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overheard under the Big Top #426

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NO, Mother’s Day is NOT May 6. I knew that. Why I wrote that in the first place I have no idea. But I made the necessary corrections. Mother’s Day is May 13…the day before my 29th wedding anniversary which means I better score big this year.

:::Walking through Target with Mother’s Day signs and gift ideas EVERYWHERE:::

Daniel: Mom, when’s Mother’s Day?

Mom: In two weeks. May 13.

Daniel: Oh.

Mom: I DO hope that you have already made your plans for celebrating Mother’s Day.

Daniel: I have to celebrate it?

Mom: Well, yeah…for your Mom, your Grandmom, your sister…you know, the moms in your life that you love.

:::long pause:::

:::REALLY long pause:::

Daniel: When’s Father’s Day?

overheard under the Big Top #47

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Darling Husband: What the heck happened to your hand?

Me: That’s where my IV was from the colonoscopy procedure. I don’t get it. It wasn’t a hard IV stick and it didn’t infiltrate. Why is my hand so messed up? It’s looks like an old lady hand or something.

Darling Husband: :::starts to smile:::

Me: You shut up!

Darling Husband: :::laughs:::

Me: Just so you know I already made your appointment for next year.

Darling Husband: No way!

Me: Way! And I’m going to start your IV for you.

overheard under the Big Top #331

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Daniel: I think people shouldn’t date until they are a certain age.

Mom: Oh really?! What age would that be?

Daniel: (looking very thoughtful) I think twenty-five.

Mom: Twenty-five?

Daniel: Yes.

then after a long pause…

Daniel: Maybe thirty.

Mom: Okay then!

Of course you know I’m filing this piece of wisdom away. How could I not?!

so many

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Overheard under the Big Top tonight…

Zoë: Oh my god! So many candles!!!

Twenty.

There are only twenty candles on this cake. It doesn’t even come close to the bonfire on my birthday cake last year. Still it does create a pretty bright glow that one can warm their hands with, doesn’t it?

It was so good to have Zoë and Josh home for her birthday this weekend…so very good indeed.

overheard under the Big Top #222

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Daniel: (while looking at a very old picture of me…like 50 years and 3-4 months old) That’s you Mom?

Mom: Yup. According to my mom’s note it is a picture of me when I was just three months old.

Daniel: Wow! Um, Mom?

Mom: yes, Daniel…

Daniel: What’s that red stuff on your head?

Mom: That is my hair.

Daniel: (laughs hysterically)

Yes, I was a ginger baby. And to my (ahem) younger dear friends who have commented…YES we had color film waaa-aaaayyy back then. How fancy were we fifty-odd years ago?

In other news…

Someone is THREE MONTHS OLD TODAY!

She is totally fancy…even if she doesn’t possess a slobber bib that says Mi-ma loves me.