Some advice...

One evening I was sitting on a bench in CA Adventure holding a spot for my family to watch the Electric Light Parade. Next to me was a man from Philly that LOVED to talk. I inquired about his occupation. He said he had been an appliance repairman for 30 years. Since we've been looking into buying a home, I figured he would be a good person to ask about a good brand of appliances to purchase. So I did.

His face lit up and you could tell this man loved his job. I figured since most of our friends are buying homes, this would be good advice to pass along. Here's what he said:

Whirlpool is the best. Next is GE. You're wasting your money on Maytag, LG, Fridgidair, or Electrolux (a fancy Fridgidair). He didn't mention Kenmore, but that's probably because it's not on the top of his list. Basically all he kept saying was, "Whirlpool or GE. Hands down."

So there you have it. Some sound advice from someone who knows what they are talking about and wasn't making commission off of it. Ü

P.S. Is it weird to anyone else that quite a few famous people died so close together? Michael J., Farrah, Ed McMahon (whom never delivered my giant check, by the way), and Billy Mays. Whew! Slow your roll people!

Eye Can't Believe It!

This morning Colin was sitting in front of the T.V when I saw him stand up and start shaking his head in a funny way. There was a lot going on around me, so I half ignored it. As it continued, he said, "My ear! It's stuck!" Now he has our attention.

Ron calls him over and Colin walks over with his finger in his ear. He takes a look and can only tell that something is in there, but not what it is. I hunt down the good ole' tweezers and Ron starts to operate.

For some reason, Colin had put this inside of his ear:

That's right-a googly eye! Just one, thank goodness. Oh the creative things kids can do. I do believe we've once pulled a crayon out of his nose as well. I'm just happy both were easily removed.

Donuts

Colin tends to hear words differently from time to time. For example, olives are all-lips.

Blake makes up his own words that associate with something else. For example, "Charlie" is chocolate milk. He confuses the edible part with the person in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Here's a moment where confusion caused chaos.

Blake often times just wants "Charlie" as an appetizer, and then will decide what he wants to eat. The other night I was explaining that I wanted him to go and get something to eat with me first. He wasn't interested, so Colin tried helping out.

"Blake! Do you want hot dogs or donuts? We get chicken and french fries there!"

It took me a minute to figure out what he was talking about. Then I realized that "donuts" was "McDonalds". Of course now Blake is crying for actual donuts for dinner. I told Colin, "....it's McDONALDS, Buddy." A few seconds goes by....

Colin says, "Oh. Okay.......Blake! Do you want McDONUTS?"

Thanks for the help, Colin. I know your intentions were good.