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LM has been in a rather foul mood the last few days. He is completely obsessed with money at the moment (don't ask-- because I have no answer) and is a bit upset by his lack of it. I tried to use this situation as a lesson to him about greed, contentment, and...well, world hunger. (You can always fit world hunger into your lessons somehow. "Johnny, quit hitting your sister! There are starving kids in China!" See? It always makes sense.)

Anyway, his mood has not put a damper on his quote output. Again, we are on a roll.

1. LM: "Oh, I get it! Satan's like a weed, and we're the flowers!"

Me: (thinking we could definitely go somewhere with this analogy) "Yeah, LM!"

LM: (not finished yet) "...and our refrigerator is a mushroom, and our house is a tree...."

2. LM: "Mom, remind me to make a duke when we get home."

(Ummmm.... Okay?)

3. LM: (asking to pet dogs and chatting up folks while on our walk) "Hey, you wanna be our neighbor?"

Dog-Owner: "Uhhh...sure?"

LM: "I'll take that as a YES!"

4. LM: (pointing to a young man about 10 feet away with longish, curly dark hair) "Hey, look! Is that Aragorn?"

(Oh sure, LM! There's ol' Strider himself out and about on this fine day! Sadly, the hobbits couldn't join him....)

5. LM: "Can we go to McDonald's?"

Me: "No."

LM: (pouting before brightening up) "I have an idea! Let's ask Grandma to take us. That way you don't have to pay, and I don't have to give you the silent treatment."

6. Ruby Jane: (looking at the long line in the women's bathroom) "Wow. Everyone must be really well hydrated today."

7. Nini: "You sure have a good imagination, LM."

LM: "I know-- I grew up in a funny family."

(That's funny as in ha ha, right? Right?)

8. The Bopper: (skipping along while singing) "Skip, skip, skip to the moose! Skip, skip, skip to the moose! Skip, skip, skip to the moose-- skip to the moose my darmin!"

(I so need some more nieces and nephews!)

9. The Bopper: (excited upon seeing her cousin walk through the door) "Ruby Jane! How your boobies doin'?"

(It's always nice when Ruby gets stunned into silence for a change. She usually prefers doing the stunning.)

10. Ruby Jane: "Mom, what does 'icky-feia' mean?"

Me: (laughing) "Why do you ask?"

Ruby: "That's what The Bopper calls our dog."

Me: (laughing even more) "It's English-Portuguese for 'icky-ugly'."

(For the record, my kids now call Carson "Icky-Feia" on a regular basis. And...it fits, I suppose.)

Well, I'm off to do something productive now! Like.... Like.... Help me out here-- what is it that productive housewives do exactly? Would that include things like laundry and dishes perchance? Ugh. Never mind.

Have a good'n everyone!