Why God Made Moms

This was one of those funny things going around the web a while back. It pops up again every once in a while. I laugh every time I read it. . . But sometimes a good laugh is what I need to keep going as a mom. . .

Why God made Moms -- BRILLIANT Answers given by 2nd grade school children to the following questions!!

Why did God make mothers?

1. She's the only one who knows where the scotch tape is.

2. Mostly to clean the house.

3. To help us out of there when we were getting born.

How did God make mothers?

1. He used dirt, just like for the rest of us.

2. Magic plus super powers and a lot of stirring

3. God made my Mom just the same like he made me. He Just used bigger parts.

What ingredients are mothers made of?

1. God makes mothers out of clouds and angel hair and everything nice in the world, and one dab of mean.

2. They had to get their start from men's bones. Then they mostly use string, I think.

Why did God give you your mother & not some other mom?

1. We're related

2. God knew she likes me a lot more than other people's moms like me.

What kind of little girl was your mom?

1. My mom has always been my mom and none of that other stuff.

2. I don't know because I wasn't there, but my guess would be pretty bossy.

3.  They say she used to be nice.

What did mom need to know about dad before she married him?

1. His last name.

2. She had to know his background. Like is he a crook? Does he get drunk on beer?

3. Does he make at least $800 a year? Did he say NO to drugs and YES to chores?

Why did your mom marry your dad?

1. My dad makes the best spaghetti in the world. And my Mom eats a lot.

2. She got too old to do anything else with him.

3. My grandma says that Mom didn't have her thinking cap on.

Who's the boss at your house?

1. Mom doesn't want to be boss, but she has to because dad's such a goof ball.

2. Mom. You can tell by room inspection. She sees the stuff under the bed.

3. I guess Mom is, but only because she has a lot more to do than dad.

What's the difference between moms & dads?

1. Moms work at work and work at home & dads just go to work at work.

2. Moms know how to talk to teachers without scaring them.

3. Dads are taller & stronger, but moms have all the real power 'cause that's who you got to ask if you want to sleep over at your friend's.

4. Moms have magic, they make you feel better without medicine.

What does your mom do in her spare time?

1. Mothers don't do spare time.

2. To hear her tell it, she pays bills all day long.

What would it take to make your mom perfect?

1. On the inside she's already perfect. Outside, I think some kind of plastic surgery.

2. Diet. You know, her hair. I'd diet, maybe blue.

If you could change one thing about your Mom, what would it be?

1. She has this weird thing about me keeping my room clean. I'd get rid of that.

2. I'd make my Mom smarter. Then she would know it was my sister who did it and not me.

3. I would like for her to get rid of those invisible eyes on the back of her head.

LA County Fair 2015

It was another extremely hot day for our fair field trip. Our game plan was to visit the outside things first and then spend the rest of the time inside the air conditioned buildings.

We visited the wild animals first. 

Even the birds need some shade.

These guys are used to the heat. I wonder if it's cool inside their shells?

Role reversal. . .

Very cool tree house - it even has its own bathroom! The kids thought it would be cool to build this on Minecraft.

Armadillo

We actually got to see the sloth move! They really are very slow creatures.

Ellie loves to feed the sheep and goats.

Adorable!

Staying cool in the shade

And what our girl couldn't wait to see. . . Her Flashback Photo won SWEEPSTAKES! She was so excited! I was glad all our last minute work paid off. Wondering if she can top this next year?

Mouse decorating

Josh did the mouse from "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie"

Glad our hike in Vegas earned a 2nd place ribbon!

I love this photo. That stingray always makes me smile!

Ellie worked hard on this book. So happy she got 1st.

Art project from Friday school

Of course, she had to play the floor piano.

Our princess

Hover boards and self-closing tennis shoes. . . I want mine!

Lots of hands-on things in the Popology exhibit

So cool!

My thought was a giant Light Brite. The kids thought pixel characters. Different generations!

Josh would make a good drummer.

We left at 1 'o clock. Too hot to stay any longer.

We were back again two weeks later for the Cookie Contest. Ellie made Millionaire Cookies because they were so rich! They were made with a devil's food cake mix and peanut butter. Yummy! Josh also got a 1st place ribbon. He made Galaxy Cookies. These were chocolate cookies with white chocolate chips and green and blue sprinkles on top. It took a while to figure out how long to bake them so they would be soft. They were sweet too!

Farmer Dennis and the Missus!

Young farmers

Moovelous to see you!

The guitars weren't out on our first visit. She was glad for a chance to try out an electric one.

Jungle beat!

My musical trio

Must have foot massage at the fair

Poor Josh; the heat really got to him and he ended up getting sick on the way home. A little bit of a cold and a bit of heat stroke I think. He was feeling better by the next day thankfully.

Flashback Photo Creation

When my dad and aunt were growing up, my grandparents staged a Christmas card photo each year. They made as sign with a clever saying that went along with whatever pose they had come up with.

When my brother and I were growing up, my dad wanted to recreate these photos. Many were the same as the ones my grandparents had done; some were unique to our family.

The LA County Fair has a Flashback Photo contest. Ellie entered last year by recreating a Christmas picture my family had done. She earned a 1st place for it. She wanted to do it again, but his time do one that both my grandparents and my parents had done and include all three photos in her entry. 

We procrastinated again and had to get the photo done during the week of VBS. My parents agreed to help us, so we headed over one afternoon when Dennis was done with summer school. My mom had the same tablecloth that was used in both of the old photos. We created an old ice cream maker with a trash can, construction paper, a pain roller and towel. And of course had to use a modern BBQ.

Here was our set

It took us a while to get serious about this whole thing! And we took a couple of dozen pictures.

Finally found one we liked. Hoping for a good result!