Reading and Whales

In the car this morning:
Colby: "I read a 700 page book."
Mom: "No you didn't.  I've never seen you read a 700 page book."
Colby: "I did at school."
Mom: "I don't believe that.  What book was it?"
Colby: "I read Moby Dick."
Mom: "You did not."
Colby: "Yes I did.  I read Moby Dick."
Mom: "What is the Captain's name?"
Colby: "Uhhhhhhhhhhhhh, I don't remember."
Mom: "Right.  Ahab.  What is it about?"
Colby: "A whale."
Mom: "What kind of whale?"
Quinn: "Duh.  A DICK whale."

OK.  What do I say to THAT????

Overheard

Colby: "In all classic books, the main character dies in the end."
Quinn: "Really?"
Colby: "In Old Yeller, the dog dies.  In Charlotte's Web the spider dies."
Quinn: "Huh"
Colby: "In Babe, the pig dies."
Quinn: "The pig dies????"
Colby: "Yeah. I think so."

Wasn't there a sequel to "Babe" the movie?  Anyone? Anyone?

Little Louie

Quinn has been playing the trumpet for precisely 2 weeks now.  I think he's doing a bang up job!!  We may have an Armstrong on our hands!

Stats

10 Year Well Child Visits, a little late.

Here's the stats....

Colby: 69.4#, 4 ft 8.8 inches tall
Quinn  72.9#, 4 ft 7 inches tall.

Quinn claims he was slouching, and that's why Colby measures taller than he.  I don't know.  They BOTH seem to be growing (and growing up) so quickly, I'd like them to slow down a bit, thank you very much. 

Shopping on the Web

The boys, much to my chagrin, have discovered Ebay.
Their recent birthday fattened their wallets, and being the discriminating shoppers they are, they want the most bang for their birthday buck.  Walmart just wasn't cutting it.  Thus, Ebay.

I, of all people, know how addicting Ebay is.  As the penultimate bargain shopper, I have found myself in recent weeks the purchaser of things that I only barely need.  When that clock is ticking, though, and the bidding war begins... suddenly, I must.have.all.the.things. It's terrible.  Don't tell my husband.

Quinn and Colby have learned that if they are patient, and wait out a bid, there's a possibility of buying something used off of Ebay rather than paying full price new.  But they have ALSO learned that sometimes they get outbid at the last possible second, and the have to leave their dinero in their pockets.  This KILLS them.

Quote from Colby Aho, not three minutes ago:  "I can't bid anymore.  It's just too frustrating.  I can't stand it!!!!!  I'll just go to Walmart and buy it.  Oh wait!  Look at that one!!  Bid $2." (Sigh)

Taking a little too much after their mother.

Bickering, overheard.

Lots of family togetherness this summer.  It's leading to a near constant stream of bickering, and this mama has had just about enough.  As annoying as it is to listen to, sometimes it does make me chuckle.  Here was the conversation in the hot tub tonight.

Colby: "I must be the most attractive person in the whole world."
Reagan: "You're very handsome."
Quinn: "Stop it.  Why do you think you're attractive?  You're not attractive."
Colby: "Well, all I wanted was this hot tub to myself, but YOU TWO had to follow me in."
Quinn: "I didn't follow you.  I just wanted to warm up."
Colby: "You wanted to copy me."
Quinn: "No I didn't.  You liar."
Colby: "You're a liar."
Quinn: "I'm NOT A LIAR!!  You  know NOTHING ABOUT ME!!!!"
Colby: "I'm your friggin' brother."

The fact that they have spent nearly every waking and sleeping minute together for the past 10 years +9 months... yeah.  I'm sure they know nothing about each other.  Good grief. 

Has school started yet?????

From the Big Boy....

..... packing for his THREE WEEK LONG trip into the wilds of Montana.  His entire wardrobe fit in to one very small backpack. 

"I got two pair of shorts, five pair of underwear...."
You're going to be gone for THREE WEEKS.  In the woods!  Those shorts are going to walk themselves home.

"Yeah, well, I figure I can get four days a piece on the underwear."

Maybe it's a good thing he's travelling by himself.  We'll use the stench to locate him in case of emergency.