TORNADO WATCH and other stupid stuff.

Yesterday we had another tornado watch after dinner, so you can guess where we all were, outside on the porch 'watching' for a tornado.  We didn't see any, although I heard a funnel was spotted in the sky a few miles north east of us. 

Here's a fun game to play with the kids.  Simon Says.... it was always a favorite of mine and as a kid in grade school I was one of the best!  One day when the kids were especially noisy in the car I decided to play Simon Says.  For the first few minutes we did the usual hands on your head, hands over your ears, fingers in your nose (that was the boy, not me!)... and then, as the noise level in the car began to rise again, I said 'Simon Says Be Quiet!'  These kids must have really wanted to win because they were quiet almost the entire way home.  One of the kids got suspicious and started to say something but I held up my hand with a loud 'shhhhhhh or you'll lose' and we had peace the rest of the drive home.  Sadly it only worked that one time.

One day little Rocky looked at my husband and made an observation.  'Daddy, your boobies are bigger than mommy's'.  (oh, I am going to get in some much trouble for writing that in here!). 

Have you ever sneezed while eatting spaghetti?  If you do it at just the right time you can get a noodle to come out of your nose.  My brother and cousin used to do it while eatting ramen.  They'd have one end sticking out of their nose and the other out of their mouth and then they'd pull it like floss.  I always envied them for being able to do that, it was one of those speical kid talents that were just the coolest because it grossed grown-ups out.  Fortunately for me my kids have not learned that talent yet.  So far one can regergitate at will (never witnessed that one myself yet) and all of them do that 'drippy spit, suck it back in your mouth' trick.... yuck!).  I try not to appear too grossed out because if they are anything like me (and they ARE), that would only encourage them to do it again and again and again!