There is this big rock off Highway 9 that we pass when we’re going to the Post Office. And the local high school students regularly paint it with various things. The typical paintings are like “Sarah loves Jesse” and “Panther’s Rule!” but today the rock says:

“Get your own rock!”

And on the other side it has the icons for Snohomish High School.

I don’t know what they were responding too, but I’m guessing that students from another school painted it and SHS students were “taking it back”.

I did have a laugh at the “get your own rock” phrase. You tell ‘em, kids! I’m sure that’ll keep them off your rock!

I was talking to my Dad today about Jaryth’s language. He was wondering if we spoke baby talk to him or if we tried to encourage him to speak correctly. I then commented on how we had been trying to get him to use the pronoun “I” rather than “he” or “baby” or “Jaryth” when referring to himself.

So, just now, Jaryth came upstairs and was asking me where the remote controlled car was. Mark told him and then Jaryth said “he wants it”. Meaning that he wants to play with the car. Mark then said, “no, you should say ‘I want it’ to say that you want it.”

Guess what Jaryth is now saying over and over and over?

“I want it.”

“I want it.”

“I want it!”

He cracks me up.

He’s still downstairs telling Mark, “I want it.”

Memo to self: if you’re going to send a ranting email to a mailing list, it’s best to find out if the person you’re ranting about is also on that list… [[forehead slap]]

I saw this advertisement today, and it made me laugh.

Advertisement on a website

King county decided that all restaurants must put calories on their menus so people have a better idea of what they are ordering.

A year or so later they decided to see if this had changed how people order. It did. Now they make their kids eat more healthily while ordering the double-big-mac-large-fries-chocolate-shake for themselves.

I’m taking my first step to be a better role model – I’ve made a dentist appointment (and haven’t cancelled it yet).