More Family Jokes
- The kids' 'just one more level' negotiation has the persistence and staying power of a seasoned diplomat.
- The kids' idea of packing light for a trip involves bringing exactly one stuffed animal and forty small plastic toys.
- The kids' 'I'll do it in a second' has a real-world conversion rate of about twenty minutes, minimum.
- I bought a metal detector on a whim. So far I've found eleven bottle caps and one very old spoon.
- The dog's guilty face when caught near the trash can is more convincing than most courtroom testimony.
- The kids' bath toy collection has quietly expanded to the point where actual bathing has become secondary.