Our Random, Fun Life!

Our family was driving to run errands and we decided to grab a bite to eat. We asked our daughter if she wanted to go to Applebee's or to Sonic. She replied with, "Payton wants to go to Applebee's." My husband then asked her why she was speaking in the third person. Without skipping a beat, she replies with, "you're a third person." ----------------------- I asked my daughter to go upstairs and get ready for bed. She gave me a dirty look and told me that she didn't want to. I told her that if she wants to continue to give me a dirty look, she could just stay upstairs after getting ready for bed. She walked away and started going upstairs. She turned around on the landing of the stairs and still has a dirty look on her face. I give her a stern look in return to which she all of a sudden gives a little angelic smile with the slightest tilt of her head as if to say, "aren't I so cute mom." She is 3.5 years old; can't wait for those tee

To the outside world, I try to be calm and polite. I keep my annoyances to myself and I try not to let people see when I am getting aggravated. I do not proclaim to be like my grandmom; I never heard her say anything negative about anyone. But I do try to simply smile and go about my business. My husband is wonderful as he listens to me at the end of the day when I've had enough of the outside world. I often tell him that I am going to say something, but he knows me better than that. He likes to remind me that I'm a lot of talk and not a lot of action. I hate it, but it's true. You know that you are a friend when I tell you about the things that other people do that bothers the bejeezus out of me. You know you are family when I can tell you the things that bother me about you. But there are a couple of things that I want to get off my chest.  1. Be a GOOD neighbor! I cannot stand a bad neighbor. When it snows, shovel. When the leaves fall and they are scattered all