Tonight's Xanman-do is brought to you by: Xanman don't!

So, the kids and I were at the pool tonight having a great time. Then Xander belched yhis loud, smelly burp, pointed at me and yelled in front of God and everyone,  "YOU FARTED!"

He is *such* a boy.

Today's Xan-man-do is brought to you by : Fire in the hole!

Today's Xan-man-do is brought to you by : Fire in the hole!

So, today, Xander came running COMMANDO into the room where I was saying something I thought was: Pee-Pee a spider!

So, I asked him, "Do you need to go pee?"
He muttered tentatively,  "Yeah..."
Me: "Was there a spider? "
Xander: "?"
Me: "Ok, we'll go potty and we'll smash it."
Xander: "NO NO NO NO NO! "
Mommy:"?"
Daddy yells from another room: "Run him a cold bath, quick! He unpacked the iron and scorched the carpet,  probably hurt himself! "
Mommy asked Xander: "Did you hurt yourself? "
Xander: Yeah (then repeats what he'd been saying all along but is now undenibly clear) FIRE IN THE PEE-PEE!

Tonight's Penny Thought is brought to you by: BUZZ OFF!

Penny to Mommy: We should build a smacking machine just for smacking flies. It's so we don't have to smack them ourselves.

Fetch!

The downside to playing fetch with your two year old son who is pretending to be a dog is the same downside as playing fetch with a dog: the slobber on the ball.

This week's Serenism is: Picture Perfect!

I came home today to realize that Seren has started her own business.   All on her own, she drew pictures and colored them, then began selling her art to our neighbors. After Seren made her first buck, Evy decided to jump in and help out by making some of her art and creating marketing materials.

So far, Seren has made $4 and already has a repeat client. She has a sound business model: pilfer the supplies from her parents and siblings, slap a drawing on it, and market the product to everyone she sees. She has ensured her low overhead by roping in cheap labor from her sister and friends. 

In less than a week, Seren has put herself in the position of marketing the business and managing the money. I'm proud of my entrepreneur!

Tonight's Serenism is brought to you by: chicken, we wish it was for dinner. ..but not dad's.

While putting the kids to bed and giving them hugs,  Seren said: Mom, I love you the most, next to Jehovah.

I laughed and said: I love you too Seren,  but that was very sweet and very mean at the same time.

Seren: Why? You make great chicken!

Tonight's Serenism is brought to you by: Say wha....???

This is the opening page of Seren's new book.