted like the gate you had to go through to get into the other room? When my daughter was three, she was the gate to the laundry room. I asked, "May I come in please?"


She replied, "Press the 'Are you sure?' button!" (You know how computers always ask you "Are you sure you want to leave this page? Yes or No.) I thought it was pretty funny!


Have your kiddos said anything silly lately? Enjoy the moments!

Fun Monday

(Shelly) Recently a friend and I were talking about how sugar is a great motivator in our families. It reminded me of a funny story.


At the time, we didn't regularly have dessert after supper, so for me to have planned to make a dessert was a big deal and the kids knew it. I was trying to get supper fixed and on the table while my 6-year-old son and 3-year old daughter were chasing each other through the kitchen into the living room and back through the kitchen in a circle. I had asked them to quit. My husband told them to quit. I asked them to quit again but it just wasn't happening--they were having too much fun! So finally I had enough and yelled, "Fine! You're not getting dessert!" Oh, the water works and the begging started! We finally got them calmed down enough to sit at the table, but they were still upset. Hubby asked if either of them would like to pray before supper. My son jumped at the chance. "Dear God, thank You for this food. And please let Mom and Dad change their mind about dessert. At least about me. I don't care if Sister gets it or not..." Honestly, I didn't hear the rest of the prayer because I was laughing too much!

Fun Monday

(Sharon) My oldest (14) came to breakfast one morning and asked me if she smelled good. I sniffed her. She wasn't very strong, but there was a faint smell of floral something. She laughed and said, "It's Febreeze!" Cheap perfume!

Hope that brings you a smile this Monday!

Fun Monday

(Shelly) I have told lots of silly stories on my kids, so here is one on me. Saturday I slid my flip flops off in the car and propped my foot up on the dashboard...the freshly armoralled dashboard. I didn't think anything about it until I slipped my flips back on and just about slid out of my shoes as I tried to walk! Thankfully we were going to a ball game and a little dirt fixed the problem. Now I know!

Fun Monday

(Shelly) Whew! It is still Monday right? Made it! Anyone else having crazy weeks? I guess it is the season! Here is a funny spring story. From our house...


My oldest son came and reported that my 2-year-old daughter had thrown a shoe away. So I went to the trash and retrieved the shoe. There it was. Complete with the dead bug she had killed on the bottom of it! (She wasn't a big fan of bugs at the time!)


Hope you have a good week.

Fun Monday

(Shelly) I was helping my daughter clean up her room, and put all of her stuffed animals in their place. We have several stuffed friends from the Hermie the Caterpillar stories; one being Flo the Fly. This particular day, my daughter was about 2 years old, and she picked up Flo with her two fingers by the tip of the wing, stood at the threshold of her door, and tossed Flo in the hallway. "Dis a bug!" she said. I explained who she was, and we read the book together. Only then was Flo allowed back into her room!

Do you have any funny bug stories with your kids this spring?

Fun Monday

Davis saw all the June bugs and said, "Mom they should have named June bugs, April bugs." Have your kiddos said anything silly lately?

Fun Monday

Here is a funny story from Laurie's family... Addison does funny things all the time. The other day he said he had a "hypothosis." I said, "Oh really, what is it?" He said, "Worms poop on you when you pick them up because they are scared." Then he added, "Baby ducks do the same thing. I know, because when I picked up Ms. Sandy's baby ducks, they pooped too. I think it was because they were scared!" I think his hypothesis was right! Have your little scientists made any funny hypothesis lately?

Fun Monday-The Catcher

(Shelly) My family really likes baseball (more on that Wednesday). So it was no surprise when our kids got old enough to play, they could not wait to sign up! We have spent many an hour at the baseball diamond, and some of those moments have been comical. My son, age 5, played catcher his second season. Dad was his coach and he told him, "You know, you can talk to the batters and kind of distract them." The next game he tried asking them questions, but that didn't really work for him. Then he thought, I like to sing. I'm pretty good at it, and that might be distracting. So he began to sing his own made up songs at the top of his voice! I'm the singing catcher. And I'm trying to distract you, so you strike out! I don't know if the players were bothered by it, but the opposing coaches (who were pitching), the umpire, and the fans were sure tickled! This month we are sharing stories about baseball (or sports) and spring. Do you have any to share? We would love to hear it!

Fun Monday

We were watching the weather on the news. The station we watch usually lists the 5-day forecast like this:


Monday--Sunny, 65
Tuesday--Partly Cloudy, 68
Wednesday--Partly Cloudy, 67


The weatherman had not quite reached that part of the report yet. He was covering the pollen count for the day and it was laid out in similar format:


Fungus 567
Grass 234
Cedar 89
Weeds 199
TOTAL 1089


To which my son, age 5 at the time, commented, "Boy! That last day is going to be a hot one!"


Warmer temperatures are on the way, but hopefully not that hot! And if you are suffering because of all the allergies in the air, please pass the Puffs!


Posted by Shelly, Mom and Loving It Ministries Assistant

Fun Monday

Professional in the Making
An adventure the past year for our family has been an ag project and going to stock shows. This past January we went to the Fort Worth Stock Show for the first time where my 10 year old showed his lamb. When he was packing for the trip, he was cracking me up! He said, "Mom, I want to look professional. Like I totally know what I'm doing and have been here before." (It is amazing what they pick up from us! He gets that from his dad!)


During some of their down time before the show, he decided he needed his boots shined because, you know, he wanted to look professional!

