boys say the funniest things...

‎"Mom, are you a lazy boy?"

"No."

"Then why are you sitting down?"

Because I... well I really couldn't think of a good reason.

it's nice to have boys...

especially when they fight about stupid things.

"Mom, you really need to put [Boy Number One] in brain school! You need to get him re-educated to a smart person!"

Apparently there was a disagreement about which was the "right" way to scooter around the garage.

it's nice to have boys...

because only a boy would stick air gun pellets in BOTH of his ears and cry to his mom that it was an "ACCIDENT." I did not react with laughter like his father did.

boys say the funniest things...

Just made peanut butter rice krispie bars. Number Four says, while was standing on a stool watching me, "Man, I'm so tired from all dis work!"

boys say the funniest things...

Number Four told me my head looked like a meatball. When I asked why, he said "Cuz it's in a circle."

Nice way to start the day.

it's nice to have boys...

and it'd be nicer to borrow them to somone.

#3 mouths off, so #4 whacks him, #2 tries to stick up for #4 and #1 yells at them all. #3 shoves #4, then #1 and #2 hold down #3 so #4 can get another "free" whack in.

boys say the funniest things...

I pulled my pickle jars out of the canner and Number Four told me, "If you put my butt in there, I would say, 'My buns are burning! My buns are burning!' "

I don't even want to know where this came from.

romance is dead

Overhead in an Omaha hotel (while in a double bed):

Hubby: "These beds are for newlyweds, not 14-year-weds."

Me: "Hon, today was 15 years."

I let him squirm for awhile before telling him that I too had forgot our anniversary. And the sad thing is that we were both okay with it. No roses or chocolate or jewelry to celebrate 15 years of marriage. We simply rolled over and slept.

That was gift enough.

bedroom flooring

So, I have another detour in my plans to get to the bathroom project upstairs. Instead, we switched gears (again) and starting installing the maple hard wood flooring in the upstairs bedrooms.

It's pretty rustic looking. Not sure if I'm in love with it, but hubby absolutely is thrilled with it.

We purchased it from an Amish guy in Wisconsin and the price was very reasonable. Installation so far has been decent, but we have two more rooms to go.

The hardest part? Cutting the flooring for around the wood floor vents. Very thankful right now that we're able to cut outside on the porch and that we have both a table and a compound miter saw. Can't imagine doing this project without either of these.

So thank you Jet and Dewalt for building great tools that work well, even when you work them hard.