Learning Is Fun

We're always trying to find ways to make learning fun in this house. Like, for example, while in the throes of 'Lice Fest 2004' we created story problems out of the event.

"How many lice does it take to make your mother completely insane?" Then we'd count them and pretty much the first one made me insane so that probably wasn't a great example at all.

We're always thinking up ways to make our interactions into a game. Since Madison has learned to write, she has taken to writing notes to us to express her negative emotions. The notes read, "You are a big fat meanie. I hate you. But I still love you." (Seriously.)

Last weekend Logan told me something which wasn't appropriate for young ears, I don't remember what it was (come up with something raunchy) and Madison was very displeased we wouldn't share.

She wrote up a note which read. "Tell me. Tell me. Tell me. Or else I'll punch you."

Logan wrote back, "No No No I am the boss!"

She wrote back, "Bla bla bla bla bla bla."

He wrote back, "Fee Fi Fo Fum."

She wrote back, "Poop poop poop poop poop.

He wrote back, "I'll cover your head in snow pinky!"

She wrote back, "You're going down mister."

He Wrote back, "Get ready for a chocolate pudding bath pinky."

She wrote back, "Awhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Baby Logan. Goo goo goo."

He wrote back, "Time for a potato chip treehouse monkeypants."

She wrote back, "Time for a poo poo bath."

She's a really good writer isn't she.

Comments

[mamaloo]

Oh God! Not the poo poo bath!

[kelly]

oh my god. i finally get to read something that makes
so much sense! i have been reading your blog for about
a month. i laugh, i look at your pictures and almost cry. [i suck at being photographed]. you make being a mom laughable. i am way to serious, so thanks!

have to get one of the suburban bliss tees. did you design that logo....hilarious

good luck cleaning up that poopoo bath. i just got done cleaning #%@^&*$ sewage out of my basement.
that sucks

kelly

[Mir]

Is that, it is now time for a treehouse made out of potato chips, Miss Monkeypants; or more like it is now time to don our monkeypants which happen to have potato chips and treehouses on them?

You are too deep for me. Please use smaller words in your next post. ;)

[Torrie]

Mmmmm chocolate pudding bath.
How is that punishment?

[halloweenlover]

Her writing and punctuation are so good! My favorite is bla bla bla bla bla. I have decided that since my hubs is in costa rica and intent on learning spanish, I will write him nasty notes around the house. You know, like, get your stinky filthy disgusting crusted socks off the floor, asshole. Loving notes like that.

If Madison would like to learn spanish, I can send her some too!

[Beerzie]

Ah, genetics!

[Heatheranne]

Impressive. I have a note from Andre that was written about a week before one of his birthdays after he was punished for something and it says "My birthday is going to suck because the only thing I'm getting is older."

[christy]

ha ha! poop! always a classic.

[jenB]

mark sings a song to charlotte that goes like so:
everyone loves magical baby
she's got a bum full of poop and gravy

mark = 35
charlotte = 1.5

i can't believe poop wasn't her first word.

[Gen]

Snow pinky...???

[Liz in Maryland]

I have a note from my now 16 year old daughter from when she was about 8. She was mad at her Dad and wrote, "Dear Mom, the man you married ruined my life. It's him or me...GET IT?"

I'm glad I saved it.

[Sarcastic Journalist]

Are you married to my husband? I get those names and threats all the time and I'm pretty sure I have no idea what they mean.

[amy]

Too funny and I agree, great way to get the girl writing, insult the Pants!

[e]

ah she takes after you! she needs her own blog, I think.

[jenB]

snowpinky.blogspot.com?

poopbath.blogspot.com?

[Wayne]

Awesome!

[LadyBel]

Heatheranne-

I almost don't want a birthday present this year just so I can steal your son's line! It's classic!

Melissa-

Thank you so much for yesterday's post. I have 3 1/2 yr old, almost 2 yr old and 1 month old baby. All girls, so you can imagine the drama!!! It always helps to be reminded that I am not alone with this motherhood thing. Hope you are having an awesome weekend!

[clickmom]

The apple never falls far from the tree. How fun it must be to grow in your house.

[clickmom]

The apple never falls far from the tree. How fun it must be to grow in your house.

[Lil' Sis]

If the apple really didn't fall far from the tree, instead of "Bla bla bla bla bla," Madison's letter would have read "Play the game, Dad. Play the game..."

Garbage in, TeriLynn out.
-Miao.