Eating Cat Food Is A Sign Of Intelligence

Right? I mean, look how smart cats are.

Isn’t it so tender how a Mother can see even the tiniest wonderful thing about her child and blow it completely out of proportion?

Lovely and I were eating popcorn tonight when she dropped a piece on the ground. I pointed to it and said, “Pick it up.” She picked it up, handed it to me and then grabbed some more popcorn out of the bag. “Oh, how cute,” I thought! “She doesn’t want to eat a piece of dirty popcorn off the floor!”

Then I remembered back to earlier today when she was eating dirty cat food off my friend’s front porch. Ok, maybe she’s not so particular about cleanliness.

Well then. She must have thought I was asking her to give me the piece of popcorn. “Oh, how cute! She is such an obedient, thoughtful child!”

Victor and Persistence sat down tonight to play a game of chess. "How sweet,” I thought! My children are not only brilliant (they’re playing chess!) they are also incredibly kind and patient with each other.

They got the game set up. Three moves later things went terribly wrong. Victor told Persistence she couldn’t make that move. Persistence is 6. Persistence doesn’t know how to play chess. Persistence doesn’t want to listen to her brother telling her HOW to play chess. The game was pretty much over at that point.

Not all is lost. After they got ready for bed they started up the chess game again. This time all I hear are soft voices, patient reminders, and thoughtful inquiries. See I knew I had the smartest, most loving children ever born.

No, they so were NOT just getting along so they wouldn’t have to go to bed! How could you even say such a thing? Ooops. (More fighting) I spoke too soon. Time for bed.

This was our first week at Chess Club. My kids have been begging to go for a year! I really feel like I have performed my Motherly duties this week. Can I just remind you how much I hate playing chess. Yes, I know how to play the game. No, I have no idea how to PLAY the game. Nope. Don't get it. Don't want it. Hopefully Persistence will persist so Victor has someone to play against.

Persistence and her friend are learning Chess.

Victor is getted tested to see what he knows.

Can I just say how sick I am of Blogger? Why can't I upload all my photos? This happens every time I post!