Friday, March 6, 2009

You Know You're a Parent When...

1) You get a new white board at work and, instead of throwing away the foam packing materials, you save them for art projects.

2) You go to a party on Saturday night and spend half the time sitting on the floor of the bathroom. Only you haven't had too many beers - you are sitting with your preschooler as he decides this is the opportune time to really let loose.

3) You think it's okay to share things like #2 with all your blog-followers.

4) Your end-table is a bright yellow, red and blue plastic easel.

5) You say things like "there are starving children in Africa" or "fine, if you can't appreciate that toy then we'll give it to children who will."

6) You know the words to the theme songs of "Martha Speaks" and all the videos on the Thomas website.

7) You have asked the question "why are you naked?"

8) You've found pureed vegetables in your ear.

9) You see a crane with a wrecking ball working on a construction site and seriously consider getting your preschooler, driving back there and finding a place to sit and watch it.

10) You have stickers stuck to your floor.

11) Your comic arsenal includes jokes like "Why was six afraid of seven?" and "Why did the cookie go to the doctor?"

12) You've attempted a somersault recently (sober).

4 comments:

Bethk said...

thats hilarious! I would like to know the answers to the jokes... why IS six afraid of seven?

Jamie said...

Because Seven ate Nine. Duh!

And the cookie went to the doctor because he was feeling kinda crumby.

=)

Anonymous said...

Maaaaaaaaaartha Speaks! And speaks and speaks and speaks and speaks and speaks! (Thanks.)

Didn't know the cookie joke -- that's a good one. All we talk about is "orange you glad I didn't say banana?" (And if you don't know that knock-knock joke, please call us on a day when you have at least thirty minutes of free time so Siena can entertain you with the "extended version."

Anonymous said...

Hey, I have Minnie and Mickey stickers on my extra desk in my study plus pots and pans and a stove in the same room and I'm just a grandma!! Plus, the kids are here today and there are crackers all over the stove top and in the pans because everyone knows real food is better than imaginary food!! :)