does AFRICA really need PEZ?????

many of you are familiar with JOHN COLLIN.

if you are NOT, then you haven't spent much time around HUDSON.

john collin and hudson are best of friends. hudson talks about him all the time.

one small problem: he's invisible LOL

over the course of time that john collin has 'been' with us, we've learned quite a bit about him. he has an amazing ability to age and then return to his youth...we just never are quite sure how old he really is.

john collins parents drive mustangs.

most recently, john collin moved to mexico.

so we were VERY surprised when hudson said that john collin was now in AFRICA.

i asked him what he was doing there.

he said that his dad got a job there and they had to move.

i asked what his dad did (last i knew he was a pilot).



nope. not any more.

JOHN COLLIN'S DAD MAKES PEZ DISPENSERS IN AFRICA.





for some reason this just CRACKS me up.

if you're interested in the history of pez (and c'mon, who ISN'T?) read this:


http://www.pezcentral.com/history.html

a moment in CARSON'S head

sometimes the questions he asks are just TOO hard...


death, religion, science (LOL).


but this one...THIS morning...THIS early...



well, it's just one more of those moments where you realize you're completely ill equipped to handle it all.



see if YOU can answer.



because i'm stumped.




his question, verbatim:





"mom, why do they call them BIG CHEEZ-IT? they SHOULD call them BIG CHEEZ-ITS!"




and you know, he's RIGHT.



what WERE they thinking???????

BOYS are BAD for the DIET

did you know that a grilled chicken sandwich (plain) from chik-fil-a is only 5 points on weight watchers? THIS is a big deal if you're counting points.

yesterday, we were on the go and i was starving and i pulled through the chik-fil-a drive thru to grab a sandwich. it was just the little guys and me and they had already eaten.

hudson: what are we doing?

me: i'm getting a sandwich.

hudson: are you getting fries too?

me: no. i'm on a diet.

carson: why are you on a diet?

me: because i don't want to be chubby.

carson: you're not chubby (GOD I LOVE THIS KID).

me: well, i want to be skinnier than i am now.

carson: oh, you mean like STACEY.

(i will never be as skinny as stacey unless we go back in time to like 8th grade LOL).

me: um, yeah, like that.

carson: chicken sandwiches aren't diet.

me: GRILLED chicken sandwiches are.

hudson: yeah, and BOY chicken sandwiches aren't.

i'm not even sure this will translate in print...you might need to hear hudson's little texas accent in order for this to be funny.

but it sure made ME laugh.

HAVING FUN WITH TEDDY GRAHAMS

so my friend ANGELA shared a favorite blog with me last night. i think i might have gained a few pounds just looking.

i feel the need to make a run to the grocery store to buy some items. this looks like a fun afternoon project, doesn't it?

check out all the fun goodies at:
http://bakerella.blogspot.com/
and don't blame me if you're suddenly hit with a craving for something sweet.

BETCHA DIDN'T KNOW...

well...before we get to this life-altering revelation, you need a little background.
we name our cars.

well, actually the kids do. for YEARS, i had the honor and privilege of toting my children around in CLIFFORD, THE BIG RED VAN. here he is (may he rest in peace):



when clifford was put to rest & we picked out a new(ish) replacement, jordan immediately dubbed her SNOW WHITE. here she is (may she live a long, healthy life):



SNOW WHITE has an amazing talent. we've only discovered it since moving into our new home. we have lots of trees, lots of lush tropical landscaping and well, lots of (AUNT JENNJER, YOU SHOULD STOP READING RIGHT NOW)...lots of frogs. (YOU DIDN'T STOP READING, DID YOU?) not to worry. snow white is taking them out, one by one. apparently she has a finesse for backing right over them in the driveway. regularly.

we keep finding flattened frogs out there and it's just the weirdest thing.

austin and i were discussing this yesterday.

and he said something like 'BEWARE OF SNOW WHITE...SHE'S A DOUBLE F.'
when i gathered my composure, i asked him if he knew what a 'double f' was.

(oh MY gosh, i'm STILL laughing).

he did not.

of course, because i live to embarass and torture the poor kid, i proceeded to inform him of what that would mean for dear snow white. a whole different definition than frog flattener.

his very simple response: 'GOOD TO KNOW.'
and it brings a whole new understanding to why all those little dudes were following her around all the time.


SEE, I TOLD YOU...BETCHA DIDN'T KNOW, DID YOU?
hee hee hee hee hee

poor austin, two entries in a row...he should probably stop talking for awhile LOL

be careful what you wish for

austin was checking out my blog and commented how it is quite heavily dominated by the little guys and their antics.

he said that's probably because he and jordan are past the stage of saying stuff that is off the wall.

ooooooooooh...he shouldn't have said that. LOL. and so, because he doesn't know my password and can't do a darn thing about it, i bring to you this 'blonde moment.' like mother, like son.

there is one particular intersection near our home where the birds congregate. i'm not talking just a few...i'm talking freakish amounts of birds...all lined up on the wires...like they're ready to just bomb the heck out of everything (and probably are LOL).



it makes us laugh every time we see it because there are just SOOOOOOO many birds. so one day this winter (remember...we live in houston...) i hear THIS comment from the back of van:

that is just soooooooo weird. i thought birds went SOUTH for the winter?

still cracks me up. so, dear austin, would you like me to continue? hee hee hee

ALRIGHTY THEN, IT'S OFFICIAL...

carson is my favorite.

(well, at least for the next hour or two LOL).

he held up my new REDBOOK magazine with heidi klum on the cover and said:

'mom, who is prettier? you or HER?'

one look at the magazine and i put it back in his court.

'you tell ME?'

and he looked at me, with that infamous carson-grin, and said,

'YOU ARE!!!!!'

i don't think i could love this kid any more than i do right this moment LOL.

no comments necessary. as long as HE thinks it, that's all that matters :) :) :)