A 12 Second Story, Told In 5 Minutes
If you were a fly on the Capri Sun stained roof of our mini-van last night, this is what you would have heard on our way to basketball practice:
NukeBoy2: Hey Dad?
NukeDad: Yeah?
NB2: Did you know that I can blow bubbles with my hand?
ND: No, actually, I didn’t. How do you do that?
NB2: Well, this one time at school, my friend Jeremy was in the bathroom, and he was washing his hands, because you’re supposed to after you go to the bathroom, only he hadn’t gone to the bathroom, he was just washing his hands anyway, you know how people do that, sometimes?
ND: Uh-huh.
NB2: And so, he’s washing his hands, and he squeezes his hand together, you know, like kinda how you make a fist? You know?
ND: Uh-huh
NB2: And so he does that, with his hand, I mean, and then, he puts his thumb and pointer finger together….
ND: We don’t point at people, right NB2?
NB2: Right, so he puts his thumb and booger finger together….
ND: Uhhhh…..
NB2: I mean, so he puts his thumb and that other finger that’s right next to it together, kinda like when you say “OK”, only you say it with your hand instead of your mouth?
ND: Uh-huh
NB2: Yeah, so he does that, and guess what?
ND: What?
NB2: He made a bubble like that.
ND: Cool.
NB2: Yeah, so I tried it, and guess what?
ND: What?
NB2: I can make a bubble like that too!
ND: Cool, buddy.
NB2: Yeah, so then later, we were eating lunch, you know, in the lunch room?….
ND: You mean the cafeteria?
NB2: Yeah, the lunch room, and guess what?
ND: What?
NB2: I blew another bubble!
ND: You didn’t rinse your hands after going to the bathroom?
NB2: No, I did; I mean, yes, I did rinse my hands, this was a different kind of bubble.
ND: Yeah, what kind of bubble?
NB2: A bubble from my mouth. ‘Cuz I was eating tater tots, and I had to burp, ‘cuz my belly was bubbling, and when I opened my mouth, I made this huge bubble!
ND: Uh-huh.
NB2: Yeah, and so I blew, and guess what?
ND: What?
NB2: It popped.
ND: And?
NB2: And it smelled like tater tots! The end.
Weaselmomma
These conversations with my Weasels make me want to drink.
(NukeDad) Just don’t drink anything that will smell like tater tots when you burp it back up.
Weaselmommas last blog post..Speechless
Dec 12, 2008 @ 10:42 am
Kim
Burps, Farts, Bubbles of burps that smell.. all the things I love about being a Mom of two boys..
no really.. those things make me chuckly out loud!! 
(NukeDad) Yep, he’s a poet when it comes to bodily functions.
Kims last blog post..The Look In His Eye Says It All
Dec 12, 2008 @ 12:07 pm
tom
This boy is on the highway to manhood. “Smelled like tater tots” — that’s a classic.
(NukeDad) Scary, isn’t it? Before you know it he’ll be asking who “The Blue-Flamers” are.
Dec 12, 2008 @ 2:25 pm
Melisa
Cute story!
I’d comment more, but I’m not using my booger finger to type right now. Hey-ohhhhh!
(NukeDad) Well then, stick it in your mouth, clean it off and get typing!
Melisas last blog post..Who Knew An Empty Bag Could Contain So Much Bad Ju-Ju??
Dec 12, 2008 @ 3:27 pm
Audubon Ron
Sounds like one of my stories.
(NukeDad) True. But he left out the whole Russian bride part. Do you think Tatiana could blow bubbles that smell like tater tots?
Audubon Rons last blog post..Dear Russia
Dec 12, 2008 @ 3:44 pm
FilmFather
Burps, farts, whatever…any child who actually says “The end” at the end of their story so you know they’re done is all right in my book.
(NukeDad) Yeah, except sometimes those 2 words don’t come for a long, long time.
FilmFathers last blog post..Superdad (1973)
Dec 12, 2008 @ 4:06 pm
Colleen - Mommy Always Wins
Ah, boys. This is what my life will be made of in another couple of years. Yay me…
(NukeDad) You’ll love it; there’s never a dull moment!
Colleen – Mommy Always Winss last blog post..A perfect life
Dec 13, 2008 @ 12:37 am
'cuz I'm the mommy, that's why
NB2 sound dangerously like Captain Underpants at my house. They would have a lot of fun burping together.
Did you ever notice that they like to wait until they have you (trapped) in the car to start these conversations? Coincidence?
(NukeDad) Yeah, he makes sure he has a captive audience alright. Not much of an attention span right now, either, put thank goodness he’s not the shy, silent type.
‘cuz I’m the mommy, that’s whys last blog post..Not exactly Rudolph
Dec 13, 2008 @ 4:15 am
Mike
Being the father of daughters I didn’t get to be privy to those conversations. Where the boys go “cool” the girls go “gross.” I am an island unto myself here. Have fun while it lasts…
(NukeDad) I think NukeGirl will fill that void as she gets older.
Mikes last blog post..I Hate Morning People
Dec 13, 2008 @ 6:45 pm
Tara R.
yeah, but can he ‘say’ tater tots while blowing tater tots bubbles with the thumb and booger finger?
(NukeDad) Only if he’s rubbing his belly and patting his head at the same time.
Tara R.s last blog post..Tis the season for re-gifting
Dec 13, 2008 @ 9:01 pm
Sue
Ewww. hahaha. My daughter talks like that. Drives my husband batty!
(NukeDad) I love them unless they go longer than 8 minutes, then I start to lose my ability to say “Un-huh”.
Sues last blog post..The Power of Love is a Curious Thing
Dec 14, 2008 @ 10:14 am
Half-Past Kissin' Time
That kid’s all boy, isn’t he?! Classic.
(NukeDad) We may be in trouble once he gets old enough for beer.
Half-Past Kissin’ Times last blog post..Friday Fragments
Dec 14, 2008 @ 2:06 pm
Karen
I think we might be related, distant cousins perhaps. That is so how my family tells a story, hahaha!
(NukeDad) Yeah, he doesn’t spin a yarn, he spins a sweater.
Karens last blog post..An Update, A Message for Doc, and An Answered Question
Dec 21, 2008 @ 2:48 pm