Just some snippets of conversations from the last few days…
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“Thanks for taking my pictures for me. I like the ones you have of you in this frame.”
“Ahh, yes. Well, it’s because I look much better in larger pixels. In person I’m kind of hideous.”
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“I’m going to lunch with a friend, boys. You are on your own for food, but there is sandwich stuff in the fridge.”
“Who is it? Who are you going to lunch with?”
“My friend Travis. Well, he’s a new friend.”
(sing-song) “Moooom’s going on a daaaaaate.”
“Travis is gay. This is not a date. He is just a friend of mine.”
“You never know, Mom. You could turn him. That’s a pretty dress you have on.”
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Me: Did you eat one of the cookies on the counter?
Mallory: Yeah. Why? Were you saving them for something?
Me: … (I can’t breathe at this point. I’m doubled over in laughter and I yell for her brother to come into the kitchen.) “MORGAN!”
Morgan: Yeah?
Me: Mallory ate one of the cookies that was on the counter.
Morgan: … (He can’t stop laughing. He turns several shades of red from this massive case of the giggles.)
Mallory: WHAT? (She goes to the cabinet to grab the cookies.)
Me: Those are new dog treats. They just look like Oreo cookies. Morgan left them there thinking you might eat them.
Mason comes into the room. He catches up with the conversation and we all realize that more than one “cookie” is actually missing from the package.
Me: Did you eat one, too! OH, LORDY. THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE. OH, MY GOD. YOU KIDS ATE DOG TREATS.
Mason: (Puts four fingers up in the air.) Four. I ate four.
I stopped laughing long enough to pull out my camera phone and get them viewing the dog treat / cookie box from whence my entertainment came.
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That totally sounds like something my sons would do. Absolutely!
(kinda giggling over here about it too)
That’s a good one! I remember my son as a toddler sidling up to the dog dish and snatching a few. This is much better.
I prefer Milk Bones myself. Not much flavor but my coat has never been shinier.
It’s my first time visiting your blog and I’m so glad I did. This post is hilarious! I’m sure this family story will be told for years to come -”Remember the time you ate dog treats?”
Thanks for sharing!
Of course I have eaten dog treats. It is one of my earliest memories. Of course I was only 4 or 5. Your kids seem a little older than that. We won’t tease them about it though. Nah. Not much. Ruff..grrrrr.
Am I the only person wondering if they were good or not?
Awesome!
Priceless! I love it!!!!
So did you turn him?
that morgan’s cute, but also? hilarious! did you high-five him? if not, give him a high-five from mols.
OK. Do they actually TASTE like Oreos? Because if they didn’t you would think that Mason would have figured it out after the second one…Of course, he is a boy.
I did the same thing to my brother. It was hilarious.
I’m talking about turning him straight with my hot dress, of course. Did you think I meant the dog treat switcheroo?
Hilarious. I’m kind of wondering if they were any good, too.
I had to watch my ex’s bird for a few months once, and while me and a buddy were hanging out, he dared me to eat one of the bird treats. Turns out they were freaking delicious and after I got him to try one we ate the entire bag.
Suck it, bird.
Oh, I would have laughed at that cookie thing, except that I have a brother. Who left out dog treats that looked like cookies. Which I ate. And twenty five years later, my family is still laughing.
Excuse me, I have a therapy appointment to get to…
Dog treats! So funny!
P.S I have been lurking for months. I finally posted a comment. I love your blog.
Love it! The dog treats are too funny. I must put some out. I wonder if I can get chip shaped ones?
My mother still likes to tell of the time my father ate an entire bag of beef jerky for dogs. And also, the time he ate an entire can of cat food.
An update:
Mommymae? I gave Morgan that high-five from you. He laughed at this thing all over again and said, “Oh, I remember that baby! I held her!” which, of course, warmed my heart. Man. That kid.
Secondly, the kids said they tasted just fine. Which may explain why a certain kid of mine ate MORE THAN ONE.
Thirdly, sorry for that therapy Faiqa. Wow.
Finally, no. I didn’t “turn” him. Must be losing my touch.
Hilarious! I bet they’re a lot more nutritious than real cookies. Could be a great snack option!
Hmm. If they didn’t notice they were dog treats by taste, then they musn’t be that bad, right?
Love the last one… this is why we have kids, right!?
Who’s cutest out of that gang? Tough call…
Hey, some of those dog cookies really do look and smell good! It would be a fairly easy mistake to make…hahahaha!