It's safe to say that both Cory and I have fairly sarcastic, dry senses of humor. Cory's sense of humor is one of the qualities that attracted me to him in the first place and is probably one of the biggest qualities I look for in both males and females. I really hope all of our children continue to have senses of humor, too. I find it hilarious to listen to Accalia attempt sarcasm because her sarcastic voice is so over the top.
Anyway, at supper Accalia, Cory and I were talking about her latest lost tooth and her plans for the tooth fairy (of whom she believes is real). Cory started into this elaborate description of his plan to capture the tooth fairy with fake teeth, and Accalia would slip in an I'm-going-to-humor-you "Daddy!" (emphasis on the first syllable) along with her knowledge of said tooth fairy: "She flies, Daddy, so she'll get away from you." or "You know that she can see what you're doing even when you're sleeping - just like Santa!" Then Accalia excused herself to the bathroom after Cory asked if she was going to tell the tooth fairy about his plans. When she came back, she told Cory that she had prayed to the tooth fairy about everything. Cory and I couldn't hold back the laughter of picturing Accalia sitting on the toilet and praying to the tooth fairy about her daddy's devious plans.
Since I've recently mentioned how difficult it is to go shopping with Ella lately, today ended up being a day where I went to a store not once but twice. The first was in the afternoon, and we went to the grocery store. I intended to pick up the office supplies that were the main point of the trip, but it completely slipped my mind. Otherwise the trip went smoothly because Ella sat in one of those carts with a truck attached to the front. After supper I headed out with just Ella to get those office supplies, and without the older kids along it was much easier to go at Ella's pace and walk hand in hand through the store. Ella loved that and probably loved all of the people smiling at her and saying hello to her as we walked along - something that doesn't happen as often when she's riding in a cart.
Last thing for tonight...Accalia and Cole have really been enjoying hearing tall tales lately. We were sitting on the couch tonight laughing about the images that sprung to mind after reading this book. The kids want me to look for more tall tale books tomorrow at the library. If anyone has any suggestions, I'd love to hear them!
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I also am a fan of funny guys and I suspect that Eric and Cory would really hit it off if they met. They have the dry sense of humor in common, are Mac users, have similar political views, they both love Spider-man, and E would be right with him on the Weird Al thing, too. :)
We love this book - it's meant for slightly older kids, but Julia has loved it for a couple of years now. Tons of classic stories, most of which I'd never heard!
Cory and Eric sound like a match made in heaven, Mel! I told Cory that and he asked if Eric was also an introvert and would they both just sit there and not talk to each other? LOL! Kind of reminds me of getting Ella and her one-month-older cousin together and having them completely ignore each other.
Thanks for the recommendation, Anne! That does look like one we'd enjoy!
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