What would you do with a million dollars?

"If I made a million dollers I spend it on a bunch of kittens or cats!  I love cats so that's why I would spend it on kittens.  Well I would problably use it on kitty treats.  I would maybe would spend it on 4 kitty beds.  It dosent relly matter what I would spend it on.  So relly anything would be fine for me." - M4

Hardship...

M4 so hates shopping for clothes that he informed me the other day, while being subjected to trying on pants, that he doesn't want to buy any clothes, he only wants to "make them himself." Well, I guess he would never have to leave the house then!

Chicago

Three weekends ago now (sheesh!), we went to Chicago for Mark's 20th college reunion. 20th!! We stayed with the fabulous Navarro clan. Yes, Mark's fraternity brother was Dave Navarro. Just kidding!!! Not THAT Dave Navarro. A much better one! So here are the collective kids in the cool stone bench circle on campus. It echoes your voice back at you if you stand in the right spot. We also went to the Museum of Science and Industry, which so rocks!! The highlight of our trip was the German U-boat tour, but there is so much to see. It would take a few days to really fully experience everything. Sadly, I forgot my camera. But that didn't keep us from having lots of fun.

By the way, M3 wants to live in Chicago when she grows up. She also wants to go to Grinnell, U of Wisconsin, or U of Chicago. Guess we're brain-washing her right!! But, um, I think only the first choice is affordable. And that's only cuz we get a MAJOR break. She and M4 were having a big discussion in the car yesterday, because she thinks she is a city girl and M4 thinks he is a country boy, and M4 couldn't understand why M3 wouldn't want to live on a farm with animals?! It was settled that she would be OK living on an "animal farm" but not a "crop farm." Wait 'til she meets George Orwell.

Extraordinary boy...

M4 tonight: "Mom! Come see this! It's EXTRAORDINARY!"

Straight from the horse's mouth...

M4 direct quote: "We scarcely have any food in this house!"

And a writing exercise he did at school: "If I had 100 dollars I would buy new cat becuse I love to snugll with them."

If you do say so yourself...

After getting dressed up for Christmas mass, M4 said, "I look hot." Me: "You mean you ARE hot? As in temperature??" M4: "No, I mean I look hot!"

Star Wars Yoga

I needed a giggle... Here is the full series at Matthew Latkiewicz's blog. Thanks, Jenn, for sending this link to me! It made my day.

By the way...

M4's opinion of apple picking? "This is grand!"

The stereotypes are ingrained at a young age...

M4 found a pair of Mark's old glasses...needless to say, quite large old glasses in comparison to today's styles. He put them on and was goofing around. I told him he looked like Poindexter (M4 learned this name from a friend and has been mispronouncing it "Poinexter."). I explained that Poindexter was a name associated with geekiness. (Um...yeah...OK, I'm perpetuating the stereotypes.) Then M4 put the glasses on Mark, started giggling, and said, "You look like a scientist!!!"

Current events

M4, at the kitchen table drawing, absent-mindedly pipes up: "They changed the subject...they were talking about the President. Now they're talking about rockets." (This in reference to the radio news.) Curious if he was really absorbing what he was hearing, I asked, "Do you know where the President was?" "Mmm...Turkey." Well, yes. Sheesh...

Quote courtesy of M4

(Y'know how when you're laying down watching the idiot box, and the cat walks up on your chest and his less appealing regions are unfortunately pointed toward your face??)

To Rumpus: It's not appropriate to show your privates.

M3's response

M3's To Do List

1. Do my homework (if I have any).
2. Talk to Cody.
3. Listen to my IPod.
4. Do that typing thing on the computer.
5. Spy on M4 and drive him kookoo.
6. Be weird.

Scenario

Crash!!

"M4!"

Silence. Pitter patter of feet.

"M4, come in here!"

Silence.

"M4?"

From the other room:"Huh?"

"What was that?!"

"The door."

"What happened to it?"

"I ran into it."

Alien beings have invaded our house!

I didn't know Obama could boogie!

Foux de fa fa

Carmelle, having studied French, you'll appreciate this:

Hot Pockets!

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