Hannah age 8 “Your Momma’s so ugly they had an ugly competition. And they said she wasn’t allowed in because they said no professionals!” LOL

Well this isn’t going to make me look too good but it’s too funny not to document. The first clue I had that the girls were unprepared for life was when Katie’s friend Evelyn had to show her how to do the dishes. But last night I was so surprised to turn around and see Hannah washing away at the dishes.  I asked her what she was doing and she said “Doing the dishes! I want to earn some allowance!” I was so proud.  Later I as I was picking up I realized she missed a couple of bowls.  As I washed them and decided since the dishwasher had not been running long I would see if I could squeeze them in.  When I opened the dishwasher I realized there was literally only one bowl lin the whole washer and  a few pieces of cutlery. LOL.  When I went to bed I realized that I’m not even sure the dishes she put away had actually been cleaned since I can’t remember if I ran the dishwasher. Hope we don’t die. LOL.  I guess I have some teaching to do around the house!

Katie 11 Hannah 8

I was just asking John “so what grade is it that kids read Lord of the Flies?” Somehow he missed it so I’m guessing maybe it’s not required reading in North Carolina? Then H busts out “I love Lord of the Flies!” To which I have to reply “It’s not Lord of the Rings it’s Lord of the Flies.” Gotta love that girl!

Hannah has gotten so awesome and posing for the camera this days.  A long cry from the days of “The Hand” which was basically a whole year of her throwing her hand up in front of my camera.  So I am LOVING this phase.  Of course she’s become a notorious photobomber too!  That’s where all this started. I was just trying to take a couple of shots of the rabbits and this is what I got.  Love that girl!

Funny as mess… So H promised again that she would put herself to bed if she could stay up a little later. To which I told her if she didn’t this would be the last time she would be allowed to stay up late if she didn’t actually do it. So I’m laying in bed reading my book when I hear a little wrustling under my bed and I think Oh Lord the dogs in here. But then it goes quiet so I think maybe she’s not. Then I hear a little more wrustling and then I think oh Lord one of the ferrets have gotten out but I just really don’t want to go get it. And then it goes quiet so I think well it’s gone to sleep at least. Well I keep reading my book and then I hear a real wrustling and then I know there’s something under my bed. So I finally get out of bed and I look underneath and guess who is under there. Yes as you may have guessed it was H. Conked out underneath my bed. I had to pull her out by her feet, lift her up and then put her in my bed. She didn’t even wake up. Needless to say my back is not feeling so good this morning but I was cracking up none the less.

H “mannequins freak me out. The have bodies but no heads.”

Daddy helping H with homework: Daddy, “It’s a word problem. Let me read it to you. Tom has 10 marbles…” H, “It’s always about the marbles. Sigh” She just cracks me up.

If there was any question as to how funny and how witty Hannah is I now have a visual representation for you!

“Sunni! Give me my homework! I don’t want to have to tell the teacher the dog ate my homework!” K age 8

Well it was a nice car ride to school with Charlie. That would be our pet fly. Yes you heard me right… a fly. They won’t let me kill it or shoo it out the window or anything like that… It must drive alongside us all the way to school. I’m sure you can guess what I did after they left.

Quote of the Day: Me to K, “Oh K you can be so dramatic.” K with smirky grin “It’s part of my charm.” From the mouth of a seven year old. Yes, I am in trouble.