Mom, I need to clean my thumbs

In the car on the way home from the grocery store ...

Toddler: "Mom, I need to clean my thumbs" as she holds them both up in that "thumbs up" sign.

Me: "Umm, okay. We can clean them as soon as we get home."

A few minutes later, as I am unbuckling her from the car seat, I look closer at her thumbs.

Me: "Are those buggers?"

Toddler: in her sassy, 'duh' voice, "Yeaaah"

Me: "Did you pick your nose with your thumbs?"

Toddler: "Mmm-hmm"

Me: "With your thumbs? Weird"

Toddler: "Well mom, we were in the car."

Me: "You have to pick your nose with your thumbs in the car?"

Toddler: "Duh"

And thus, the life of a mom.

Kidlet gems

Tween: "Mom, do we have anything we can pawn?"
Obviously we've been watching a lot of Pawn Stars, Auction Hunters and Storage Wars.

Toddler: "Moooom, I don't have to eat dinner! I'm just going to eat junk food and get fat."

Me: "What do you guys want for dinner?"
Tween after a lengthy list of ideas that I shot down: "How about drumsticks?"
Toddler in her exasperated, 'duh' voice: "Those are for playing Rockband."

Tween: "Hey, can we do this to our barbecue?"

Its on my bucket list to go to the shooting range and fire some guns, so there have been a lot of conversations recently about the various aspects of when and what kind of gun. During the Olympics, we were discussing the shooting competitions.

Me: "I'm really fascinated watching these events, I can't wait to shoot a gun."
Tween: "I want to shoot a bow and arrow."
Toddler: "I want to shoot an animal."
WTF?

Tik Tok

I can't stop watching this. And I'm not even a big Trekkie. Take a moment, please, and enjoy it with me.