Tag: things kids say

There’s always room for tortilla chips…

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Funny story…

I have a pretty quirky sense of humor. Ever since Tatum was a baby any time I’d see the slightest hint of a “Poop Face” on her I’d yell “not it!” On the illusion that maybe if I did that I wouldn’t actually have to be the one to change said poopie diaper. This would be followed by a chorus of family members calling “NOT IT!” while we all laughingly claimed that whoever said it last got diaper duty! Now it’s a full on family contest any time there’s a hint of poopage to not be “it”.

When Wyatt was born, Tatum started hilariously joining in the fun by screaming “NOT IT” the split-second someone else said it, and so the tradition continued.

Saturday night Wade, Tatum, Wyatt, and I are all seated at a little local fast food Hibachi place we all love (yes, you read that right. FAST… FOOD… HIBACHI! Cheap, genius, delicious.)

I catch a slight glimpse out of the corner of my eye of Baby Wyatt possibly straining a little bit, maybe turning a bit red in the face. I quickly speak up with my “Not it!” at the table followed shortly by Tatum’s bid to not be it. Right after that, clear as day, Baby Wyatt says….. “NOT IT” (Keep in mind Wyatt LOVES to jabber but doesn’t say much that you can tell what it is.) I about fell over laughing. It was seriously about as clear as he could say anything and the first time he’s strung two understandable words together!

This family. Never boring… 😂😂😂

PS- I know this post has nothing to do with tortilla chips as you might have thought from the title. It’s true though, there’s always room.

These kids today…

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Lawdhavemercy these kids are giving me a run for my money today!

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Tatum: “Mommy, do you have a camera in the playroom?”

Me: “Yes, why?”

Tatum: “Are you watching the camera Mommy?”

Me: “Yes, why?”

Tatum: “Can you not watch it for a few minutes?”

Um…. no, child, and you need to work on your sneaky because that ain’t gonna cut it. 😂

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Five minutes later it’s all of a sudden super quiet, which any mom worth her salt knows is NOGOOD and I walk into the kitchen to find her with her arm up to her elbow in the fish tank.

“WHAT are you DOING?!?”

“Leekie wanted me to pet him….”

One of the gazillion things I never thought I’d ever say pops out: “Fish don’t like being petted, leave him alone”

*sigh*

These kids need out of the house – I just need to get over this freaking bronchitis first!

Toilet Troubles

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Middle of Nowhere – New Mexico

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We just got back Sunday from an awesome little vacation to Angel Fire, NM with me, my hubby, and our four year old daughter.  We left our 18 month old son with the grandparents, because I didn’t think he’d really enjoy being up to at least his waist in snow and 7 degree weather.

Prior to going, I did what all moms do before any vacation involving kids. I panicked.

See, I knew we were going to be in the middle of nowhere for quite a while on our trip, with no usable restrooms in sight, and that’s enough to send any parent of a 3-5 year old into conniptions.

OXO Tot 2-in-1 Go Potty for Travel – Pink

Genius right?  The kid needs to go?  You just pull over, slap a bag in it, and off you go!  Boom.

One little problem though.  My daughter is obsessed with toilets. She dreams to one day use a porta-potty. She gets in trouble at school for asking to go too many times in an hour. She doesn’t have a medical problem, believe me, we’ve checked.

So the potty arrives in that glorious 2 day shipping window, and I took it out of the box and promptly left it on the table to I’d remember to pack it.

Enter 4-year old…..

Her – “Mommy…. what’s that?”

Me – “Um, it’s a travel toilet. See, where we’re going we may not be able to get to a toilet in time so this is for EMERGENCIES ONLY”

Her –  “OH, ok!

Also her, at gymnastics the next day… “HEY Y’ALL, I got a new POTTY!  It’s AMAZING!!!”

*facepalm*

So we start off on part 1 of our split-in-half 10+ hour drive…..

Minute 15: “Mommy, I need to go potty”

Minute 38: “Mommy, I need to go potty”

Every 20-35 minutes for the rest of the drive, both parts, both days…. “Mommy, I need to go potty!!!”

*sigh*  I didn’t need my hubby to tell me “Well, you shouldn’t have told her what that was” because I knew it already – but seriously, she’s not stupid, she knows what a potty looks like.  What else am I supposed to tell her it is?

I’m happy to say…. I won.  We didn’t use the potty once, though there were a few times I got a little nervous and was prepping myself to hop into the back seat of the mini-van and dust that thing off.  Our friends, however, may never travel with us again because out 10+ hour car trip turned into more like 13+ with all the potty breaks.  I AM happy, however, to have that as a backup in the car, because you KNOW there are some questionable places where your kid announces they need to go RIGHT NOW.

*sigh*……. Parenthood.  Isn’t it grand?