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Home on the range

Posted: December 3rd, 2009 | Filed under: Life | Tags: , , , , | 4 Comments »

I just returned to New York after an 11-day trip to Kansas City for Thanksgiving (amazing how easy it is to find more affordable flights when you’re not worried about vacation days anymore!) My fam said funny things, which I kept track of because I like to write down good quotes. Here are some highlights:

Me: Mom, look at all your Facebook messages!
Mom (covers computer screen): UH. PRIVATE!
(yes, my mom is on Facebook and we just became friends. She wasn’t too subtle about me needing to friend her. Watch what you say on my wall!)

Sister: The reason I moved to San Diego was because I got locked out of my car in a snowstorm.
Mom: I didn’t know that…

Dad about 6-month old Zoe, who is going to puppy school: You have to invite her up on your lap.
Me: That’s like vampires when you have to invite them into your home.
Dad: Zoe, I’m inviting you over here. Jacky is not.

Sister explaining why she forgot something: My mind is a galaxy.

Me, turning up radio for Miley Cyrus song
Mom: How old are you again? 11? 12?

Grandpa to waitress after we’d been ignored: I’m going to trip you if you don’t get over here.

Mom to barking dogs as she lets them in the backyard: Go tell your friends all about it.

Sister: I get bored if I don’t take a nap.

4 Comments on “Home on the range”

  1. 1 Paige Worthy said at 9:39 AM on December 3rd, 2009:

    “I get bored if I don’t take a nap.”
    That sounds like my sister. I’ve never been capable of napping — I just end up sleeping for 16 hours or something.

  2. 2 Valerie Tarbutton said at 10:37 AM on December 4th, 2009:

    I love that you actually chronicled these quotes. My mom told me about Abby’s snowstorm quote :) we have a legitimate debate at the Tarbutton house on if Abby is going to move back. Is it just me, or do our mothers pounce on any mere mention of anything closely resembling a hint of a thought of moving back to KC?

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