love it! when all the little girls dressed up as pretty princesses for halloween, mine wanted to be maleficent, the evil queen. when the other kids got chocolate bunnies for easter, mine got easter whoopie cushions. sometimes you just gotta be different.

ummm. not to be horsy but it’s AWANA (approved workmsn are not ashamed) add the “S” and the missionary will tell you (sometimes) i tell you this because people who are serious about AWANA (there are very serious people, most of the “unsocialized homeschool persuasion”) will tell you the same thing. so i don’t want you having to get all up in some AWANAMAMA’s grill because she corrects you in the snotty way that she can, all while making it sound really spiritual. oh, and btw, i love the club. i’ve worked their camps for about 7 years now. this will be my first year in 7 not to do a camp for AWANA. did i say AWANA enough in that post. maybe not…AWANA…AWANA…AWANA ROCK!….AWANA ROCK! Ava could always go as the “Twisted Sister”

chuck

Oh no Chuck. It’s AWANAS. Just like we go to the Walmarts and I spend too much time on the internets.

I’m actually a big fan of the AWANAS as well. Unfortunately, we’re going to drop the AWANAS in favor of the Boy Scouts this summer because they meet on the same nights.

DGM - how can you not love Maleficent? The Disney queen who challenges the prince “with ALL THE POWERS OF HELL!!!!!!!!”

PS - if you figured out how to make a Maleficent costume, you are a goddess among women.

Yo. You’re nominated for an award. Check it out: http://sharetheloveblogawards.blogspot.com/.

SWEET! An award! As soon as my computer monkey gets home I’ll order him to link the picture to my sidebar. So you can VOTE VOTE VOTE for me. So I can get my much-deserved billion dollar award.

Thanks Kristen, I assume you nominated me. I salute you.

Muuuaaahhh!

I have never been to an AWANA meeting, but I’ve heard kids love them! I had heard about those awards things going on, and thought about nominating you, but since I don’t read her blog I decided against it. But I will go and vote for you!!!`

You should get your kids into Toastmasters; it’s never too early.

Maybe I will, Jay. Maybe I will.

They’re already in the Rotaries and Shriners and Optimist Club and ha-ha-it’s-an-old-person’s-club…I can’t believe I forgot the Toastmasters.

I have no idea what AWANA is. I suspect it’s not big in Canada. I’m assuming it’s like Joy Club.

computer monkey

Say it again. See what happens. Come on, just one time. You can even say it quietly if you want. You say it, we’ll just see what happens.

BTW, folks, this works remarkably well with kids as well. They don’t know what will happen, and assume whatever it is will be bad. In this case, if Kristi calls me a monkey again, I’d put a really cute picture on the sidebar of her as a kid. And make her wear shoes that are a size too small for a few days. BUT, it could have just as easily been a trip to Sonic in Spokane. That’s just the way I roll folks.

Looks like I’ve been schooled.

I was going to put a funny joke up about how Will beats me - hahaha, with a stick, hahaha, but then I thought that might not be funny.

So I’ll just let you know that he is always abusing me emotionally by threatening to take away trips to Spokane to go to the Sonic.

And he beats me.

Oh wait…we agreed spousal abuse is nothing to joke about. I retract the above statement.

How about dressing them up in cracker costumes? They could be the “bread” of The Last Supper. That way when you call them cracker, it doesn’t sound so bad. OH, wait. That isn’t a Bible character huh. Well Crap!

No. I’ve got it. Jesus, Peter and a rooster.

How about Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh??
I think for Gold, you should have the child wearing a blinged out grill with gold crosses on it.

You’re on your own on the Frankicense and Myrrh though…do they sell that at Target?