Southern Charm

There are some things that people in Idaho just don't know much about... Southern food is a big one! I am sure if they knew our little secrets then they would all go crazy and then there would be a mass import of Grits, Sugar (for Sweet Tea of course) and Crawdads.

With that said - I made jambalya for Mardi Gras. One of the kids I babysit, was addicted... He wanted to eat and eat and eat it some more! This was the first indication that he was supposed to be my little southern buddy. He might have been born in Idaho but little did he know, he was made for much greater things.

Early last week, I made Grits for breakfast. In true WC fashion he wanted to try it and ate over half of it. When I made them again that week I doubled the amount so that I would actually be able to have some as well. We shared Grits and Sweet Tea for breakfast. I LOVE THIS KID!!

That afternoon he informed me that we were going to sell his brother.
WC - "Can we sell BC?"
Me - "Well if we sold him, what would we buy?"
WC - "Grips"
Me - I laughed really hard! "Well then, I guess if you have to buy something that is a good choice."

I guess I have made an impact on this little kid... I am sure going to miss him when I move!

Lunch Giggles...

So I went out to lunch with a friend and her 6 year old son. He wanted a hamburger and french fries so that is what he ordered. After goofing off with him and getting yelled at (several times) our food finally came. About 3/4 of the way through his burger he picks up a sesame seed.

Looking at it on his fingers he says, "Do you think if we planted this we could grow a hamburger tree."

Holy moly! We all laughed so hard we almost choked... I LOOOOOOVE kids minds!

Funny things and silly boys!

So I have been kicking around the idea of making a list of all the funny things my kids say (well I don't have any kids of my own but as a teacher I have plenty that fill my heart with joy and laughter) and write a book... So well, no book yet, but a blog will work for now. :)


To get us started (I will use initials for names to protect my kiddos and their parents) BC comes out of the bathroom... Slinging water from his hands and says proudly:
"Guess what Jenny, I know how to spell butt."
"Ok, how do you spell it."
As proud as he could he said, "B! O! B!"
"Nope that spells Bob." I replied.
"Ok"


That was it... no, 'well then how do you spell it' or 'oops'... just ok and walked off... Then about a minute later I heard him sounding it out from the other room. Bah... uh.... tt....


Running back from the other room he said:
"I got it!! B! O! T!"
"Almost," I replied, "but that spells bot. B-u-t-t spells butt."
To this he has a blank stare and answers, "But I only hear one T when I say it." Shrugs and walks off.


6 year olds almost out of my age range preference... but they bring a whole new funny to things.