Honey, I Shrunk the Kids!!!

Ok, not really.  But I love these rocking chairs.  They make for great pictures.  Last night we ventured to The Factory to see how cool people are supposed to shop.  I must admit, we bought a lot more at Target and Walmart.  No cool points for us.

Even when dwarfed by ridiculously large chairs however, my kids do continue to grow up.  I’ve stated before that they are all smarter than me.  They continue to prove this. 

The other day, I was driving them to school.  The girls were in the backseat, my nine-year-old helping my almost six-year-old to read a book.  Something about war and peace, but I can’t remember exactly.  (Just kidding.)  In reality, it was about a princess who wouldn’t stop crying.  (Now this, I thought, is a book to which I can relate).

As my daughter struggled to read the word “sobbed,” I asked her to sound out the consonants.  I explained to her that instead of getting hung up on which “O” sound she should use, she might try saying the word with the other letters and seeing if it sounded familiar.  I frankly thought this was a brilliant approach.  So I decided to take it for a spin.

“Hey RileyGrace, right now I am D-R-I-V-I-N-G. Now what am I doing?”

“Ummm, spelling a word?”

Need I say more.  Honey, the kids have S-H-R-U-N-K my brain!!!!