Firetrucks in CT

Dominic cracked me up today. We were behind a Jeep that was jacked up and had a big winch on the back. We were talking about how a winch works and had this conversation:

D: Firetrucks have winches.
M: They do?
D: Yes, at least I think they do. In Connecticut.

Huh??? LOL!!!

Turns out he had read a book where the story took place in CT and there was a firetruck with a winch. See, there often is a reason kids say things that at first make you say "huh?"

Having a daughter is scary

Francesca has been cracking us up - and scaring me more than a little - with her talk of boyfriends, getting married, and having babies. Here's a sampling of a conversation she just had with Chris at the dinner table:

F: Nathan's not marrying me anymore.
C: Why not?
F: Because he's marrying Sophie now, even though he pinky swore with me. And he didn't even un-pinky swear!

From earlier today with Scout:

S: I can't believe you have a boyfriend!
F: Why not? Everyone has boyfriends.
S: What?!?!
F: Yeah. And Sophie's in love with MY BOYFRIEND!

And if she tells me one more time that she's pregnant or can't wait to have a baby, I'm going to duct tape her legs shut until she's 30 and married.

Idol Judging

We're watching some American Idol auditions that I recorded. I asked Dominic what he thought of one of the contestants, and he replied:

"I don't know, Mommy. I'm not a professional judge like Simon."

And you heard that where???

We went out to dinner tonight. (Can I mention that I love when TGI Fridays has their 3-course meal deal?) Anyway, on the way home, we're all in Chris's truck with kids music playing from the Sirius satellite radio, and out of the blue Francesca starts singing,

"Mama said knock you out!!!"

She's 5. Where did she hear LL Cool J???

(Answer: From her little boy friend at school - Nathan.)

Skipped the holidays

So I didn't blog at all over the holidays. No Christmas blog. No Santa blogging. No incriminating photos from Christmas Eve. So sue me.

Funny Quotes

The kids have the day off school today because of the snow, so we're watching the recording of last night's "So You Think You Can Dance." However, the kids are incapable of sitting next to each other without tormenting each other. In the space of 10 minutes, they managed to not only drive me crazy, but make me laugh. Where do they come up with this stuff???

First....

Me: "If you two don't keep your hands and feet to yourself, you'll have to go downstairs!"
Dominic: "With the rats?"

WTH??? It's our finished basement full of toys. What's with the rats comment? LOL! Then a few minutes later someone on the show used the word "ordinary."

Francesca: "What does 'ordinary' mean?"
Me: "It means regular. something that's just regular and not special."
Dominic: "Like you, Francesca."
Francesca: "Yeah, I'm ordinary."

Everyone Left

Thanksgiving is over and everyone is gone. Chris went back to work, the kids went back to school, and my family just pulled out of the driveway. I hate this part of the holidays when I'm home alone, crying and sad that our families live so far away. My stomach churns and it just all around sucks. I wish someone had told me when I was in high school or college about how hard it is to not have family around once your grown, married and have kids. Sure, moving away when you're young and single sounds exciting and grown-up, but that doesn't last. Now we're settled, Chris is in a job market with no prospects in PA, and we have to settle for seeing our families just a handful of times each year.

I'm already brainwashing my kids to stay close to home.