C-I-L-L Mah Lan-lord!
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ciroccojOK, who has any idea where that quote is from?
Alternately, who knows the contents of Eddie Murphy's first onscreen scene?
My kids know both. The other day, Daniel realized that the voice of Mushu on Mulan is the same as the voice of Donkey on Shrek. Which led to a discussion of Eddie Murphy, who he is, what he's done with his career, etc etc. Which led me to explain to Daniel why it is that once in a while, Chris and I mutter "C-I-L-L mah chil-dren!"
Daniel told Justin, and ever since then, at random points of the day, they both break out in gleeful "C-I-L-L" chants.
I love my kids.
I love my kids ever so much when it's time to put them away for the night. Especially after a day like today, which involved driving for a couple of hours in our hot hot car, visiting two different Bulk Barns and Scholar's Choice stores, not baking an organic granola-flavoured blueberry cake (which was the whole reason we'd driven to two Bulk Barns), and demonstrations of just how well behaved my children can be when the fear of God is put into them, after they've been behaving like pesky grabby bratty little hooligans and I've informed them that the NEXT SMIDGEN of misbehaviour will bring the roof down upon them. And then the next smidgen is smidged. And the roof comes down, in the form of "All right, no blueberry cake, no toys from Scholar's Choice, you two will SIT here and BE SILENT and if I hear one word out of either of you there will be no treat with dinner and no story at bedtime DO YOU UNDERSTAND?"
Big eyes and nods. And not a peep out of them for the next two shopping stops.
Surprisingly, the day improved markedly after that. Here's hoping tomorrow will contain as much cheer and laughter as today did, without the brattiness and martinet-like threats that preceeded them.
Alternately, who knows the contents of Eddie Murphy's first onscreen scene?
My kids know both. The other day, Daniel realized that the voice of Mushu on Mulan is the same as the voice of Donkey on Shrek. Which led to a discussion of Eddie Murphy, who he is, what he's done with his career, etc etc. Which led me to explain to Daniel why it is that once in a while, Chris and I mutter "C-I-L-L mah chil-dren!"
Daniel told Justin, and ever since then, at random points of the day, they both break out in gleeful "C-I-L-L" chants.
I love my kids.
I love my kids ever so much when it's time to put them away for the night. Especially after a day like today, which involved driving for a couple of hours in our hot hot car, visiting two different Bulk Barns and Scholar's Choice stores, not baking an organic granola-flavoured blueberry cake (which was the whole reason we'd driven to two Bulk Barns), and demonstrations of just how well behaved my children can be when the fear of God is put into them, after they've been behaving like pesky grabby bratty little hooligans and I've informed them that the NEXT SMIDGEN of misbehaviour will bring the roof down upon them. And then the next smidgen is smidged. And the roof comes down, in the form of "All right, no blueberry cake, no toys from Scholar's Choice, you two will SIT here and BE SILENT and if I hear one word out of either of you there will be no treat with dinner and no story at bedtime DO YOU UNDERSTAND?"
Big eyes and nods. And not a peep out of them for the next two shopping stops.
Surprisingly, the day improved markedly after that. Here's hoping tomorrow will contain as much cheer and laughter as today did, without the brattiness and martinet-like threats that preceeded them.
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Date: 2006-05-02 08:54 pm (UTC)We usuall referred to the landlord by his nickname, 'The Cockroach'. I held that place (a could-have-been-incredible 1902 duplex) together with spit and string for ten years, hoping I'd be able to buy it from him some day. No such luck. I just hope it eventually went to someone who would love it as much as I did.