Mad Poodle Skillz

i was in a goofy mood this morning…little boy #1 was telling me about his dream where he was in an army fighting zombie (he paused and i suggested, rather hopefully, “poodles?”)…

he blinked and said “no, mom” then continued with his story…and for the next 3 minutes, every time he said zombie, i said “poodles?”…he would shake his head and go on with his story until he finally told me that he was killed and he turned into a zombie (“poodle?”) spider with an attack strength of + something and a death bite of something else…i told him that he should consider turning into a zombie poodle next time so that he can have mad poodle skillz…he shook his head in a way that meant “and i have to live with this???”…

i absolutely LOVE having children to torment… : )

Spring Beauties aka Claytonia Virginica

at the moment, my backyard is covered with my favorite wildflower...

Oh, That's ADORABLE!!!

my walking friend needed one last thing for her daughter's easter basket...it was a bright yellow blob called "fij fij"...she finally located one and i volunteered to pick it up on my way home...she gave me 2 coupons for 30% off and $20, with the instructions to buy as many as i could...

i walked into the store, carrying a page from the catalog...i pointed to the yellow blob and explained that she was holding one of "these" for me...she found it, pulled it out of its hiding place and proclaimed "that's ADORABLE!!!"...

i blinked a few times, told her that it looked like a bad home ec project, and asked her if she really thought it was adorable..."oh, YES!!!! look at those sweet little eyes...and the pink nose is soooooooo CU-U-U-UTE!!!"

i'm not sure what i said right here, but i know i was thinking "where do they get these people???" i showed her the coupons and asked if either would work...she said "YEEESSSS!!! in fact, the WHOLE STORE is 30% off and this coupon will get you an ADDITIONAL 30% off"...

i asked her if she was serious about that...with bright eyes, she nodded...i asked how much little "fij fij" would cost and she proclaimed $3.19 before taxes...i blinked a few times, trying to comprehend her glee before asking her if she could help me pick out some "cute" ones...

it was a very strange experience...i went to work the next day and told my friend that that the people at little boy stores are significantly less medicated...