Ricky : “Mom…. What is that thing on the counter??”
Me : “That’s our new dish drainer! Isn’t it cute??! It can go in the sink or on the counter!”
Ricky : “Maybe you should hide it in the sink… Or in the cabinet… Or maybe give it away..”
Me : “You don’t like it??!”
Ricky : “Gillian and Paige said it was a monstrosity..”
Me : “Awwwww…”
Ricky : “What’s the temperature, Mom?”
Me : “The thermometer said four degrees this morning..”
Ricky : “Forty?? It feels colder than forty…”
Me : “Not forty… FOUR. Four degrees. I think it’s up to eleven degrees now. Tomorrow is the first day of Winter.”
Ricky : “I think Winter is like one of those people that you invite to a party, and you tell them the party starts at 5pm on a Friday, and they show up at noon the Wednesday before!!”
Me : “Yup.”
Me : “Ricky, what are you wearing??”
Ricky : “My sister Paige bought me these! It’s a raincoat and boots!”
Me : “But are you wearing anything underneath it??!”
Ricky : “Nooo…. Am I supposed to??”
Me : “Uhhh yeah. You look like a flasher!!”
Ricky : “What’s a flasher??!”
Me : “It’s a guy that runs around with no… uhhh… Nevermind. Just put something on underneath, okay?”
Ricky : “Okay.”
Ricky : “See these cream puffs?! Mom made them for a work party she’s going to without me! Our whole house smells like these delicious puffs and chocolate and chocolate mousse!!”
Me : “You had better not be touching those puffs!!”
Ricky : “I’M NOT TOUCHING THEM! I’M LOOKING AT THEM AND BEING SAD!! Do you know how many you have..??”
Me : “I not only know how many, I know how much they weigh! So if even so much as a drizzle of chocolate is missing, I’ll know!”
Ricky : “Gah!”
Ricky : “Mom. When is Paige going back to college??!”
Me : “Ricky! We just picked her up! She’s not going back until mid January! Why??!”
Ricky : “Now that she’s home, Dallas is acting like he loves her more..”
Me : “Dallas has enough love for everybody.”
Ricky : “I hope so..”
Me : “He does. Don’t worry.”
Ricky : “Tonight Mom is making dinner!! Woot. Nothing exciting though… Just a frozen Bertolli chicken carbonara.”
Me : “Yeah. I’ll admit I’m being lazy with dinner, but that’s because later I’m being fancy!! I’m making cream puffs! FROM SCRATCH!! Wooo hoooo!! Go me!!”
Ricky : “You haven’t made those in a million years!! I hope you don’t mess them up!”
Me : “I hope I don’t either!! AHH! Cross your fingers!”
Daisy : “I’m so glad our kitchen sink is finally hooked up! Spa time here we come!!”
Ricky : “Did you bring a white rubber duck in here..??”
Daisy : “Nope. Just the pink one.”
What the Duck : “Habbbry Wiebrrr Webnesdaybrr!! Halpbrrr!! Halp me!!” ((frantic splashing))
Ricky : “Crap! MOM!! Turn the water off!!!” ((unhooks drain stopper with ninja toe, drains sink, and saves drowning What the Duck.))
Daisy : “Wow!”
Ricky : “Mom..? You gonna eat all that sushi?”
Me : “Probably… I just got out of work and I’m really hungry… Would you like some??”
Ricky : “Naahhh.. I don’t like raw fishes..”
Me : “It’s California Roll. There’s no raw fish in there.”
Ricky : “Ohhh.. I guess I could have some then..”
Me : “Didn’t Dad feed you dinner earlier??!”
Ricky : “Yes, but I digested that already. I have a fast metabolism.”
Ricky : “See those green and red lights?? Dad bought those! It’s a laser thingy makes pretty light patterns on our house! You can have them swirling around all fancy or you can have them stay still. It’s sort of boring when they stay still..”
Me : “Yeah, but people that get motion sickness should have them stay still.”
Ricky : “People like Dad, right Mom?!”
Me : “..yeah.”
Ricky and Friends 