So, this is our humble abode. It's a bi-level with 4 bedrooms and 2 baths. I feel like it's sufficient for our needs... actually more space than we really need. I remember an old country song that says, "Love grows best in little houses". I subscribe to that philosophy to an extent. Apparently Aiden & Chase feel differently. We were pulling onto our street the other day and Chase asked, "Mom, is our house BIG?" I said, "It's big enough." He said, "Are other people's houses biggest?" I remarked that some people do have bigger houses, but some people also have smaller houses. Aiden responded, "Yeah, like DOGS!"

Aiden makes me giggle...

Aiden is so quick to forgive. I love that about him. Seriously, Chase can take something away from him, hit him with it, and then hide it... Once Chase gives "it" back and says sorry, Aiden quickly responds, "It's ok. It was a 'accent'." (Even though OBVIOUSLY it wasn't an "accident".) If I lose my patience with him, it breaks his heart (and he tells me so) but if I say I'm sorry? "It's ok. It was a accent."

Aiden is also very easy-going. He's tender-hearted and quick to tear-up, but he's just as quick to laugh and find humor in things. Today he made ME laugh when he came out of his room after going to get clean socks (he ran outside in the snow with the socks he had been wearing) with two completely different socks on. Before I could say anything, he said, "Mom, my socks is 'tending' to match." Gotta give 'em an E for effort because it takes some imagination to pretend those things are anywhere close to matching! :D (Ok, so they ARE both striped...)

Citizen Karam

Usually I post about my little boys. Today's post is about the "big" boy in my house. He's originally from Baghdad. He's actually lived in the U.S. longer now than he lived in Iraq. He thinks he's pretty much mastered the language... and he does ok... until he tries to use common "sayings" or slang. That's where the humor begins. We even dubbed his silly sayings "Karamisms". The other night after a ward adult activity (not the "adult" kind you're thinking... ha, ha) Karam was proud of himself for socializing and making a potential "date" to go to the shooting range with BRAVE Kevin. When we got in the car he commented (in an effort to make me proud of him as well), "See? Your hubby is a butter SOCIAL fly!" I'm so proud! ;) lol Just for fun I thought I'd post a few of the other more "entertaining" things he's said to me (or others) over the years...

*After spending lots of time indoors while visiting my brother and sister-in-law in New York, Karam wanted to get out and GO somewhere. He claimed to be getting "homophobic". (We questioned Dennis since he was the only other male in the house at the time!)

*It drives him nuts when other cars on the interstate don't stay in their own lanes... and "step on the lines".

*Because he is SEVERELY claustrophobic, he had to be "seduced" by the doctor prior to getting an MRI. Mind you, he just gave him "seduction" pills to help take the edge off. ;) (Sedation usually works better... for most people.)

*When we were still "dating", he was a smooth-talker. He told me that he couldn't ever imagine being with anybody else. He said it was like I'd dug a hole and he was just stuck in there forever. "But", he said, "As long as I'm in your hole, I'll be happy."

Anyway, just a few Karamisms I thought I'd post for posterity (and anyone else who needs a good laugh). :D