Catching Glimpses

Steps to Insanity

Sat, 19 Feb 2011 10:17:00 -0700

1. Attempt to renew subscription online. Enter Customer ID# and delivery ZIP-code.

2. Receive error notice that subscription cannot be renewed online at this time, but must be renewed by calling Customer Service at 1-800-bla-blah.

3. Call Customer Service at 1-800-bla-blah.

4. Listen to recorded instructions.

5. Press correct number for renewing subscription.

6. Wait.

7. Listen to syrupy greeting of live support person.

8. Explain situation to live support person. Supply Customer ID# and delivery ZIP-code.

9. Wait.

10. Listen to live support person say, “I’m sorry, but your subscription cannot be renewed online at this time. Please contact Customer Service at 1-800-bla-blah.”

11. Say, “Um, yes, that would be why I called. Is that not the number I just called?”

12. Listen to live support person say, “Well, yes it is.”

13. Ask, “Is this not Customer Service?”

14. Listen to live support person say, “Well, no. This is the Order Help Line. You’ll have to call Customer Service on Monday.”

15. Ask, “At 1-800-bla-blah?”

16. Listen to live support person say, “Yes, that’s correct! Have a great day!”

"My legs are tired because they slept all night."

Sun, 02 Jan 2011 07:51:44 -0700

“My legs are tired because they slept all night.”

- Britton

"If a seagull lives by the bay, do you call it a bagel?"

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 22:29:29 -0600

“If a seagull lives by the bay, do you call it a bagel?”

- Kaitrin, who has inherited her parents’ love of a good pun.

"Mom, my hands are dirty! See? Dirty one, dirty two, dirty three …"

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:33:31 -0600

“Mom, my hands are dirty! See? Dirty one, dirty two, dirty three …”

- Britton

"Morning Time With The Family?"

Sun, 06 Jun 2010 17:17:54 -0600

“Morning Time With The Family?”

- Nathaniel’s attempt to figure out what the letters “M T W Th F” could possibly stand for.

Some new photos of our cute kids.

Wed, 05 May 2010 07:55:27 -0600

Some new photos of our cute kids.

Turning the Tables

Wed, 05 May 2010 07:49:29 -0600

Britton: Mom, there's a monster in my room!
Tarasine: Oh, no! What are you going to do?
Britton: I'm going to EAT him!

"Mom, I love you and Sudoku SO MUCH!"

Wed, 05 May 2010 07:48:30 -0600

“Mom, I love you and Sudoku SO MUCH!”

- Nathaniel

Britton: Daddy, you have to hold me!

Fri, 16 Apr 2010 20:34:00 -0600

Britton: Daddy, you have to hold me!
Jamis: I do? Why?
Britton: Because I love you!

It all depends on how you look at it...

Sun, 11 Apr 2010 20:31:07 -0600

Britton: (Pointing at a KFC we were driving past) Look! A bird house!
Tarasine: No, that's KFC... Which, I suppose, you could call a bird house...

Come see our Spring Cookie Cottages! (Click on the photo.)

Sat, 27 Mar 2010 11:26:00 -0600

Come see our Spring Cookie Cottages! (Click on the photo.)

When you're two, it makes sense

Fri, 26 Mar 2010 18:36:09 -0600

Britton: Can I make my own?
Tarasine: Sure you can!
Britton: NOOOO! I CAN'T!
Tarasine: Oh, I'm sorry. Do you need some help?
Britton: NOOO! I DON'T need help!!! I make my OWN!!!

"Thirteen graham crackers, please, Kaitrin."

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:05:14 -0600

“Thirteen graham crackers, please, Kaitrin.”

- Britton, who, although a bit greedy, is at least polite.

I wanna be just like you . . .

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:04:43 -0600

Kaitrin: Sticky-ick-o-rama!!!
Britton: I'm a sticky grandma, too!

Jamis: Britton, would you like a pickle?

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:17:00 -0700

Jamis: Britton, would you like a pickle?
Britton: NO! Pickles are yucky!
Jamis: OK, so you don't want a pickle?
Britton: NO! I want TWO pickles!

Miscommunication

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:16:34 -0700

Tarasine: What's that on your nose, Britton?
Britton: My nose?
Tarasine: Yeah, it looks like an "owie".
Kaitrin: I think it's sauce from his pizza.
Britton: There are "owies" on my pizza?!?

"Sometimes, when I get a pair of socks out of my drawer, I pretend it’s a bag of gold."

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 10:26:36 -0700

“Sometimes, when I get a pair of socks out of my drawer, I pretend it’s a bag of gold.”

- Kaitrin, who lives in a very rich world of imagination

What have the Bucks been up to lately? Building Valentine Cookie...

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 18:08:42 -0700

What have the Bucks been up to lately? Building Valentine Cookie Houses! See more photos and read about our adventures over at Tarasine’s homeschooling blog.

My Favorite Flavor

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 17:19:34 -0700

Britton: (pretending to eat something) Ummnumnumnumnum!
Tarasine: What are you eating?
Britton: It's pie.
Tarasine: That sounds delicious! What kind of pie?
Britton: It's 'magination pie!

Overheard at Playtime

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:56:31 -0700

Britton (as the driver of the Fisher-Price Zoo Train): Here we go! Vroom! Vroom!
Britton (as a giraffe riding on the back of the Zoo Train): Wait! Stop!
Driver: What do you need?
Giraffe: I need to get something. Back there.
Driver: What is it?
Giraffe: Giraffe stuff.