Bad Attitude

On the way to the school's Open House tonight....
Quinn:  "Well, Mom, you're about to see our place of torture."
Mom: "Quinn, you have a bad attitude.  School is not torture, and I don't like to hear you talking about education like that."
Quinn: "Mom, please.  'Torture' is how you say 'school' in Latin."

Such a smart boy.

The New Cousin

Quinn said "I finally have my own minion."

Privacy In The Car

Long drive back from downstate.  Quinn staked his territory by making paper signs and posting them about the car....

 

Translation of the fine print on the botto there... "P.S. if it is breakfast, lunch or dinner, or arrived at are (sic) destination, wake me up or talk to me.  ONLY."

Soccer

Legal Loop Hole

Quinn is our local budding lawyer.  Just what every family needs.  He is constantly finding legalistic little loopholes to wiggle his way out of things.  Today in the car, I announced the commencement of school in 10 days.  This was his response.

Quinn: "I don't have to start school this year."
Mom: "Yes you do."
Quinn: "No, I'm not going to.  You always tell us 'Ahos finish what they start'.  Well, if I don't START school, then I won't have to finish it!"

Uhhhhhhhh.... Hmmm.  What to say about that?  Luckily, Colby chimed in.

Colby: "Yeah, but Quinn.... if you don't go to school, you won't get into college.  And don't you remember the FOOD at Michigan Tech?????  You're gonna wanna go to college."

Quinn: "Oh.  Yeah.  Right."

Thank goodness his brother can reason with him on the same wavelength.  My arguments about the value of a good education would've fallen on deaf ears. 

Food Pyramid

Every night after dinner,  I get the same question.  What's for dessert?  I don't know when  dessert became a "given" in our house instead of a "treat".  It SHOULD be a rare treat.  This expectation that it's just as scheduled as breakfast is starting to bug me.

Mom: "Boys, you KNOW that desserts aren't good for you.  You do not need a sweets every single day."
Quinn: "Mom, sweets are the most important part of the diet.  That's why they're on the TOP of the food pyramid!!"

Yeah, whose bright idea was THAT to redo the food pyramid with sweets at the place of honor???

Forehead Slap

Showing the boys pictures from the Triathlon two friends and I did yesterday.

Me: "See!  We were called Team Coppermom!  I swam, Mrs. Sommerville rode her bike, and Mrs. Wanhala ran!"
Colby: "You know why mom's called copper don't you, Quinn?"
Quinn: "No, why?"
Colby: "Because copper is really HEAVY."

UHHHHH.  Thanks.  A lot.