"Flashlights in the Clouds"

Sophie started crying in her room shortly after I put her to bed tonight and I was not surprised because of course--the storm rolls in, always at bedtime. This concerns me because I have some True Blood, season 1 to catch up on! I picked her up and told her that she could sit with me for a little while. She was explaining something to me that I could not understand, but I finally figured out that she was talking about the lightening and I had to video it.

Carson's B-Day

We had the whole fam out for Carson's First Birthday on the 14th. It was great fun and it reminded me again of how fast time flies with children. He had a Hollywood theme because as you know, he is lucky enough to reside in California. Speaking of California, I still haven't tasted the supposedly sweet Nectar of the In n Out burger. Not that anyone cares, but I am getting kind of antsy. In other news coming from California, Bonney bagged her first client for her company! Yea!

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Best Thing I Ever Heard

On Friday night after getting home from work, Sophie said the sweetest words I've ever heard. She put her chubby hands on my face and said, "I'm so glad you're home."

Back to the 80s--Part 4

For all of you purple eye liner wearing wanna be model/fashion designers out there.

Legoland

Trey and Wyatt recently visited the other set of Hodges in California. Aunt Bonney was able to procure tickets to Legoland and the rest is history. Aunt Bonney might be the only normal one in this group...

True History

Once again, I allowed Wyatt to stay up past his bed time AND eat Girl Scout Cookies while watching another movie. This time, the movie in question is a little more legitimate. Wyatt watched The Raiders of the Lost Ark--one of my all time favorite movies. The melting faces at the end are awesome as everyone agrees! Anyway, Indiana Jones is threatening to blow up the Ark to keep the bad guys from opening it, and the bad says (this is all pre-face melting) that he won't blow it up because, "We are all just traveling through history--this IS history." This was Wyatt's repsonse:

"He doesn't want to destroy true history. You can never destroy true history. That would be a bad idea."

Yes, I guess it would!

1980s Part 3

My obsession in the 6th grade was Tom Cruise. I saw Top Gun 3 times in the theater, and I can still quote the whole movie, and I can sing all the songs from the soundtrack by heart. I even cut out the movie ad from the paper and saved it. How weird. I wonder if any of those theaters are still in business?

Totally 80s Part 2

I don't know if anyone recalls the Member's Only jacket, but I had a pink one (of course). They were de rigueur in elememtary school. No picture exists of my jacket, but for those of you who did not have the pleasure of wearing one, this is what it looks like:

Also de rigueur were the buttons. I also came across my buttons collection--the Smithsonian wants it, but I just can't give it up. I wore all of these on my jacket--except the political button--I got that when I volunteered for the campaign much later!

Guess where I got those buttons? Spencers!!!

Totally 80s

Well, I found some things this weekend from my wonder years and I decided that you all might get a good laugh. In particular, I found some diary entries (about 10) that really speak to the depth of my character. Here is the first installment--enjoy.

What is this "T. V." you speak of? I thought I should also include a pic of myself in 1983.

All Kinds of Wrong

I took Wyatt to scrapbooking with me scrapbooking like two months ago (I know, I know, but I am having him put his baseball pictures in an album). He mostly used the Cricut die cutting machine for an hour and then he was DONE. On the way there, however, he had a startling discovery. As we pulled into the church for the crop, he said, "The scrapbooking is here? That is just all kinds of wrong! Those two things don't go together at all." Maybe odd, but "all kinds of wrong?" I have no idea where he got that one.

Do It Again!

Since we started our prayer time together, I have seen some interesting things, mostly Sophie trying to derail the whole thing. I am finally getting her to close her eyes during prayer (which she always says, "Do it again!" after). She does not understand that you can just simply close your eyes when you pray. She must be praying very earnestly.

