thinkin' about it thursday.

spanx & pirates.


we have this cousin.  he's 10.  he rocks.  actually, all of our cousins rock.  we have been in utah at a funeral and this particular cousin has provided much needed comic relief........


{spanx}
who knows what spanx are?  they are body shapers and slimmers for women.  so we walk into the house and are so excited to see family and nate tells us, "hi, i'm wearing my spanx!"  (meaning his knee-long spandex under his shorts.)  and he has been wearing them randomly this week, sometimes with shorts on over them sometimes without.  every time i think about this i bust up laughing.......i can't even type this without laughing.......


{pirates}
same cousin.  we are at the funeral and i am hanging coats and cy and nate are next to me.  a very tall family member walks in and kinda growls at cy.  cy immediately dives for cover under a stack of chairs. the growl-er says, "you're a little stinker, hiding from me!!"  nate, without skipping a beat, standing right there looking straight up at the very tall family member says, "he's scared of you, he thinks you're a pirate." -pause- "i think you're a pirate........"  the man gives him a blank stare and then just walks away.  what can you say to that, anyway?  i'm still trying to put away coats and trying very, very hard to not burst out laughing.  


we've had the best time with family.  we have missed being apart of the family get-togethers and have had some good visits at this difficult time.  the service was great and i still find myself choking up when i think about granin.  when does that stop?!?!?!?  i can see her in her kids, the kindness and love they show me and my family is overwhelming.  thank you! thank you!


and...... [end sappiness.]