Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Thankful for Laughter

I must admit this week of no activities outside the home has been very trying. The sibling in-fighting and general desire to annoy the pants off each other is at an all-time high. Thankfully, there have been some great one-liners to crack me up along the way.

Yesterday, I had to take the children to the dermatologist. I thought it was going to be a quick trip, so I was completely unprepared to entertain the children for the length of time we were in the exam room waiting to be seen. There was only one chair--and there were LOTS of tempting things with lights and buttons at their eye level. Wrestling, pushing, fighting, arguing and even a full fledge tantrum were the order of the day. My nerves were absolutely shot when we left. As we were getting off the elevator, a kind woman offered the children each a bag of M&Ms (which frustrated me to no end since we were on our way to lunch and I was angry with them for misbehaving & didn't want her treats to be misconstrued as a reward for their behavior.)

As this kind, 70ish woman with white hair handed the children the candy, R gave her the once over and excitedly YELLED, "Thank you, Santa Claus!"

11 comments:

  1. Haaahaaa! That was so cute!

    Maybe it is the weather, mine have been so trying lately too. Hope they find lots of distractions soon!

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  2. Hahaha, we can count on a child to humble us!! FUNNY! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!

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  3. Anonymous10:51 PM EST

    The question is, did she understand him? Caiden said, "Excuse me Old Lady" to a woman in Wal-Mart when he was that age, but thankfully she didn't understand him. To this day there are certain people I steer clear of in public places, knowing what could come out of the boys' mouths would make me want to die a quick death!

    Happy Thanksgiving to you all:)

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  4. That is so funny!
    Thanks for sharing this funny story. Makes us moms just smile, knowing that appointments can be so stressful and then the kiddos pull a great one liner...God brings that humor just when we need it, huh? :)
    Happy THANKSGIVING!!

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  5. Anonymous4:59 AM EST

    LOL. Parker is a true entertainer. LOL again...
    You always have wonderful stories to share, Jenmom.

    Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!
    I think Digging the Best out of Us as Parents would be a wonderful little present for you, your friends and families. Hope you enjoy it!
    And would you please leave a comment after you see it? Thanks so much!

    Love,
    Adwina

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  6. Bet you she got a chuckle out of it too. Adorable, as are your kids.

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  7. Anonymous2:22 AM EST

    Priceless-- you'll be glad you have these written down!

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  8. Anonymous10:34 AM EST

    This is a cute story.

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  9. I love that comment!!! It made me laugh so hard:) Thanks for sharing.

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  10. Anonymous10:43 AM EST

    That is so cute! I read it a few times and laughed after each.

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