New Cougar

The Wife and I were discussing a party we were invited to. The party host is a bit younger that us (25 yrs old) and the Boy put in his two cents worth.
The Boy: Do you really think you should go to a college party? Can you hang with those younger people? I don't think so mom.
The Wife: Its not technically a college party, and yes I can hang.
Me: I'm not sure I want to go, will I know anybody there?
The Wife: Yes you will. Don't go, I'll go and be a Cougar, meow (making cat noises and claws with her hands).
Our daughter arrives just in time for the Cougar remark and kitty performance. I wish I could describe the face she made upon hearing and seeing this. It was the same kind of face she makes when we put lima beans on her dinner plate.

Tongue tied

Sometimes the Wife mispronounces words, causing lots of laughter at our house. Here are 2 recent examples:
"I saw some really nice wood floors advertised on TV the other day from Liquid Lumberdators (Lumber Liquidators)."
"I took your daughter shopping at Arrow Stoppel (Aeropostiale) today"

I really can't fault her for the second one, I have trouble knowing how to say that one myself. I decided to wear my new Arrow Stoppel shirt and go shopping at Liquid Lumberdators.

Brotherly love

I had been cleaning out our spare room for guests when I stumbled on some of the Girl's notebooks. I decided to look thru them to see if they could be kept or were full and should be thrown away. Here is what I found written in one notebook, each entry written so large as to take up an entire page;
Page 1: [My brother] is a fat lard
Page 2: [My brother] is fat
Page 3: [My brother] is a lard

Must have been one of those days, when the Boy was pushing his luck and his sister's buttons.

Doggie IQ test

I took the Girl to the library yesterday to get some books for summer reading. One of the books she selected was How smart is your dog? The book details some types of ways to test your dog's intelligence. The Girl administered these tests to our labradoodle, and I am sorry to report she did not fair well. I'm not saying the dog is dumb, but if brains were trains hers would take a week to go from Chicago to Detroit.

Pullet?

It was time for our labradoodle to get her face and beard trimmed. We love our groomer, great lady and typically does a great job. I think we caught her on a busy day and she was overwhelmed when I went to get the dog.

When we got her home, something looked askew. Upon closer observation, it appears that my labradoodle has a mullet - business up front and party out back. It looks hilarious and she doesn't seem to mind. There are sub-types of mullets that some of you may not be aware of. For example the skullet is when a man is balding on top but grows it long in the back. A femullet is when a woman has one - ala Joan Jett in the 80's. I am calling this one a Pullett - a puppy mullet. I wonder if the mullett will ever come back in style?