April Fools Day

This morning Daddy found John downstairs watching TV. John is an early riser and he is allowed to watch TV on weekends (or spring break) without having to wake Daddy or I. Daddy told John, "Turn off the TV, go upstairs and get dressed we are going to the dentist. You are having all your teeth pulled." John got very worried and a little scared. Daddy quickly said "April Fools!" John said "Good one Dad!" He didn't hesitate and said "We gotta do the water thing to get Mom!" And the two of them went upstairs and John tied a rubber band around the sprayer on the kitchen sink. 

Later that morning I went to use the kitchen sink and got sprayed. I knew immediately who was responsible. I called John upstairs. He had a huge grin and said "April Fools!" He was so happy that he finally was able to trick me!

Laughing

Tonight, I read John a chapter out of "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire." At the end of the chapter, the Weasley twins  were teasing their older brother about getting dragon dung sent to him at the office. Here's the passage:

So I read it to John and he laughs. Daddy says "Do you know what dragon dung is?" John said "No." Daddy asked "Then why are you laughing?" "Cause I bet it's funny!" This kid. You got to love him!

Jokes

Every afternoon, John gets an ice pop at camp. Last week he said to me "I got my stick. And I even asked one of my friends for his stick." I said "Really? What are you going to do with your Popsicle sticks?" He smiled and said "I'm going to tell people the jokes!" Now I laughed and asked him "Can you tell me the jokes?" He pulled the Popsicle sticks out his bag and said "What stays in a corner and goes around the world?" I said "I don't know!" He giggled and said "A stamp!" Then he read the next one "What runs but has no feet?" I again said "I don't know!" He said "A river!" 

Today I asked him if he had an ice pop in the afternoon. He said "Yes, wanna hear the joke?" I said "Yes!" John asked "Why did the coffee taste like mud?" Daddy and I both said "I don't know!" John giggled and said "Because it was fresh ground!" We laughed. I think it was his best joke yet!

Laughed

I picked up Gillian from school yesterday. I asked her about her day in the car. She said "Dorlisa fall off the horsey. I laughed. And I go to timeout." I said "Gillian it isn't nice to laugh at your friends." Gillian said "But it was funny!" Once again, I am glad that I wasn't looking directly at her because I smiled. I'm sure it was funny. But I said "Well it wasn't nice to laugh at your friend. Dorlisa could have gotten hurt." And with that Gillian burst into tears. I let her cry for a few minutes and then I asked "Why are you crying?" Still crying, she attempted to say something to me. I said "You have to stop crying and talk like a big girl." She slowed down and said "I crying cause you said I can't watch shows!" She kills me. "Gillian, I didn't say that. I think timeout at school was enough of a punishment. Don't laugh when your friends fall because they could be hurt." And with that the tears stopped. She is a drama queen. But I still wish I saw Dorlisa fall. I bet it was hilarious.