The following conversation took place between Hubby, The Mercenary, and me recently: Hubby walks up behind the boy and grabs his hand. Being that everyone in this house has to be a tough guy, he squeezes. The Mercenary: squeals like a little girl Ow, ow, ow, that hurts! Hubby and I: look at boy Me: [...]

Conversation with Captain Earthquake this morning: CE: I love you Mom. Me: I love you too sweetie….even if you do drive me CRAZY!! CE: We don’t always drive you crazy. Me: [laughing] Yes you do, all the time. CE: Not on holidays we don’t. Shameless plea: Have you voted for me in the contest yet? [...]

One of the benefits of having kids is being able to tease them. Come on…you know you love it too! An old standby for Hubby and I is the “What’s for Dinner” conversation. It goes something like: child: What’s for dinner? parent: Food. child: What kind of food? parent: The kind you eat. child: (sighs) [...]