Has your family tried any new adventures this year?

Posted by Shelly, Mom and Loving It Ministries Assistant

Fun Monday

Back Seat Driver

Sunday after church we stopped at Sonic to pick up lunch. We had our food and headed home. My husband turned left and pulled out into the turning lane and drove there for a little bit (I wasn't scared yet) before he realized he needed to scoot on over to the right lane. He said, "Oh, I guess I could move over." As he was saying that, our three-year-old was saying, "Dodge and weave! Dodge and weave!" (He had recently watched Disney's Cars.) I was laughing so hard that it took me a minute to interpret what he was saying for our driver!


Do you have any funny traveling or adventure stories we could share this month? We would love to hear it! You can send them to Shelly(at)momandlovingit(dot)org.


Posted by Shelly, Mom and Loving It Ministries Assistant

Fun Monday

(Shelly) Techy babe...It was laundry day and my three-year-old daughter was pretending to be the gate into the laundry room. I asked, “May I come in please?”


She replied, “Press the ‘Are you sure?’ button!” (You know how your computer always asks Are you sure before you delete or quit something?) Do we live in a computer age or what?!

Fun Monday

OK all you football fans out there. (Maybe you're not a football fan necessarily, but you are married to one.) Today's funny story is about one of the playoff teams. My two boys like to play Daddy's football game on the Wii. My youngest (age 3) said, "I want to be the tookers." He said that for days and I did not have a clue what he was talking about. I asked him if it was the kicker, the tackler...I was really at a loss of what he wanted. We finally figured it out! When they were picking teams, he pointed to the team he wanted...the "tookers." It was the Steelers! I finally got it--the stealers took something, so they are the tookers!


posted by Shelly, Mom and Loving It Ministry assistant

Fun Monday

(Shelly) It was Mother’s Day. Not just any Mother’s Day—the day we were having my daughter's Baby Dedication at church! So my parents came down, and all the Lastnames were coming over to our house for lunch. I was trying to get as much prepared the night before as I could, so lunch for that big crowd would come together quick and smooth. My 3 year-old son and Papa were chopping pecans for me to put in a salad. They finished the amount I needed, and my son asked, “Mom, can I chop up some chips?” “Sure. Why not,” I replied. I could see it in their eyes, he and Papa had an experiment going! Being the scientist that he is, Papa kept track of all that went into their concoction. My son thought it was pretty cool the way those four Sour Cream ‘n’ Onion potato chips ground up in the nut chopper. Then they added 6 pecans. They poured that mixture into one of the kid-sized Tuperware mixing bowls I used to play with and added lemonade until it was just the right consistency—150 ml according to Papa! Now you and I both know that is not a mouth watering combination, but to this almost 4-year-old it sounded like the most delicious treat that he wanted to share with everyone! The whole time they were mixing and adding a little more lemonade to make it just right, he kept talking about how he wanted Uncle Rod and his older cousin especially to taste it. And it was going to be great! Then the taste testing moment arrived. Papa poured some of the chunky juice into a small cup, and I got the camera ready for the reaction. My son was oblivious to our grins that were just waiting to laugh out loud as he took a sip.


You could tell he wanted to sell it and say it was yummy!


But then reality hit all those taste buds and the optimistic expression on his face changed to…”This is YUCK!”

He didn't even want it on his fingers! He is ten now, and I still crack up when I see these pictures!

Anyone have a fun story you want to share with us? You can email it to Shelly(at)MomAndLovingIt(dot)org. We can all use a smile!

Fun Monday

Do you have pets? Our dog, Sadie, did a great job of cleaning up after us. I could be in the kitchen and say "oops" as I dropped something, and she would come running in to see what morsel waited for her! (She was so well trained!) One day my son (age 2) was enjoying a snack in the living room, and I heard him calling, “Sadie! Sadie!”
“Honey, Sadie is outside. What is it?”
“Mom, I guess I’m going to need a napkin then.”


Gotta love pets and kids! If you have a funny story you would like to share, send it to shelly(at)MomAndLovingIt(dot)org. Happy Fun Monday!


posted by Shelly, Mom and Loving It Ministry assistant

Fun Monday

I love breaks!! This Christmas, my kids are all at an age that they love sleeping late (and staying up late!!) instead of waking me up in the middle of the night (well, bad dreams did have one of them wanting in our bed) so we all slept a lot. Crislynn has always been a sleeper, even as a baby. One morning around 10:00 at my in-laws, Davis said, "Let's see how long Crislynn will sleep. She's like hibernating or something!"


Hope you are enjoying your breaks too!
Sharon

Fun Monday

It was a bad day in the Hilliard home last week. It seemed that everyone in the house was crossways and irritable (including mom!). Every question was answered with a defensive cutting response. The girls seemed to be assuming the worst about each other and didn't hold back from shouting what they were thinking . . . it was ugly! Finally, Addison was all done and said, "It's over!! Stop talking about it!" I agreed, and said, "Yes, let's all kiss and make-up!" Addison protested, "I'm not gonna wear make-up!!" The hold of dissention was suddenly diminished. Rolling with laughter, we gathered in a group hug, kissed . . . and made up!


Laurie

Fun Monday

Addison, my 5 year-old, was marching around the house the other day singing, "All I want for Christmas is RELATIONSHIP, RELATIONSHIP." We were rolling! Where do they come up with this stuff?
Laurie