For those of you who have confessed that you are checking my blog once an hour (ahem SEASON and STACY!)...I thought I'd at least offer up some humor. ;)
On a recent stop at the grocery store (NOT WalMart in case you were wondering), I was trying my darnedest to hurry through the store (again at my least favorite store hour--5-6ish pm) so that I could get home, make a quick dinner, and get to work. As I was standing in the crowded aisle, staring at a vast array of canned tomato products I saw Milo assaulting his sister with...his bum. His rear. His backside. He was attempting to chase her in a circle. With his bum. While buzzing at her.
The after-work-grocery-shoppers around us were already watching and snickering a bit. When I tried to rein them in with a, "Um, what are you doing?", the entertainment value skyrocketed.
Milo: "I'm trying to buzz her! I mean sting her! I'm a bumblebee Mom!"
Isabel: "And I'm a little girl mom! About to get stung by a bee!"
Me: "Okay, that's fine but could you please stop chasing your sister with your...bum?"
(More snickering around us and now people are just flat-out staring.)
Milo: "But Mom, my stinger is on my bum! I'm a BUMBLEBEE Mom!"
(More buzzing and bum-chasing as I try to herd them in the direction of the checkout line.)
Isabel: "Mom, how do bumblebees sting people anyways?"
Milo: "Yeah, and how do they poop?"
(Heads around us nearly snap off as people turn to see a. )where this is coming from b.) what my response will be and c.) how many shades of red I can turn.)
Me: "Um...well...they...um..."
Milo: "Because if their stingers are on their bums then how would the poop get out?"
Me: "Well, honey...um...they...you know what, we'll talk about this in car AFTER we buy our groceries okay?"
(Collective sigh of disappointment from my fellow shoppers. I'm sure they couldn't wait to hear what I was going to say--they would have been even more disappointed if they'd heard the continuation in the car.)
Isabel: "Mom, I think that since bumblebees have so many legs, their poop must just come out from between some of those legs. Because their stinger is already on their bum so the poop really couldn't get out that way huh!"
Me: "Uh, yes. I think you're probably right Isabel."
Don't you wish you shopped at my grocery store???
Also, a HAPPY BIRTHDAY STACY to my little sister. She's 27 today!!! Holy cow that makes me feel old. Anyway, nothing like a birthday shout out to make the blogstalking worthwhile right sis? ;)
9 comments:
Thanks for the Birthday shout out! Notice I am the first to comment so apparently you're right about me blogstalking.
This story was great. I was caught laughing my head off when I'm supposed to be working. I love those kids. It makes my embarrassing moments feel so small compared to yours :-)
Love you!
So, how DO bees poop?
Do bees even poop? Maybe it's honey!
just to be a fly on the wall in your life would be great! Funny kids! Heavens sake! When is that baby coming?! =) I'm sure you've asked yourself that numerous times throughout the day! We'll be here waiting when the time comes. At least post when she is in labor so we know it's soon!!
HAHAHA! Oh goodness, you just made my weekend. Your kids are so freakin' funny!
Oh, someday I am going to have the good fortune of being at the grocery store and watching a scene like that play out, if I am VERY lucky!! That is awesome! Your kids are very funny. Seriously though, how do they poop???
Um, this is Season, that last comment was from me, I swear I'm not Kim???? Don't know how that happened.
yea, how do bees poop... it is really a clever (and hilarious) question!
I am so glad to read that my children are not the only ones overly interested in talking/joking/singing/laughing/questioning about human bodily functions. Is it an age thing?
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