Yeah, this is a partial repost from November 2010. My oldest is now 11 years old, (as of Jan 4), so technically this gag is inaccurate, but it seems that so far, they both still think I’m pretty awesome. Or, at least, they think all my toys are pretty awesome. We tried letting the boys do their homework in my office, at the game table, but they say there are too many distractions in the room.

This “motivational poster” was the inspiration for this t-shirt design:

Bullgrit

By Wifegrit

When I think back to B.K., (before kids), I remember thinking “I will never do that!” as I watched parents, for example, drag their kid out of a store. Then I became a parent. And I now understand and have sympathy for many of those ridiculous situations. In other words, I have been there and I have done that.

As a parent, the situations you can find yourself in, and how you react is sometimes unpredictable. And hilarious…

Yes, I have left a cart of groceries in the store because of an explosive diaper.

Yes, I have laid my baby to sleep in his crib, jumped to the floor and crawled out of the room, and crawled back in to check on him. (This was with my first child.)

Yes, I have crawled out a window, onto the roof of our house to retrieve a “blown away” Pokémon card.

Yes, I have worn a robe in the car to drop off my child at school so we wouldn’t be late.

Yes, we have driven around the beltline for 2 hours to put a child to sleep.

Yes, I have eaten hidden chocolate in my closet. (“What’s that in your mouth mom?” “Ah, oh..nothing.”)

Yes, I have been in the bathroom as my child dialed 911. “Look what we learned in school today!”

Now it is your turn. I would love for you to share your funny stories.

Here are the Christmas lists our boys wrote out for Santa this year:

Calfgrit7, (our first-grader):

Calfgrit10, (our fifth-grader):

All of us in the Grit family hope Santa brings you all you wish for this year. Have a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year!

Bullgrit
Wifegrit
Calfgrit10
Calfgrit7

Wifegrit suggested I post this photo. She didn’t explain why she thought it would be good to post, but the more I sit here and look at it, the more it just makes me smile.

This is me and Calfgrit6, (obviously), taking a break from walking around a local park back in August. We were watching squirrels run around on the ground and up into the trees. (That’s why he’s looking down and I’m looking up).

It has taken me a few minutes of looking at this pic to figure out just exactly what about it I like. I mean, it’s pretty plain, with no action, and we’re not even facing the camera. But I’ve finally grasped what is so interesting about it, to me: it’s the contrast in our sizes. With CG6 standing up on the bench, we don’t just look short and tall, we look small and big. He’s like a little mini me, (no reference to the Austin Powers movie intended).

Bullgrit