We went out for a bite to eat. We ordered our drinks. We perused the menu. We decided what we wanted and the Wee Ladies had also decided. The server returns with the drinks and the straws in the paper wrapper. As she asks us for our order, we begin to list off our requests. Just as she looks to EvieG, she is greeted by a paper straw wrapper. EvieG took the top off the wrapper, blew into the straw sending the rest of the wrapper torpedoing through the air.

Awesome.

I get the old stare-over-the-glasses look.

Hubby was sitting across from me with a sheepish grin. I felt like we just stepped back to third grade when he would have been shooting tiny bits of saliva soaked paper across the classroom, pelting the cute girl on the ear.

What other bad habits or influences have seeped into the ever-growing repertoire of inappropriate acts? Well, Uncle Jeff was here for Christmas. And with that comes a whole new exposure to sayings and acts of silliness. Like rhyming off the saying that is plastered on his t-shirt: I make house calls. Nice. And the old, "Pull my finger!" He burps and passes gas in our house. He buys us Dashboard Hula Girls and fridge poetry that consists of movies' greatest lines. Obviously a few magnets went in the trash. There were some bad words and EvieG knows how to read. Today she asked where the magnet was that says, "I'm ready for my closeup." Oh, and she also asked where she could find the one that says, "I see dead people."

While they clearly don't get the full meaning behind these things, they think it is absolutely hilarious. They have many good laughs with the uncles and Hubby. It is good that they have some silly boy influence in their lives. It keeps them sharp.

I wonder if we will ever get a call from school about EvieG's pea-shooter? I have told her that whatever Uncle Jeff and Uncle Paul teach them stays in our house. And it never leaves. EVER.

But I have one rogue influence. Their father. Now what do I do about that one?

All's I'm sayin's all.

PS I have sent off my Who's DDM to my web guy last week. I have not heard anything from him. I don't know where he is or if he is away. I am going to try and get it up ASAP. My apologies.