Our Owl

The Hodges' favorite store, Petals, Metals, and More in Spring, Texas is also a store that I love. Thus, I always get something from this store for Christmas (Thanks KiKi and Papa G). Last Christmas, we received a new addition to our family, an owl. This owl does not cough up pellets or leave droppings--it is a rock owl. Sophie was immediately smitten with this rock owl, and frequently gets down on its level to check on it. She has been a bit worried about the owl in the weather lately, but we checked on him today and he seems to be hanging on.

You found it!

Sophie: I have poo poos.
Mommy: Okay(goes to changing table, opens diaper). There it is...
Sophie: You found it!!!???
Mommy: It really wasn't all that hard to find.
Sophie: Oh.

Who climbed up the water spout?

Sophie has been singing a certain song like crazy around here, although I haven't heard this one before: The Itchy Bichy Spider (the spelling has been changed to protect the innocent). Now, that is a spider I could hang out with.

The Mob Society

My friend Aimee suggested that I check out the blog for The Mob Society, which stands for Mothers of Boys. It is geared toward moms of boys, but it has awesome stuff for raising kids of any gender in the Christian faith. The latest post had a reminder about yelling--something I am trying hard not to do lately. I constantly need reminding to bring God into our lives on an every day basis--besides just going to church and saying prayers at night. I think it is difficult with everything that competes for our attention. I added the button to the blog for other people to check it out--it is that great. I also just bought these family devotional cards from backtothebible.com that families use for daily devotionals. I needed something to get discussions going!

Couch Fort

Sophie and her friend Woody enjoying her "couch fort." Man, we're bored.

Bizarre Foods

Since the Strep Throat Fairy visited Sophie during our "Winter Wonderland," (as I like to call it) we have done nothing but watch TV. It has been a struggle to find something that all of us like to watch. One such crowd pleasing show is "Bizarre Foods," with Andrew Zimmern. Wyatt also loves another food-themed show, "Man VS Food," which is ironic, since Wyatt eats nothing. Anyhoo, last night's episode found Andrew in Beijing at a restaurant that serves one thing: Penis. If an animal has one, they cook it up and serve it. This was a great learning opportunity--more than just chicken nuggets are served in China. Wyatt has decided that when he is in Beijing, he will not be eating at this restaurant.

Head Scratcher

The white tents in the grocery store parking lots mean one of two things: Mother's Day or Valentine's Day is fast approaching. It being the latter, our thoughts are turning to love and dead presidents. In honor of this special month, I wanted to leave a pic as an ode to my Head Scratcher. My Head Scratcher and I have been together for probably around six years, and to quote a really good song, "You're Still the One," George Kastanza.





If you would like me to leave an "ode" to your Head Scratcher, let me know!

Super Bowl o' Snow!

God to Jerry Jones, et. al:

I'm still in charge.

Cow Shampoo

Overheard in the bathroom tonight:

Dad: You did not wash your hair.
Wyatt: I did too!
Dad: What did you wash it with, doo-doo?
Wyatt: No! (Followed by peals of laughter)
Dad: Did a cow just walk through here and say, "I'm selling shampoo from by butt, want some?" Wyatt: Peals of Laughter.

"She should run."

This is Wyatt watching "Mega-Python VS Gatoroid" starring Tiffany and Debbie Gibson on the Scy-Fy channel tonight. Yes, we are awesome parents. Other quotes inspired by the movie:

"That looked like a body slam!"

"She might die, actually."

"Like, how can aligators get that big?"

"You got your tail bound!"

"One of the aligators went flying!"

"Oh, that is bits of aligator, no python."

Up next, "Lake Placid 2" starring Bo Duke.

Soph's Quote O' The Day

Sophie's quote o' the day: "I rotten. I go nuts!" I wonder where she has heard that before? I finally got her on video saying it:

High Daddy!

I sent this pic of Soph to Trey with the caption "Hi Daddy." He responded back with "High Princess!"

How Much

Please send in your "How Much sightings. If you have a "How Much" to share please send me the pic, the location, and your bottom dollar. Like Demi Moore in "Indecent Proposal," everybody has a price.

