Guess What I Own?

Originally posted 2/24/06
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I'm always amazed at the things kids say and the names they come up with for things that they don't know the real names for.

I remember my oldest coming up to me one day in the kitchen when he was about 4 or so and saying, "Can I have some...," and then he made this sound that is something akin to an angry Sleestack (if you're younger than 35, you probably have absolutely no idea what I'm talking about here; go Google Land of the Lost. Stupid show from the early 70's. Let it be said, though, that, if you were a young lady back in the day, you wanted nothing more to be chased by dinosaurs and rescued from Sleestack by Will. He was so hot!). I digress. So, my son makes this gargling/choking sound at me and I can't for the life of me figure it out. He just keeps repeating it. What I finally figure out is that he wants some whipped cream sprayed in his mouth. The choking sound being the sound that it makes when you spray the cream (God, that just didn't sound right).

There was also the night we were having homemade pizza. We like pineapple bits on our pepperoni pizza and, upon breaking out the container, Alex excitedly yells, "I know what those are! Those are pizza lemons!" Of course; what else would they be??

So, the other night, Ryan took his turn. The boys are getting ready for bed, doing the whole pj thing and, naturally, leaving their clothes wherever they see fit. It seems they believe that some magical vaccum comes and picks them up sometime within the next 24 hours and spits them out clean. In an effort to create children that are not complete and total slobs, though, we reminded them to pick them up and "take care of them". Ryan pipes up, "I know where they go; I know where they go! They go in the clothes toilet!" Exactly. Where else would you put clothing that your body has now defiled? The clothes toilet.

I'm so lucky. I've never heard anyone else say that they have a clothes toilet. I must be the first on my block. How rich am I?? I have three!!!