Phone rings.
Me: Hello!
Mom: Hello! I’m at Kohl’s.
Me: Okay!
Mom: I’m looking at Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle pajamas for the boys. Do you think they would like those?
Me: Yes. They would LOVE them. In fact, they would probably wear them the ENTIRE time you are here.
Mom: Okay, well, each package has two shirts and two pairs of shorts.
Me: Then they will DEFINITELY wear them the ENTIRE time you are here.
Mom: I was going to get them polo shirts but then I saw these.
Me: They have polo shirts. They won’t wear them. Go with the pajamas.
Mom: That’s what I thought. I’m going to get Charlie a size 6. The biggest they have is an 8–will that be okay for Henry?
Me: That’s fine. He’ll wear them even if they’re too small. Last night he was looking for a pair of size four pajamas that Charlie wore last year.
Mom: I’m going to bring these next week, then, and they can be the boys’ Easter presents.
Me: Why not? Jesus died so my kids could have Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle pajamas.
Mom: Exactly.
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Love the title. Although I expected it would be about the dress code at the Catholic school.
By Jeana on 03.14.07 12:01 pm | Permalink
You gotta admit, it’s a shade better than dieing for sugar highs.
By Joel S on 03.14.07 1:47 pm | Permalink
Jesus also died so I could have Cadbury Eggs and black licorice. Oh, and so the schools could have another excuse to not be in session.
By candace on 03.14.07 1:54 pm | Permalink
Jesus died for me to have Cadbury Eggs, too! Oh, well, that and cupcakes with coconut.
By sarcastic journalist on 03.14.07 3:15 pm | Permalink
I’m happy to see that my household is not the only one where Easter is all about the Cadbury Cream Eggs.
By Velma on 03.14.07 4:18 pm | Permalink
You people are all mixed up. Jesus died so we could have jelly beans and Marshmallow Peeps.
By Kelly on 03.14.07 5:57 pm | Permalink
That Jesus! He’s just so generous that way!
So are the boys excited to see TMNT the movie? Or is that a little to PG-13 for them?
By Karly on 03.14.07 6:00 pm | Permalink
Kelly, I wondered who would bring up Peeps first.
Those things scare me. Amen.
By Susan on 03.14.07 6:01 pm | Permalink
Excellent. We’re another family where Easter is an occassion to give kids presents…because there just aren’t enough of those.
Thank God for being part Irish too…the St. Patrick’s Day cash is coming in the mail this week.
By Darren a/k/a Clare's Dad on 03.14.07 10:23 pm | Permalink
Very amusing y’all. Unless you were raised a heathen and when asked by your grandmother, “Do you know why we celebrate Easter.” You replied, “Yes, it’s the day Jesus gave us the Easter Bunny to take his place because he died from eating too many jelly beans.”
Bad memories of the beating sustained after that one.
By cce on 03.15.07 5:35 am | Permalink
Totally.
By Tuesday Girl on 03.15.07 8:09 am | Permalink
You and your Mom must be a riot together!
We’re going through TMNT mania over here, too, although C has a very rudimentary grasp on what exactly they are…
By daysgoby on 03.15.07 8:43 am | Permalink
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