Valentines Pictures

For those who care, here is the link to Soph and Wyatt's Valentine's pic. Sara at SDS Photography took them--they are great. They are also running on the sidebar.

http://sdsphotography.smugmug.com/Mini-Sessions/Valentines-2010/Hodges11/15603182_ZvdCN

How Much?

For those of you who have ever traveled with me, you know I like to play the game How Much? In this case, how much would it take to smooth this on your lips? I just found this in the parking lot at Kroger. How much, Missy--50 bucks?
Alison has reported it would take 100 bucks. Melanie would go for 50 bucks, no, now 100 bucks. Aimee is going for a cool million--she is playing hard to get! For those that need clarification: the plastic must touch lips.

Goodwill Glasses

So, my Dad asks me if I want to see his new glasses that he got from Goodwill. He explained to me very excitedly that he can now see all the lettering on the TV. Sure, I want to see the glasses.

It turns out I don't want to see the glasses. Now, I love me some Goodwill, but these are just wrong. I suggested that he looks like a certain criminal who preys on children (which he is not, btw). While I was taking the picture, my mom asked if I leave their house and go home and make fun of them. Noooooooo...

Trey's Trickery

You may be surprised to discover that I am quite gullible. My husband enjoys taking advantage of this. I usually believe his tricks/stories. Here are two of the ways he has done this lately:

1. Josie was barking and he explained that she was barking at rats that made nests in our trees. You see, the rats climb onto the limbs that are touching the tops of the fence, and then make nests in the trees. Who knew that rats don't make nests in trees!

2. Trey very seriously called me over to to look at the front door(back story--we had just had scary movie night the night before). Taped to the front door was a piece of paper. Scrawled on said piece of paper: You are going to die. I have heard some wives actually get flowers and jewelry from their husbands...


Don't let looks deceive you...these two are
trouble!

Wyatt's Witicisms

1. The other day, Wyatt and I were discussing my age when I explained to him that I was 27 and that daddy was 29. Wyatt said, "I knew Daddy was older than you because he is fatter." Is that how it works?

2. Mom: "Wyatt, Aunt Bonney said that Carson sleeps with his frog every night" (Wyatt picked out a stuffed frog for his baby cousin for Christmas).

Wyatt: "Carson has a frog?"

Mom: "The stuffed one you gave him for Christmas!"

Wyatt: "I knew it was the perfect gift."

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3. Dad: "If you don't hurry up and bathe and get out of the tub, you are getting a spanking."

Wyatt: "You wouldn't hit a man with no teeth, would you?"

That Bloody Speak & Spell!

For those of you not in need of botox, you have never seen nor heard of one of these before-a Speak & Spell. Children in the '80s loved them, well, nerdy children like myself. It was my version of the DS. If you love to spell, raise your hands in the air like you just don't care !!!! Since I love all things '80s, I had to find one on Ebay so that Wyatt could become an excellent speller like myself (in the spirit of full disclosure, I should mention that I can spell, but I cannot pronouce anything because of my obsession with learning words in order to spell them). Did I also mention that I was the official class speller in Mrs. Stodghill's 9th grade honors English class--few have held the title. Wyatt busted out with the S&S the other day and he asked for help in spelling the word honor. He couldn't remember the "H." I spelled it for him, but the not so familiar, "You are incorrect." rang out. I was confused until it dawned on me that this particular Speak & Spell was sent from the UK. Across the pond, honor is, of course, spelled honour. Wyatt should do swimmingly in his study abroad stint at St. Andrews, but not so well on his second grade spelling test.

First Post

This is me at birth. My views on the world have not changed much.
Just so no one is confused: this blog has nothing to do with John Mayer--no one here has a body that resembles Wonderland. This blog is named after Alice in Wonderland because after I read it, I realized that most of the time I feel like Alice falling down the rabbit hole. If you haven't read it, you might be confused--that is good. You should also know I have a really non -politcally correct sense of humor. I do somehow manage to maintain my friendships and my family. So there. :)


Why do all those women keep dating him, anyway?