Friday, January 29, 2010

Survival Skills

  


Someone once told me that if you can survive an 8-yr. old boy, you can survive anything.


  


I believe it.


   


Our son's birthday presents of a season each of Man vs. Wild and Survivorman, coupled with his 10-yr. old "mentor" Justin's earlier exploits and the presence of a 7-yr. old neighbor GIRL, produced the following:


  



     


         


    


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Translation:


  


Open this Sunday 2010.


   


Last Tuesday I grossed out a girl by eating a worm. She was realy grossed out. She almost threw-up. ((P.S. Tell to Jeremy and Justin.))


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Actually, he grossed out TWO girls. I was napping at the time. Lily woke me to say in an awed voice, "Mama! Ben just ate a worm!" His lively description at dinner that worms taste "salty at first, but then sweet" did nothing to help my appetite. But my reaction greatly heightened his experience.


  


And I have at least two more boys to live through?


  

1 comment:

  1. ok, finally i get the msg. i will be arriving un invited, un announced, and un wanted. i will bring dozens of gooey cupcakes with 2 inches of frosting and feed children until they are fully coated with stickyness. then a game will begin: see how much interior of house surface can be reverse frosted, like re gifting. while children are making mom weep, i will measure mama for her own personal tent. i just happen to have 22 yards of 60 inch wide fabric, printed in gigantic flowers in purple, hot pink, bright red and blinding yellow; just the outfit for declaring yourself as a zip code. on the bright side... valentine's day will never be the same for you, or any of us!

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