Imagination

What would we do without our imagination? I don't think my kids would last 15 seconds.

If the kids get up when the sun first shines at 5am or so they are pretty good about 'sneaking' around the house and playing quietly. We usually will wake up to something that looks like this:

They are skiing.

It has been very beautiful weather lately and when I check on the kids playing outside. This is what I frequently find.

"Star command, come in star command!"

Whomever star command is, are they really so dangerous that you need double eye protection and ear protection?

The answer to the question nobody asked.

It's too hot for my Snuggie, what am I supposed to wear now?!

Behold, the Wearable Towel^TM. Hurry up and buy one before you come to your senses!

I'm thinking of trying out "Toga Style" for our office's next Casual Friday. Who's with me!

Um, can we still get Tang?!

Karsten and I both hope to become space tourists someday. Presently, we're just waiting for Bill Gates to purchase our blog for $1 billion ticket fares to come down a little. We're facinated by the prospect of looking out on our home planet, experiencing weightlessness, and sampling the latest in astronaut cuisine.

I recently visited the National Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C., where I saw an actual tin of chipped beef used by the Apollo astronauts who went to the moon. I'm sure chipped beef was super yummy back in the 60's, but I hope NASA has an expanded menu when Karsten and I kick back and open our astronaut lunch boxes. After all, I heard they recently updated the kitchen on the International Space Station...uh oh, this does not sound promising.

"NASA announced yesterday that the recently installed urine and sweat recycling system on the International Space Station (ISS) has begun to churn out good, potable water, fit for consumption in orbit and terrestrially."

Looks like Karst' and I are going to have to sneak some Capri Sun's onto the launch pad.

Conversation

Yesterday as I was running errands and driving in the car with my kids this is one of the conversations I overheard between my kids.

Taeg': "Mommy, will you unbuckle my seatbelt so I can get down and get the toy I dropped?"

Karst': "Taeg', we don't unbuckle while the car is moving because if Mom needs to stop fast then we would fly into the window and crack our heads. Then the police will come and give Mom a ticket because we crashed, then we will have to find a lot of money to pay for the ticket, but we don't have money because we are trying to be debt free, so the police man will take us to jail where all the dirty & naughty people go."

Taeg': "How naughty?"

Karst': "Hmm... naughty like Darth Vader. He always cuts off people's heads and arms but never says sorry. Mom do you think Darth Vader is in jail because he is naughty?"

Me: "Yes, I suppose Darth Vader should be in jail."

Karst': "Mom, did you know that when Darth Vadar takes off his helmet his name is Toby?"

I guess I never thought my kid(s) ever listen to me. A few weeks ago while Trav' was out of town we had a little discussion on safety and why it is important. I listen to a Dave Ramsey podcast during lunch and Karsten usually asks when we are going to call and scream...... So I try to take a moment and talk about how his Dad works hard to earn money and how we shouldn't go buy silly stuff that we can not afford. Taegan is our typical 2 year old with a 16 year old vocabulary and just wants to know 'how naughty'? I am pretty sure, she will not be as naughty as Darth Vader but I swear she tries to take a step closer everyday! When did my 4 your old see Star Wars? And who is Toby?