I find it so rewarding as a parent when the children start taking a real role in how the household functions.
Malan, always responsible and invested in our well-being, recently developed two basic rules for our home which she felt would benefit all. These she illustrated and posted on the front door:
Rule #1: no rats
Rule #2: no vomit
I must say, I heartily agree with both.
Apparently Malan finds all else in our life quite satisfactory.
Jane, however, seems discontented with the monotony of it all:
Jane, while lying on the floor and squirming in distress: "I'm so TIRED of being on this earth! It just spins me around and around, day and night and day and night! I just want to be in outer space!!"
We've been keeping rules 1 and 2 quite well, but alas, as of tonight earth is still spinning on its axis. Can't please everyone, I guess.
Malan, always responsible and invested in our well-being, recently developed two basic rules for our home which she felt would benefit all. These she illustrated and posted on the front door:
Rule #1: no rats
Rule #2: no vomit
I must say, I heartily agree with both.
Apparently Malan finds all else in our life quite satisfactory.
Jane, however, seems discontented with the monotony of it all:
Jane, while lying on the floor and squirming in distress: "I'm so TIRED of being on this earth! It just spins me around and around, day and night and day and night! I just want to be in outer space!!"
We've been keeping rules 1 and 2 quite well, but alas, as of tonight earth is still spinning on its axis. Can't please everyone, I guess.
18 comments:
i have the hugest smile on my face right now!! i love those beautiful, imaginative girls of yours!! too darn CUUUUUTE!!!
I love those feet on the rat! I wish vermin would abide by posted rules.
And I love Jane's solution to boredom--outer space!
Your kids have Personality.
We better not let Jack see that rat drawing or Malan is going to shoot to the top of Jack's least-favorite cousin list. His prayer over dinner last week included the phrase "all cats must die" after he decided they were a threat to Sniffy...
Your Jane is one hilarious little girl. And Malan...so clever!
i adore your girls
Ha! and another Ha! and here comes the giggle with a head shake. Kids say the darndest things... I love these posts... you heartily agree with no vomit and I heartily laugh!
Love your girls names by the by... random, I know.. but so pretty..
R~
I love the things that kids can come up with. Too cute!
love, love, love it! Totally made me laugh! I just adore your girls.
Love the pictures and the commentary! Fabulous!!!!! Those sound like great rules for any household! I think she's on to something!!!
Kate, your blog is my favorite. Again, thanks for the laugh
Jack would NOT be able to keep Malan's rules. I want to live in Jane's world!
That is the best drawing of vomit I have ever seen!
You have the most amusingly wonderful girls!
nice square chunks in the vomit. i can't believe jane said that!!! what a funny, funny girl. yeah, mom - common! i'm sure you could arrange i little outer space time - you are just not trying hard enough.
Seriously, this is why we have kids! You can't make this stuff up. What fabulous, dynamic girls you are raising! So funny. Malan's depiction of vomit inspires me to implement the "chew each bite 30 times" rule at my house. :):):) Thank you for the peek into your day.
Hee, hee. No rats, no vomit. Good rules. Very creative and proactive, that Malan.
Now that's making life simple! How cute are they!!
Uh, oh. Jane is already questioning her role on this earth? This will be a rough ride. :)
AH! Your kids kill me! They are so dang funny.
I need Malan to come and be a consultant at my house, give me two sets of rules to follow...it would simplify a LOT of things. Of course, she'll need her mother to come along and assist. Purely professional reasons. Tell Caleb it's a business trip. He'll understand. And Jane must come, too, because lots of times CA is like outer space. It's settled then.
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