Stacy and Elle at Blue Monkey Butt are hosting a hilarious new meme called What the Hell Wednesday. Here's what they say about it:
Wednesdays are great for Wordless and Wordful posts, but we decided to go a different route and create our own Wednesday fun. We figured what the hell. That’s how we started What The Hell Wednesday. Who are we kidding? That’s pretty much how we decide on almost everything. If you want to play along, grab our button on the sidebar, link up to us in your post and don’t forget to sign in to McLinky below. Really, what the hell?
I have a lot of little random things to write about so I figured why not join in on the meme.... what the hell, right?
1) Why is it that when I don't understand something my children say and I ask them, "What are you talking about? I don't understand"....they simply repeat what they've already said?? Like, for instance, yesterday Bella wanted me to read a book to her. She asked, "Can you read me that book with the red in it?" I asked her, "What book? What do you mean by the one with the red in it?" She repeated again, "The book with the red in it!" and again I said, "What?? Which book? I don't understand what you mean". She stares at me as if I just grew a 3rd arm right in front of her very eyes. "You know, the one with the RED in it". By now, I'm simply frustrated with her..."I know what you SAID, I'm asking you what you MEAN....can you describe the book another way so I'll have a clue what you're talking about?" She says in a louder voice, "THE BOOK WITH THE RED IN IT!"
Couldn't she just as easily get up, walk over to the bookcase and get the book herself so we could end this extremely frustrating conversation? What the hell?!
2) Cole's had a fever these last few days. No other symptoms, other than the fever. Tim finally said, "You know what his problem is? He hasn't pooped in a couple days. Once he poops, his fever will go away". What the hell?! I said to him, "Seriously? That's the craziest thing I've heard of. Where on earth did you hear that?!" He said, "My mother told me".
He sounded like such a 3rd grader. And, of course, if his MOTHER told him that then of course it must be true. But I could tell him something obvious like the maintenance light in my car is on and he'll argue with me about it for 10 minutes. What the hell?!
3) Tim took the kids to his parent's house for a few hours on Sunday. I stayed behind to....uh...."clean the house". After they left, my MIL calls me and says, "Bella's yahoo is red". I asked, "Her WHAT? I don't understand what you're talking about" She repeats with emphasis, "Her YAHOO is RED". What is it with this family who just repeats the same thing over and over when you ask them to clarify....I'm not freakin deaf, just a little confused, that's all. What the hell?!
She said, "You know, her privates....whatever she calls it...her yahoo looks red and irritated". I laughed and said, "Oh, you mean her hoo-haw?" and she said, "Yeah, that". Then I was treated to hearing about how her "hoo-haw" gets red and irritated when she uses the cheap toilet paper that my FIL buys from Sam's Club....and somehow that led to a conversation about how her sister in Germany needs to wipe herself with a warm washcloth after every time she pees. As if this is vital information that I need to know? What the hell?!
4) Landon, for the most part, is doing well with his speech. But there are still a lot of words that come out of his mouth all garbled and hard to understand. On the other hand, Garrett's speech is coming along really well....I can understand most of what he says.
Yet the other day, Garrett kept asking me something and I had NO clue what he was saying. We were both getting frustrated with one another...finally Landon walks up and Garrett repeats to him the same thing he said to me. Then Landon says in perfectly understandable speech, "He wants to watch Baby Einstein". What the hell?! Sometimes I honestly think these two mess with my head just to keep me on my toes. Kids will do that to you when they want to send you to an early grave.
5) When I pick Cole and Bella up from kindergarten every day, I ask them, "What did you guys do today in class?". They usually just shrug their shoulders and say, "Nothing". I ask, "So you basically just sat there for the entire 3 hours and stared at the wall, huh?"
Yesterday after school I asked Bella, as always, "So what did you do in class today?" and without missing a beat she said, "We just stared at the wall". What the hell?! That was MY line!
Wanna join in the fun? Do your own "What the Hell" post and link up to Stacy and Elle's blog!
