Kids REALLY do say the darndest things!!

Yesterday I took my granny and the tootsie roll to Walmart. Did some Christmas shopping and picked up a few other things. Tucker conned me into buying him some small sized Cars cars. As we were leaving the store, he wanted to ride the Lion King pig by the door. I was looking for my quarters and I found one. While I looked for another quarter and man walked in the door and smiled and waved at Tucker. Much to my embarrassment, Tucker said "got quarter please?". I thought I was going to die!!! I never borrow money, so for me this was the ultimate embarrassment. I laughed anyway and the man was very nice and laughed as he told my son he didn't have and quarter and apologized. Welcome to motherhood Amanda!!

The Blue Chicken

I had a big scare tonight. I thought I'd lost my blue chicken!! This chicken is very special to me. It holds years of Christmas tradition, although, it didn't start out as Christmas decor.

When I was a little girl, around 2 or 3 years old, my mom's aunt, who was married to my Granny's brother, made this little chicken. The blue chicken originated as an Easter decoration, an egg topper. But I became very attached to this chicken and began using it as a Christmas tree ornament.

Years later, actually just about 5 years ago, my mother informed me that this was not a Christmas decoration. I was horrified. After all these years of watching me hang this chicken on the Christmas tree, she finally springs this sh#$ on me!!

After many sarcastic threats being made on my blue chicken, every year after Christmas, she's stored in my dresser drawer. I went to look for her tonight and couldn't find her!! So who cleans out their underwear drawer at midnight? Me!!! I found my blue chicken though and she is now sitting safely at the top and center of the Christmas tree. Lesson: don't mess with tradition!!