"Murphy was an optimist!"
From the mouths of babes April 25, 2012 8:31 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Family, From the mouths of babes, Noah15 year old boy: "This Kool-aid kinda smells like vomit."
Me: "What did you say?"
Teen: "This Kool-aid smells like vomit."
Me: "Then why are you drinking it?"
Teen: "Because it tastes really good!"
Me: "I’m going to make you famous…"
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From the mouths of babes April 23, 2012 1:51 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Family, From the mouths of babes, Noah, Of Being DadFrom the neighbor’s yard: "ba baw baw baw ba ba baaawwwk!" pause "ba baw baw baw ba ba baaawwwk!"
Me: "Son, do you know what that noise is?"
Clueless 15 year old: "Uh, some bird?"
Obviously, I don’t get my children out enough.
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From the mouths of babes April 19, 2012 9:38 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, From the mouths of babes, Of Being DadN.b. I’m on blood pressure medicine now and my cholesterol is high so I’m supposed to be exercising and dieting.
Too many errands during lunch so I splurge and go into McDonald’s as the drive-thru line was far too long.
Me: "Um.. I’ll have a quarter…wait.." I point at the picture of a grilled chicken sandwich. "My doctor would like me to eat that. But I really want a quarter pounder with cheese meal please."
Ladies behind me: Laughter.
Me, turning toward them and seeing that they are nurses from Park West Hospital: "Shhhh. Don’t tell the doc."
Ladies: "That’ll cost you a fry."
Cashier: "I guess we won’t be supersizing that then."
Thank you world for looking out for me!
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From the mouths of babes February 7, 2012 11:22 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Family, From the mouths of babes, Noah, Of Being DadMe: "It’s like VHS and Beta."
Noah, 15 years old: "I don’t think I know what VHS is."
Me: old as dirt.
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From the mouths of babes February 1, 2012 11:34 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Cathy, Daily Life, Family, From the mouths of babesCathy: "Get off the Internet! Clearly!"
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From the mouths of babes January 23, 2012 11:13 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Evan, From the mouths of babesMe: "It’s time to wake up."
Evan, 6 years old, stumbles from bed, stomps down the hall: "Argh. Why does this happen every night‽"
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Creating experiences for your child is parenting October 17, 2011 9:51 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Amy, Cathy, Daily Life, From the mouths of babes, Of Being Dadcathymccaughan Oct 16, 3:51pm via TweetDeck
Cat Stevens on the XM and 9-y-o chirps: "I remember this song from the big rally in DC. Let’s do that again." #colbert
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My roof will outlive me October 7, 2011 10:47 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, From the mouths of babesI spoke to one of my neighbors this morning. Or rather, I said a bunch of words and I think he managed to understand a couple of them.
Me: "I like your new metal roof."
Him: "It’s a poor man’s roof.”
Me: "I bet it sounds nice in the rain."
Him: "It’s got a 35 year warranty. I’m 98 years old."
Me: "And an optimist!"
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There are no girl Jedi! September 8, 2011 11:29 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Evan, Family, From the mouths of babes, Of Being DadWhile having coffee one morning at Mojoe’s Trailside Coffeehouse, one of the customers mentions her girl will be attending Jedi camp. Oh! I have to get Evan into this and sure enough, he finds a slot just before the camp fills up. Camp is the last week of June 2011 and Evan had a blast!
Fast forward to today, September 8, 2011, and I’m having coffee in Mojoe’s and talking to the wonderful mother who turned me onto Jedi camp. In the grand scheme of Evan’s life, an enormous amount of time has passed between Jedi Camp and today. The mother says, "Your son is Evan right?" The gears start turning in my head as she continues, "Evan and my daughter had a fight." My heart sinks. The mother smiles, "Evan told my daughter that girls cannot be Jedi. And my daughter argued with him and told him about the women in the Clone Wars." After a chuckle, we talk about little minds, the funny things they produce, and amazement at the fact that the two are still talking about and remembering Jedi Camp. Good times!
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From the mouths of babes August 28, 2011 9:55 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Cathy, Daily Life, Evan, Family, From the mouths of babesEvan, 6 years old: "Can I go next door and go swimming?"
Mom: "Were you invited?"
Evan: "No, I’m going to ask."
Mom: "That would be inviting yourself and is wrong."
Evan: "So can I go see if they will invite me?"
Mom: "No. That would still be inviting yourself."
Evan, stomps off exasperated: "I’ll just go stick my head in the toilet!"
Evan, from the back of the house: "Quit laughing!"
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From the mouths of babes August 24, 2011 6:10 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Evan, Family, From the mouths of babesMe: "Evan, did you wake up on the wrong side of the bed?"
Evan, 6 years old: "Yeah, I woke up on the edge."
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From the mouths of programmers August 17, 2011 7:06 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, From the mouths of babes, Programming, TechnologyNow that the day is over, I can finally begin my work.
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From the mouths of babes June 8, 2011 10:37 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Evan, Family, From the mouths of babes, Of Being DadSo Evan, 6 years old, comes downstairs wearing a terrycloth robe and matching slippers.
Me: "What are you wearing?"
Evan: "A robe and robe shoes."
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From the mouths of babes May 29, 2011 10:02 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Evan, Family, From the mouths of babes, Of Being DadAfter poking and probing for a splinter in Evan’s foot, he teary eyed hugs his mother.
Me: "Can I get in on this hug?"
Evan, 6 years old: "No. You made it hurt."
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From the mouths of babes May 16, 2011 10:49 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Cathy, Daily Life, Family, From the mouths of babesCathy via SMS: "Y didn’t the cat puke everywhere BEFORE u left?"
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