More Funnies

Like the Sunday Funnies from last month, these are probably only funny to me, but I need to preserve them somewhere, so that I don't forget.

Funny #1
Somebody left our basement slider open one evening. The lights were also left on, so we had quite a congregation of bugs in the basement by the time I discovered the mistake. One of the bugs was a HUGE moth.

Ricky and Makayla ran upstairs to tell me about The Moth Giant (which I already knew about). Andrew, laying in his little wagon said matter-of-factly, "Oh, I don't like moths. They say MOTH at me."

Funny #2
Makayla was following me all over the place one afternoon. I finally said, "Makayla, would you please stop following me so closely? I need a little space, you know."

Ricky then blurted out, "Yea, Makayla. That's called tailgating and it's rude!"
Funny #3
Emily would probably be embarrassed about me sharing these next two stories because she was very angry both times. This is just a reminder to me that when we are very angry, sometimes it is better to take a break on our own before we do or say something unintentionally funny. I'll post a cute picture of Emily at the end of the post to make up for the embarrassing stories.

The reason these stories are so funny is because Emily is normally a good-natured, easy-going girl. That's probably what makes it so funny to me when she's mad--it is just so out of character. She also has a very funny angry face.

For those of you who know Emily well, you know she is terrified of any sort of medical procedure. Visits to the doctor or dentist are fraught with anxiety. She is so truly afraid and nervous that she functions illogically and says some awfully mean things.

Last week, she overheard me making an appointment for all of the children to get their flu shots. While I was on the phone she heard me say, "Yes, four children." She ran right up to me while I was on the phone and yelled, "No, THREE children. You have it wrong. Only three!" When that strategy didn't work, she thought of all kinds of ways she could miss her appointment:

1. "I'll be sick that day. You can't get a flu shot when you're sick."
2. "I'm going to Utah. I'm going to go there on a plane all by myself. I'll come back after the appointment."
3. "I'm going to Washington. Alison will let me stay at her house."

None of these excuses worked. At this point she was very, very angry. She then created a protest sign which said, "I hate doctors." She attached it to herself and marched around the house with her sign while tooting her pink recorder. It was very annoying and very funny at the same time--especially since she was so serious about it.

Funny #4

Last week, I was shopping online for a good winter coat for Makayla. I was able to find coats for the boys last January on clearance. Emily's coat from last year still fits her, so Makayla was the only person in real need of a coat.

Emily disagreed. She insisted that her coat is too big and too ugly and she would rather freeze than wear it. Her coat is actually very cute and very nice (and I'm not the only person who thinks that). She picked the coat out herself last winter, and Makayla was jealous of her choice because we couldn't find one like it in Makayla's size.

So, she was very angry at my refusal to buy her a new winter coat. I said, "I don't need to buy you a new coat because you already have one, but I know you have been saving up your money. You have enough to buy yourself a new coat if you think you really need one. I will be happy to help you look for one, but I won't be paying for it."

She was so mad that she threatened several things:

1. I won't wear a coat and I'll freeze to death and you will feel bad.

2. I will cut up my coat with scissors, so you will have to buy me a new one.

Also, while I was going over our online order she kept saying, "Oh, that's my coat . . . You got mine on the order, right? . . . Don't forget the extra coat . . . That light blue one is mine . . ." How annoying!

Finally, when she realized I wasn't going to cave in, she went up to her room to pout. After about 20 minutes, she came downstairs, handed me a note, and promptly marched away wearing her hilarous "angry face." This is what was scrawled on the piece of notebook paper: "I know you hate me, so I'm going to stay up in my room until I die."

About a half hour later, she was back downstairs and back to normal, but she still refuses to wear her coat. It hasn't been cold enough yet for me to make a big deal out of it, but it will soon be a problem. For example, this morning it was pouring rain outside. As we were frantically working to get out the door to walk to school, the coat issue came up. She wanted to wear only the inside lining of her coat without the hood. Her umbrella had been left at school. So, she illogically decided to walk bare-headed in the rain and she was soaked. The battle continues . . .

See, there is no angry face in this picture. What a cute, sweet girl! Emily decorated this cake last night at Activity Days and she did a beautiful job.

Funny #5

Last one. Sometimes, I'll jokingly say to Andrew, "Don't go anywhere until I get back." or "Stay right there. Don't run away." That's not really funny to say because he really can't go anywhere right now, but I guess I just have that sort of sense of humor. The funny thing is, sometimes he'll sweetly respond with something like "OK, I'll wait here." He is such a good boy!