Resolutions & Conversations

Happy New Year! It's that time of the year where we hunker down, clean up our act and resolve to make positive change. Dave and I have made just a few resolutions which we plan to stick to (or should I say HOPE we stick to). One thing I personally vow to NOT change is taking time to capture the lingo that takes place in our camp. Now that LTD are 5, the conversations are absolutely hysterical. Too bad we can't have a video camera running 24/7; it truly is a comedy show worth sharing. Hopefully a few of these may bring some smiles to your face as much as it deepens our laugh lines more and more. Cheers to humor and a new year filled with laughter, health, love and promise!

Lindsey's recent haircut and color (temporary, thank goodness)

While watering flowers and bushes outside in late fall, Lindsey sings. "Work all day, no time to play!"

"Taylor, remember how I kept you safe from the SCARY yard at Halloween?' (yah) That's how brave I am, you silly goose." (as they compare how brave they each are)

Lindsey told her teacher, "if you're gonna play in Texas, you gotta have a fiddle in the band" (after listening to some Alabama in the car). Back in the car Taylor jokes, "if you're gonna play in Texas, you gotta have a toilet in the van!" (laughing hysterically)

Lindsey says to Taylor, "honey....I'm gonna need you to brush your teeth, sweetie. Now, go on."

Lindsey preaches to Dylan and Taylor "Santa knows what you're thinking and doing. Now, let's write a list of what you want for Christmas, ok. If you're good, he will leave it by the fireplace on Christmas eve."

Taylor asks Lindsey to come and play. Lindsey sighs, "Oh Taylor. I love you but I just can't. I'm too busy making gifts and thinking of others."

"Dylan, no hitting! That's a Camp Clark rule!"

"Tayloooor.....you're not listening! We need to work on your listening skills."

"I'm a good listener. I don't want to frustrate you, mommy."

As a car drove by Dylan shouted out, "MUSTANG!". Lindsey argued "No, Dylan. That was not a Mustang." Dylan argues "Yes it was, I know my cars!" Lindsey sighs "Oh Dylan, it is what it is!"

Taylor opted for sparkles vs. color

As we are eating dinner, Taylor asked to be excused. After a few minutes she hadn't returned yet so I asked "Taylor, where are you?" From the bathroom we hear a SUPER LOUD grunt and she yells "POOPING - I almost done!"

As we are watching football I asked the kiddos to cheer loudly so the Vikes could hear them. Taylor yells from the kitchen counter "I'm just TOO busy reading my Bible right now".

"You're a good mom. I'll bet Santa will remember you."

"This futon is splendid." (as we snuggle on it one morning to read)

Dad asks if the beds are made yet. Taylor proudly pipes up "I made my bed all by myself! You didn't saw me...you didn't ask.....I just did it."

"I'm so happy, I could cry!" (after we deliver shoeboxes to Operation Christmas Child warehouse)

While playing "hide and seek" Dave asks if Lindsey is hiding under our bed. Taylor smiles and says "No, just my Christmas present is hiding under there." (Busted!)

With hands on her hips "Dylan, I'm not going to ask you again....clean up your mess!"

On our drive to Bismarck I ask "which Christmas CD shall we listen to now: Go Fish or Chris Tomlin?" Taylor pauses momentarily "Neither.....I want 'Jessie's Girl' (Rick Springfield). THAT'S my girl!

While at Target picking out a toy each with Christmas $, Taylor says "I just HAVE to have enough money left to buy Grandma some Christmas shoes....I just HAVE to!" (thanks to the movie "Christmas Shoes" which we watched over Christmas break)

"I miss Zoe, Mom. She has SO much love in her heart." (the dog we babysat over Christmas break)

Dylan's fabulous chop and color (red, of course)

"Mom, why is that guy driving like a woman?"

I mentioned we should eat out somewhere different, somewhere we have never been. Dylan shouts out "I know.....China!"

"Lindsey, that's just downright rude!" (as she toots at the breakfast counter)

"Taylor, look who's come to town......Mrs. Buttersworth!" (while eating pancakes at breakfast)

"Lindsey, I'm gonna need you to pull my finger." (he toots loudly when she does). Nice lesson from Dad!

"Where are we going?" Mom tells him we are going to deliver the Operaton Christmas Child shoeboxes. "To Africa?!"

We are watching a family movie and a man goes into a confessional and the priest slides open the screen. Dylan looks confused and asks "is he in jail?"

After Dad backs into the garbage can in the driveway and breaks our tail light, Dylan asks "is Daddy driving like a woman?" (YEP! thank goodness it wasn't me!)

After searching around for his lost slippers, he asks "do you think the liberals took them?"

While nibbling on a graham cracker, he holds it up and shouts "check this out, Oklahoma! (it truly resembled the state of Oklahoma). A few minutes later, he held up another graham cracker he was taking small bites out of and yelled "WOW, it's Minnesota!" (again, it looked just like MN).