You know how some poker players have a "tell"? Some little thing like drumming their fingers or scratching their ear that "tells" you that they are bluffing? Magnuts has one...if he EVER starts a sentence with the word "actually" (pronounced Act-chew-lee) whatever follows will be pure unadulterated bologna. Combine this trait with his obsessive need to "one up" his siblings and we hear the word actually A LOT.
One morning on the way to school:
Magnuts- Mom, I can now read the 4.5 - 4.8 books (means 4th grade 5th month through 8th month).
Miss-D- I am reading at college level (she is)
MonkeyBoy- I am at least at the high school level right Mom?
Magnuts- Actually, I am reading at college level
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Me-Who has finished the last Harry Potter?
MonkeyBoy-Not all of........
Magnuts- Actually, I already finished it. It was great.
The other two are so used to this baloney they don't even call him on it.
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BTW...We started Fall break this week and will be heading to the beach this afternoon. We should have free wireless internet...so depending on how things go I am going to try and post a few from the beach.
If the bloggy planets do not align then I will see y'all on Monday!
2 comments:
Ha! Have you tried using the word on him? "Actually, we're having ice cream for dinner . . ."
have fun-and stay off the waterslides....at least head first!
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