A Perfect Margarita Retirement

KU: I think that we should retire
Me: Why?
KU: Because then I could play in the sand all day drinking margauritas like grandpa

Shoes Glorious Shoes

KE: Mom, can we go shopping for some shoes? I just love shoes!!!!
KA: Spoken like a true woman!

DAMN THE BULLIES OF THE WORLD

Damn those mean kids on the bus. Poor KU comes home crying because the kids on the bus are teasing KA and KA doesn't even realize it. "I try to protect my brother but I just can't" KU sobbed. I tried to explain to him that protecting KA was not his job. That it was nice if he wanted to and that if someone was going to hurt KA he should get help but he didn't have to protect him 24/7. My poor, sweet boy! Makes this Momma want to go kick some ass...and I am in the Zen Zone.

So Modest

So I said to KA the other day "I wonder how Taelor is doing? He replied" Probably great." "Why do you say that," I asked. "Well, she learned alot from me that she can apply in her life. I am pretty great myself you know!."

Make Your Mom Feel Good Day

So yesterday I guess the boys saw a picture of me from about 20 years ago and told Dave that I looked sexy. It was one of those that they did your hair,makeup and dressed you in nice clothes. So today I said to Karson "I hear you told Dad that I looked sexy in that picture in the garage."

Karson "Yeah I can tell that back then you WOULD have looked cute in a bathing suit."

Me "How can you tell that?"

Karson "It's a guy thing mom. Every guy can tell whether on not a girl will look good in a bathing suit. But what I really want to know is what happened to you?"

Me (thinking I probably should not ask and just let things lie) "What do you mean?"

Karson "So is it the fat part of you or the age part of you that got out of hand or is it both?"

Me: "No, it's the having kids part that did it to me."

Karson "But I hear people say having kids makes you stay young. It obviously didn't work for you."

Me "And it won't work for you either!"

Karson "Perhaps I will create a dinosaur instead of having kids! But... then I would have to worry if it would eat people!"

Pause...Karson "See mom you have it really easy. At least you don't have to worry if I am going around biting people's heads off!"

Hanbok

Kullen had to write about a piece of personal history that was meaningful to him. Here is his essay.
My hanbok is a special present given to me by my foster mother in Korea. It is worn at festivals and birthdays. It is a piece of clothing that has bright colors. One of the times I wore it was to my first birthday party, the Dol.

The hanbok has many parts. The jeogori covers your arms and top body. The bali are the pants and the jokki is the vest that goes over everything.The bokeon is the hat that children wear.

Maybe when I get married I will wear a hanbok.

Missing You For All THe Wrong Reasons

Me: I am going to miss you when I am gone (dave and I are going to SLC this weekend)
KA: I’ll miss you too
Me: Why will you miss me
Ka: You do my laundry, you cook for me, You make my lunch
Me: Is the only reason you’ll miss me is because of all the things I do for you
Ka: Well, to be honest it helps
Me: So what are you going to do when I am not able to do those things for you
Ka Well I guess I will get married

 ·  · 19 October 2011 at 08:32

Most Important Trip

So Karson teacher said she asked the kids about the most important trip they had ever taken. She said there were a lot of Walmart answers and then Karson stood up and said something on the order of "the most important trip for me was when I was 6 months old and my new parents came to Korea to get me from my foster parents. They gave me a family and lots of love which I would not have gotten if I was still in Korea because kids in orphanages don't get much or do much (not sure where he got that) I really am a very lucky kid because love means everything and I have that now."

Jesus and Homework

My Dear FB Friends. I am doing a poll for Karson's sake. He has not been doing his homework and his excuse for not doing it was that I said "Jesus is more important than homework." Now, does this sound anything at all like me?

Adorable

In the car
Karson: I am just too adorable
Me: Oh you think so do you?
Karson: Yep EVERYONE tells me so
Me: Who is telling you that?
Karson: Okay no one in the last three days but when I was little everyone said so. If you are adorable it lasts a lifetime. I know its hard for you mom but I will always be adorable and all the girls will love me!

Saying No

Decided to take the boys off gluten free and see if we see anything. We are at dinner at Macaroni Grill and keep asking Karson if he wants to try different things and he keeps declining. So Kullen says to him, "Dude here I am living the good life and you just keep saying no!"

Here Come the Groomsmen

Karson "So are Kullen and I the groomsmen?"
Me: "Why do you ask?"
Karson "Well, I think they are suppose to throw some big kind of party for the groom and there is suppose to be alot of wild women. I know I can handle the wild ones but I am not sure about Uncle Mark."
Me: "What do you know about wild women?"
Karson "I have lots of them in my class. And then there is Kellis, the scratcher... I have to deal with wild women all the time."
Me "Well, in answer to your question the groomsmen are responsible for throwing a party and providing entertainment but you don't have to worry about it because you are not groomsmen."
Karson "Well, I could still provide the entertainment."
Me "What would it be?"
Karson "Well, I could talk to Uncle Mark about Dinosaurs. That would kill about two hours."

Diapers

We found and unused disposable diaper tucked away at the cabin and Kullen says to Kellis "Yuck that is your diaper"
Kylee to Kullen " Hey, you used to wear diapers too and I had to change them!"
Kullen...walking way "How unfortunate for you!"

Bagpipes In the Forest

Dave is playing his bagpipes at the cabin when Kullen pipes off with " Dad is going to wake up all the animals in such a hard way that they will have a forest riot!"

Bagpipes In the Forest

Dave is playing his bagpipes at the cabin when Kullen pipes off with " Dad is going to wake up all the animals in such a hard way that they will have a forest riot!"

Fast Forward

Karson: "Why doesn't life have a fast forward button?"
Me: "Why?"
Karson:" Frankly, instead of doing the dishes I would rather be on the Cook Islands watching the girls go by in their bikinis."

UGHHHHHHHHHH...and I thought he was just interested in the fish!

The Lengths One Has TO Go To Be An Artist

At the bus stop
Karson to Kullen:You are an artist just like Van Gogh
Kullen: Wasn't he the one who cut off his ear and killed himself?
Karson:I don't think you need to go that far to be known as a great artist!

Here We Go Again

In the car:
Kullen: What were the days of the Gold Rush like
Me: I wouldn't know. I wasn't there.
Kullen: Are you sure? You kind of look like one of those miners!

Another Age Thing

Was pokemon around when you were little?
I am not sure
Well, I am wondering about the olden days
I wouldn't know about the olden days. I didn't live in them.
I mean the 90's, mom
Son, the 1990's were not so long ago and they certainly were not the olden days
No, I mean when you were little; back in the 1890's

Losing One's Marbles At Trader Joe's

At Trader Joe's this evening, just KA and I. So he is pushing the cart and kind of flapping around. After several times of me telling him to stop I grabbed the cart and started flapping my arms like a damn chicken and making clucking noises..VERY LOUDLY...I must say everyone was looking at me. KA got embarrased at which point I said to him, "So why is it you can do things and you think it isn't embarrasing and then I flap and cluck like a chicken and you are embarrased?" He replied, "I don't know mom but if you promise not to peck at the floor I promise not to tell Dad you lost your marbles."