Joseph Writes: Christmas Wish List

Joseph Writes: Christmas Wish List

   I would like these for Christmas A Bomb (?) plushy (apparently this is some kind of Angry Bird) A Chuck plushy (also an Angry Bird) A puppy A remote control helicopter White Christmas
Piano Woes

Piano Woes

J: Mom, I want to quit piano.  Me: Why? J: If you are good at piano, all the girls will like you…but I don’t want them to like me!    
Joseph Writes: A Book

Joseph Writes: A Book

“Mom, do you want to hear the book Amir and I wrote?” “Yes!” (He opens the book backwards.)  “It’s a left-handed book.”    (It was called All About a Farm and listed some animals and the sounds they make and...
Joseph Writes: A Note to Maddie

Joseph Writes: A Note to Maddie

   They were supposed to be getting ready for bed, but instead were standing on Joseph’s bed, falling face-first into the pillow. Great fun until little sister misjudged the distance and face-planted into the headboard. While I was holding ice on her...
Name Change

Name Change

Joseph: Mom, how old do you have to be to change your name? Me: 18. Why? Joseph: I want to change my name to Jacob. Me: Why? Joseph: I think Jacob suits me better. Maddie: I am going to change my name to Madeluto!...
Dud

Dud

Me: My word was ‘dud’ … do you know what that means? J: It’s like a popcorn kernel that didn’t pop. Me: Right, or a firework that didn’t go off. J: Or a person who was going to be born but didn’t make it. Me: Umm…...