Learning Through Sickness

Ryan wasn't feeling good recently but I had to leave him home while I took Andrew for a golf lesson. Here is the text stream that went on between us while I was out…

Ryan:
I'm feeling a lot worse.
I through up.
Me:
Sorry - I can't get home yet though. Lay down and we'll be home as soon as lesson is over.
OK
FYI - it's "threw" up
I don't care
You should always want to learn
Now I have a fever
What is it?
99.9
The ibuprofen should start working soon. Drink more water!
Ok
I THREW up again
At least you're learning!


I wasn't too thrilled for him to have a phone but his texting usually leaves me giggling...

He Kids You Not

Luke said this to me earlier...
"I'm not even kidding.
This teacher at school,
I'm not even kidding,
She teaches kindergarten,
I'm not even kidding,
She's taught for...
I'm not even kidding,
25 years!
I'm. Not. Even. Kidding.

No Thank You

Out of the blue, Luke asked me, "If someone wants to marry you, do you have to say yes to them?"
He seemed overly relieved when I told him no.

So Tired and So Funny

Luke was laughing hysterically for no reason so Andrew asked, "Do you have the tired willies?" Ryan let him know the phrase is really "sleepy sillies."

Steve Should Change His Name

Luke was reading names of famous LA Dodgers at the spring training game we went to.
Luke: Steve Gravy
Me: Nope that says Steve Garvey.
Luke: Garvey's a dumb name. Gravy is awesome!

Larry and the Banana

Inside joke but I want the boys to remember how funny it was at the time...
At breakfast on vacation, a guy jumped in front of a couple waiting for our breakfast table. The lady turned to her husband and in a very Jersey voice, said, "Laaaaaary, that guy just sat at the table! With a banana!!"

That's What Dirt Looks Like?

Driving to vacation, we were out of Oklahoma and came up on some dirt fields. Andrew asked if there had been a fire there and we said we didn't know but it didn't look like it. He asked, "So why is the dirt so dark?"
Guess he's pretty accustomed to the red dirt of home...

The Staler the Better

I was handing Luke a snack to take to school and he looked at what I was giving him and said, "I don't really want those. They don't taste good."
I told him I just bought them and they were fine.
He replied, "That's why I don't like them. I don't like them when they're fresh."
The best part is that the snack I offered him was a box of raisins. Strangely enough he does like grapes...

Ultimate Fighting

I commented on the bright headlights on the plane flying above us and Ryan said, "That's not a plane - it's a helicopter."
Luke looked up and yelled, "It's a UFC!"

He Really Wants an Afro

Luke: "I have bad hair. One part is straight. And one part has a big hill."

How Do You Think He Really Feels

I ate a bunch of junk yesterday and had a pretty awful stomach ache. I was being a bit dramatic and Don said, "Boys - I think mom is in labor. She's gonna have a baby!"
Ryan yelled, "Yay!"
Luke yelled, "Yay!"
Andrew groaned, "UGH!"

Don't Look in the Closet

Last night I reminded Luke that Don had told him he needed to clean his room. He came back a couple of minutes later and said he was done. I asked if Daddy would think it was done. He looked alarmed and asked, "Do you think Daddy will look in the closet?"

A Christmas Wish

On a Christmas card that Luke did at school...
"Mom I hope that you fel beter. Dad I hope that you dote git fird frem yrk!"
Translation - ... I hope that you don't get fired from work!
I was recovering from ankle surgery and apparently Don was slacking at work!

Haters Gonna Hate

Andrew: We were talking about prepositions today.
Ryan: I hate prepositions.
Andrew: For some reason everyone loves the preposition "but". And it didn't help when my teacher said, "How do you use but?"

War and Sweat

After a ginormous game of war, I heard Ryan say, "That game was fun!"
Luke ran after him yelling, "Yeah! But sweaty!"
Here's a pic of their "war costumes"...

Good Strategy

Luke came flying into my room earlier carrying a sword and yelling to whoever was chasing him, "You can't hit me! I'm near something breakable!"

Don't Want to Know Why

Luke: "It would be awesome to have a friend with a hatchet!"

Lyric Laughs

Ryan just started singing the Elton John song, "Don't let the sun go down in the East!" Close.

The Gospel According to Stoutboyz

I just overheard Luke yell, "Jesus! I am never giving you away!" while cleaning his closet out. I assume he had just found his Jesus action figure.
This reminded me of an oldie but goodie...
When Ryan was probably 3 years old, we misplaced the baby Jesus figurine from his nativity play set. After looking for days we gave up.
One night when friends were over, they got a good laugh as we heard Ryan from the back of the house yelling in his best evangelical voice, "I FOUND JESUS!"

Deep Thoughts by Lukie D

"You should never give coffee to a squirrel."