Last night Wuggie comes home from primitive pursuits covered in the usual mud.
"These pants are kind of too loose for me" he says.
"Don't they have an adjustable waist band?" I ask.
"No" he says "I looked."
I go to investigate.
He's been wearing my jeans all day.

Status updates

Overheard from the playroom: "Send in a negotiator to sign the treaty!"

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I was outside watching my son play in the sprinkler but that thing is so crazy I couldn't find any place in the backyard that was protected from it. I said "I think I have to go back inside." Wuggie said "you can go back upstairs and get some work done" I said "I know, I just wanted to...(gesturing to the beautiful sunlit day)" He says "I know mom, even ministers need to have fun sometimes."

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Wuggie: "Mom, no more jokes!"
Me: "[quote from MLK book] Is that better?"
Wuggie: "NO!"
Me: "Why not?"
Wuggie: "Too much seriosity!"

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What to do when the tree won't fit in the stand and the whole town is out of tree stands? Bucket of rocks.
Me: "Wuggie, can I borrow your bucket of rocks to save Christmas?"
Wuggie: "sure, just bring them back when you're done ... saving Christmas."

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Wuggie: "you were working so much I've hardly seen you this week except when your psychology book said I was supposed to be asleep."

Even Ministers

I was outside watching my son play in the sprinkler but that thing is so crazy I couldn't find any place in the backyard that was protected from it. I said "I think I have to go back inside." He said "you can go back upstairs and get some work done" I said "I know, I just wanted to...(gesturing to the beautiful sunlit day)" He says "I know mom, even ministers need to have fun sometimes."