Phrases in our house

There are many ways to describe my life with three active kiddos. A few phrases that are commonly heard by people describing a common day in our house:

• "Never a dull moment,"
• "Don't know what's going to happen next,"
• "An adventure around every corner,"
• "The crazy thing we call life."

Then there are the those phrases that you are amazed that they came from your mouth...

• "Keep your spit to yourself."
• "Stop tickling your brother, he can't breath!"
• "Stay in the bathroom until you have clothes on."
• "Don't lick the ___."
• "Please stop singing We wish you a Merry Christmas, it's March."
• "If you lick someone else, you will be grounded."
• "No, you can not have fourths. Three plates of dinner is enough."
• "Yes, you can have an apple instead of cake."
• "Cheesy green beans (aka asparagus) are my favorite to have with dinner too."
• "No, we have to have white pancakes, I don't have any spinach to make green ones."

Apparently, we talk a lot about spit and food.

Lately, though, it is the things that come out of Beth's mouth that have been the most entertaining. I truly never know what she will say next. For instance -
Last week, I had been waiting for a YLEO order to arrive. When we got home on Friday, I had Beth open the front door to see if a box was out there. She comes back in, shaking her head, with her hands on her hips. I say "I guess our box isn't here yet. Maybe tomorrow." And her reply was "That mailman!! He is taking forever! I'm going to turn him upside down and stick him in the trash can!"

Oh, boy, we are in trouble with this one... Makes me leery of taking her anywhere. Most days, I feel like I am paying for Michael's raising with the boys. But with Beth, I am certainly paying for mine!