I'm not sure this is such a good thing. Calvin gets into a lot of trouble. Like my kids need any ideas. Oh well.
The other day I was trying to ask Gabe a question and he just stared and stared at me without saying a word. Finally, in a frustrated voice, I exclaimed, "Gabe!" "Hello." He blinks and says......"Oh, sorry mom. My brain was on screen saver."
Laughing I said, "Where did you get that from." The answer: "Calvin and Hobbs."
Of course.....I should have known.
Anyway, Saturday night Gabe asked if we could make "the worlds most powerful computer." "What?," I said. He gave me a "duh Mom" look (you know the one) and found the comic strip so I would understand.
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"I AM THE WORLDS MOST POWERFUL COMPUTER....ASK ME A QUESTION?"
"WHY DOES THE WOLDS MOST POWERFUL COMPUTER WEAR LITTLE RED SNEAKERS?"
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"DID CALVIN CLEAN HIS ROOM AS I ASKED HIM TO, OR DID HE SPEND THE WHOLE MORNING PLAYING WITH A CARDBOARD BOX?"
"UM...SYSTEM ERROR...DELETE QUESTION AND TRY AGAIN."
"What happened?"......
"Mom booted me up here."
So....this morning I mustered up all the craftiness I posses (which is next to nothing), pulled out a couple of old moving boxes (that hopefully we will not need for a VERY long time), and came up with these.
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Super, I know. They will probably be broken in a few hours but hopefully they will enjoy them until then.
9 comments:
That's Awesome!
We (er, Santa) once gave Caden a "Spaceship" for Christmas made entirely from cardboard boxes. It acutally lasted quite a long time and even when it was trashed the kids still loved it. We finally had to sneak it out in the middle of the night and deal with the fallout in the morning.
Call me when you have a minute ;)
Ha ha!! I love it!
Thats Great!!
Cardboard boxes are the best, and of course boys can play with them for hours.
I remember Calvin & Hobbes from growing up, Thad and Robbie were always fighting over who read them first.
Love it! your a fun Mom.
side note my word verification is butdrop
You are way more crafty than you give yourself credit for. Way to go!
What a fun idea! You never give yourself enough credit. That is way fun!
Ohhhhh, boys after my own heart. You'll have to find the one with the siren ("so you know I'm coming") and the one with the toilet ride (wheeeee). Those will keep them entertained for a while. Great job with the computers! See, mom can be a lot of fun!
Melanie....I don't know what the deal is, but you are a GREAT mom...and that is G-R-E-A-T in capitol letters!
SO CUTE! YOU ROCK! RuthAnn had to stop Morley from read calvin and hobbes for a bit because he was taking tips for himself. OH and I have to tell you. I was at church today and saw someone that I didn't recognize and she said she was visiting. So she kind of sat by me in Sunday school and asked to follow me to Relief society. So I was talking to her and caught her name again and it was Shoni Conrad. I asked if she knew Chad conrad and of course it he is her brother. It was so funny! Out in little ol Kentucky I find my cousin's in-law! It's a small small world I would have to say.
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