Category Archives: General

Jude to his cousin, Ivan, “Let’s run.  Let’s not worry about Oreos right now.”

To me  while I was trying to talk to him on the phone, “I can’t hear!  Asher’s screaming in my face!”

With his mouth stuffed full of candy, “Mom, I’m having candy.  Is that okay?” (Act first; ask later.)

Jude met some of his online classmates today at a class picnic.  We almost had a brawl on our hands.  One of the 1st graders was picking on another 1st grader.  Jude said to the bully, “Hey, stop that or I’m going to use my karate on you.”  The bully said, “I’m in tae kwon do.”  …

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This morning I had Lucky Oats cereal for breakfast.  No one else in the family will eat it so someone had to.  Perhaps you’ve never heard of this cereal.  It’s a custom cereal that is only available 10 minutes after I bring home Lucky Charms cereal and the boys pick out and eat all the marshmallows.  …

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I now know why Andy never accepts my challenge to play fooseball.  I just beat him 10-0, even scoring my last point from goalie position with Asher and Levi controlling my best kickers.  Jude loves to play against me, but he hates losing.  I’ll be excited for the day when he is serious competition for me.

Jude is suddenly always sneaking around trying to get his hand in my arm pit and tickling me until I dig in his pit and tickle him back.  Brings me back to my childhood and having tickle wars with my sister.

About Asher trying to play with him, “I want him to leave it alone.  I don’t want to play with him because he always poops.”

“God[‘s] not letting me have a baby sister.”

Jude: ‘Can I tell you why I like the word “butterfly”‘? Me: “Why?” Jude: ‘Because it has the word “butt” in it.’