The Barton Family Blog

Driving home tonight from the gym, I stopped at the gas station. The male attendant had earrings in his ears. This is the conversation that ensued:  Natalee: Why does that man have earrings? Shyanne: Maybe... Probably... it's not a man - it's really a woman. But she got lice and had to shave her head so that's why she has short hair, and earrings. Natalee: o o o o Me: No - that was definitely a man Shyanne: O o o Natalee: Well why does he have earring then? Shyanne: Probably, he's allergic to not having earrings!! Hollie: No, probably he doesn't know God in his heart. 

My girls. O my they make me LAUGH so hard sometimes. Yesterday was just one of the those days. (Hollie says, Thanks you Nonnie & Papa for my new bike! I do ride it!) We were driving... heading to a Concert Outreach at the Skate Park... I'm reminding my girls not to announce their questions outloud about everyone around us who looks "different". That they need to come up to mom and ask in a whisper if they have a question. (This comes from quite a few embarrassing incidents where they have blurted out... "MOM!!! Why is that lady all bent over and walking weird!??! MOM!! Why does that guy have his shirt like that??? Etc. While they're standing right next to the person.) I tell them that they need to whisper their questions because they don't want to hurt anyone's feelings. To which Shyanne promptly replies, "I remember when Jackson hurt my feelings". and then Hollie who ALWAYS has to add her own imaginary story to fit with the big girls.. ...