Entries from June 2009

06/29/2009

Rule #121

Rule #121:  Please do not lick the inside of the glass cooler door at Quik Trip.

06/28/2009

Rule #120

Rule #120:  When you take off your glasses, the middle of driveway is not the best place to leave them. 
 
Thanks, Mike & Jen T!  Jen feels a little bad that she actually ran over her kid’s glasses with their van, but I’m just relieved to know that we’re not the only ones with glasses [...]

06/27/2009

Rule #119

Rule #119:  When Mommy is explaining how frustrated she gets when you don’t listen, it’s a bad time to start giggling and chanting “like talking to a brick wall” repeatedly with your brother.

Thanks, Wendy W.!

06/25/2009

Rule #118

Rule #118:  Apparently the number of times you tell your child to “Be Careful” is proportional to how likely he is to need stitches.  On a weekend.  When Mommy is out of town.

When I was out of town a few weekends ago, Gavin fell into the wooden part of our rocking chair.  Meanest Daddy did a [...]

06/24/2009

Rule #117

Rule #117:  No screaming & whining when Mommy accidentally sings Tyrone’s lyrics instead of Uniqua’s lyrics. This shouldn’t be that big of a deal.

06/23/2009

Rule #116

Rule #116:  That little space between the couch & the corner of the wall… It’s not a garbage can. Or a toy box. Or a hamper. Or book drop.  Or a place for the remote.

06/22/2009

Rule #115

Rule #115:  Just because that rock missed your brother’s head does not make it okay to throw said rock at his head on purpose.

Thanks, Christie CC!

06/20/2009

Rule #114

Rule #114:  We don’t put chicken in our underwear.
 
Thanks, Jean M.!  But I’ve been thinking about this rule…  Was it a rubber chicken?  Chicken McNuggets?  A bantam?  Jean also shared with me that when she made up this rule on the fly, her daughter asked, “Why?” and she had no idea what to say.  Jean – [...]

06/19/2009

Rule #113

Rule #113:  Meanest Mommy is guessing you can do better than “Tuna casserole peepit flushing toilet” as the punch line of your jokes.

06/19/2009

Rule #112

Rule #112:  It is not necessary to interrupt me just to tell me that you weren’t talking to me.