Stacy and Elle at Blue Monkey Butt are hosting a hilarious new meme called What the Hell Wednesday. Here's what they say about it:
Wednesdays are great for Wordless and Wordful posts, but we decided to go a different route and create our own Wednesday fun. We figured what the hell. That’s how we started What The Hell Wednesday. Who are we kidding? That’s pretty much how we decide on almost everything. If you want to play along, grab our button on the sidebar, link up to us in your post and don’t forget to sign in to McLinky below. Really, what the hell?
I have a lot of little random things to write about so I figured why not join in on the meme.... what the hell, right?
1) Why is it that when I don't understand something my children say and I ask them, "What are you talking about? I don't understand"....they simply repeat what they've already said?? Like, for instance, yesterday Bella wanted me to read a book to her. She asked, "Can you read me that book with the red in it?" I asked her, "What book? What do you mean by the one with the red in it?" She repeated again, "The book with the red in it!" and again I said, "What?? Which book? I don't understand what you mean". She stares at me as if I just grew a 3rd arm right in front of her very eyes. "You know, the one with the RED in it". By now, I'm simply frustrated with her..."I know what you SAID, I'm asking you what you MEAN....can you describe the book another way so I'll have a clue what you're talking about?" She says in a louder voice, "THE BOOK WITH THE RED IN IT!"
Couldn't she just as easily get up, walk over to the bookcase and get the book herself so we could end this extremely frustrating conversation? What the hell?!
2) Cole's had a fever these last few days. No other symptoms, other than the fever. Tim finally said, "You know what his problem is? He hasn't pooped in a couple days. Once he poops, his fever will go away". What the hell?! I said to him, "Seriously? That's the craziest thing I've heard of. Where on earth did you hear that?!" He said, "My mother told me".
He sounded like such a 3rd grader. And, of course, if his MOTHER told him that then of course it must be true. But I could tell him something obvious like the maintenance light in my car is on and he'll argue with me about it for 10 minutes. What the hell?!
3) Tim took the kids to his parent's house for a few hours on Sunday. I stayed behind to....uh...."clean the house". After they left, my MIL calls me and says, "Bella's yahoo is red". I asked, "Her WHAT? I don't understand what you're talking about" She repeats with emphasis, "Her YAHOO is RED". What is it with this family who just repeats the same thing over and over when you ask them to clarify....I'm not freakin deaf, just a little confused, that's all. What the hell?!
She said, "You know, her privates....whatever she calls it...her yahoo looks red and irritated". I laughed and said, "Oh, you mean her hoo-haw?" and she said, "Yeah, that". Then I was treated to hearing about how her "hoo-haw" gets red and irritated when she uses the cheap toilet paper that my FIL buys from Sam's Club....and somehow that led to a conversation about how her sister in Germany needs to wipe herself with a warm washcloth after every time she pees. As if this is vital information that I need to know? What the hell?!
4) Landon, for the most part, is doing well with his speech. But there are still a lot of words that come out of his mouth all garbled and hard to understand. On the other hand, Garrett's speech is coming along really well....I can understand most of what he says.
Yet the other day, Garrett kept asking me something and I had NO clue what he was saying. We were both getting frustrated with one another...finally Landon walks up and Garrett repeats to him the same thing he said to me. Then Landon says in perfectly understandable speech, "He wants to watch Baby Einstein". What the hell?! Sometimes I honestly think these two mess with my head just to keep me on my toes. Kids will do that to you when they want to send you to an early grave.
5) When I pick Cole and Bella up from kindergarten every day, I ask them, "What did you guys do today in class?". They usually just shrug their shoulders and say, "Nothing". I ask, "So you basically just sat there for the entire 3 hours and stared at the wall, huh?"
Yesterday after school I asked Bella, as always, "So what did you do in class today?" and without missing a beat she said, "We just stared at the wall". What the hell?! That was MY line!
Wanna join in the fun? Do your own "What the Hell" post and link up to Stacy and Elle's blog!