Stuff My Son Says

To begin with, we're doing well so far down in the OC, we've already been to Disneyland more times than I went in the first eleven years of my life. The apartment is coming together, though storage and organization remains an issue. We're hoping to rectify this problem after a couple trips to IKEA. TJ is settling into his job nicely, and I have many interviews and tests coming up, so employment is in the offing it seems. The boys have adapted so well to this move that it is frightening! I was completely ready for the tears and for the tearful statements of how they miss their friends and our old home. So far, not one tear, and they're not missing anything, if anything I hear how much they love the OC...many times a day.

Well that's the little update, now on to the subject of this blog posting. I realized a year or so ago, that my younger son is very witty, and some of the things that have come out of his mouth are quite entertaining or even downright hilarious. I don't know where he gets some of these things, but I suspect he picks up more than I even realize. A few days ago, after a few witty remarks made at the Magical Kingdom, I decided to start documenting these remarks, and what better way to keep track than on our blog?

Here are some older "Darren-isms" (as we call it in our house).

"Mom I can't walk smart," said as he trips over his own feet.

"Well, guess I'm screwed," said to his aunt after she refuses a request for sweets. I still don't know where he picked that up considering he was only five when he uttered those words.

While trying to talk him into eating all of his dinner so he could get dessert, he said, "Nevermind, sugar is bad for my brain." Outsmarted by a six year old!

"Don't worry mom, it's just a volcano," said while seeing Mount St. Helens for the first time.

"Are you kidding? That scared the crap out of us!" said when asked if he wanted to go back onto the Hollywood Tower of Terror

"Thank you my good man," said to a waiter who brought us our food at a restaurant at Disneyland.

"Mom, did they just use their flash? Didn't they listen to the pirates? It's against the rules!" said as some idiot used their flash repeatedly in the darkened part of Disneyland's Pirates of the Caribbean.

Which reminds me, why do people use their flash after they're told not to? What makes them think that it's a good idea to use the flash in a dark environment? Darren and I have light sensitive eyes, which means we need sunglasses whenever we're in sunlight or else we develop painful headaches.  In the past week, we've seen many people use their flash in the dark parts of rides, which has led to a few headaches, and the occasional grumpy TJ (nobody blinds his family and gets away with it).

So to my readers (what few of you there are), please, just say no to flash photography at Disneyland!

 Nerdy family on the loose at Disneyland!