Joely Sue Burkhart

Thursday Thirteen (TT#33)

You Know You’ve Got MONSTERS in the House When…
I have three GIRL MONSTERS ages 8, 5, and 4. Don’t think they’re monsters? Here are some of our tales.

1. You follow a cookie and Pop-Tart crumb trail to Littlest Monster and Middle Monster sneaking a snack under the bed. Giggling of course.

2. You find candy wrappers stuffed into the corner of the closet.

3. There are chocolate hand prints on the fridge. The stove. The wall. The couch…

4. Littlest Monster has a haircut that is a cross between a skinhead and a mohawk. Evidently, Middle Monster aspires to be a hairstylist.

5. The dog has also received Middle Monster’s attentions, receiving a poodle cut with the poofs in all the wrong places.

6. Out of two dozen pairs of shoes, you can only find ONE shoe of each pair.

7. Littlest Monster doesn’t care and wears two different shoes. One is a dress-up shoe with a heel; the other is a flip flop.

8. You rent a backhoe, dump truck, and a Bobcat to excavate the monsters’ lair.

9. Markers are for face paint and body art. And especially murals on the wall.

10. GLUE is absolutely forbidden. That’s why the tape dispenser and stapler are missing from my office.

11. You find little gifts left for you. Awww, is isn’t that sweet. Like Barbie shoes and Legos hidden in your shoes. Ouch!

12. You have to remember to check that a certain monster is wearing PANTS before heading out the door.

13. Same monster thinks nothing of standing outside on the deck nekkid.

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40 Responses to “Thursday Thirteen (TT#33)”

Comedy Plus Says:
July 25th, 2007 at 8:12 pm
This all sounds perfectly normal to me. That’s the way I remember it anyway. Every single point. Situation normal. Thanks for making me smile. Have a great TT.
Thomma Lyn Says:
July 25th, 2007 at 8:31 pm
HEE! What an adorable list. I don’t have kiddo monsters, but I have four cat monsters, and what’s funny is that’s one of my collective nicknames for them: the Catmonsters.

Happy TT, and thanks for visiting mine! And sweat on, sweat on with Sven!
Ann Says:
July 25th, 2007 at 8:46 pm
That was too funny, thanks for the laugh. No kiddos, of my own, I do seem to deal with everyone else’s at the dayjob though, but I do have one psychokitty. How’s the sweatin’ going?
Lori Says:
July 25th, 2007 at 9:02 pm
Yep, I definitely have monsters in my house!!! Happy TT.
Nicole Austin Says:
July 25th, 2007 at 9:05 pm
LOL! Great TT! My little moster used to embarrass me with his speech issues. He’d point at trucks and yell out the word. Problem was his t’s sounded like f’s so he sounded like he was cussing. *g*
Friday's Child Says:
July 25th, 2007 at 9:14 pm
But I’m sure they’re cute and lovely. I too have 2 grandsons. One just turned 3 and the other just turned 11 months. They are both monsters too but I do love them.
Thanks for the visit.
Jenny Says:
July 25th, 2007 at 9:21 pm
So is it the middle one with the scissors? LOL, same monster happenings here over 12 years ago. Your list had me smiling!
Lara Says:
July 25th, 2007 at 9:23 pm
Oh, and I have a monster that puts all kinds of fun concoctions in the microwave to see how it turns out!! Yummy! Did you know Cheerios, flour, milk and paper towels make a really big mess??!
thanks for stopping by!
Lara
Joan Says:
July 25th, 2007 at 9:28 pm
Oh how well I know this song - the lyrics are permanently engraved on my mind from the time when my children were young!
MamaLee Says:
July 25th, 2007 at 9:50 pm
Some of that mayhem happens over here as well! Happy TT!
Joely Says:
July 25th, 2007 at 10:23 pm
They are cute as buttons, lovable little angels while they’re asleep. But oh the devil is definitely in them too. Especially one particular monster! Thanks for commenting, everyone! I hope you smiled or giggled at a few.
Shelley Munro Says:
July 26th, 2007 at 12:04 am
LOL - my sister used to be a little monster with the scissors. She confined her hairdressing talents to dolls - mine.
Suprina Says:
July 26th, 2007 at 12:09 am
I can SO relate to this list.
I am the mother of 4 kids.
My oldest is 10 and is a boy.
My second is almost 9 and a is a girl
My third is 6 and a boy.
My last is 3 and a boy.
Every one of your 13 is so familiar with me!
Great TT!
Lesley Speller Says:
July 26th, 2007 at 12:23 am
Wow! I sure hope this didn’t all happen THIS week! Legos are absolutely the worst thing in creation to step on! It’s like they put together a team of experts to create a toy that would hurt worse than any other to step on!
Angela at mommy bytes Says:
July 26th, 2007 at 12:32 am
Ah yes, we got those same monsters here as well!
Christine d'Abo Says:
July 26th, 2007 at 4:07 am
*smiles, nods, checks the corners*

I think I may have monsters too!
Robin Says:
July 26th, 2007 at 4:21 am
Oh dear, sounds like you’re having quite the day LOL.
N.J. Walters Says:
July 26th, 2007 at 4:51 am
Definitely monsters. *g*
Jess Says:
July 26th, 2007 at 7:31 am
Cute. Maybe someday I’ll relate but for now, just, cute.
Carolan Ivey Says:
July 26th, 2007 at 8:29 am
LOL! My “monsters” are older now, but they’re still at home and still stuff candy wrappers between the couch cushions.
JennieBoo Says:
July 26th, 2007 at 9:31 am
:D hee hee
You sound like my mom always did!

Thanks for sharing.

Happy TT!
Ann Aguirre Says:
July 26th, 2007 at 9:39 am
I wish all that didn’t sound so familiar…
Susan B. Says:
July 26th, 2007 at 9:42 am
Whoa. I have one of those age 3. The idea of having 3 of them has made me sort of dizzy.
Amy Ruttan Says:
July 26th, 2007 at 10:44 am
ROFL, OMG I can totally relate I have two 4 and 18 months, and ya they are just like that. LOL!
Sterculian Rhetoric Says:
July 26th, 2007 at 11:03 am
Wait until the little darlings are in the early post menarch years.
You will pine for the days of Legos in the shoes.
dew Says:
July 26th, 2007 at 12:35 pm
You’re secretly having the time of your life with these monsters, aren’t you?
Tempest Knight Says:
July 26th, 2007 at 12:55 pm
*LOL* Well my witchlings, the tween and the teen, are quite a handful too.
Donica Covey Says:
July 26th, 2007 at 1:22 pm
Enjoy that now. When they get to be my monsters ages 19 and 16 (yes they are STILL monsters) you’ll find youself missing those days. Of course if eithr of my monsters went out without pants/shoes I think I’d die, right after I killed them.

Great TT
Donica Covey
Nicole Says:
July 26th, 2007 at 1:59 pm
Heh… Almost makes me glad I don’t have monsters…
jeanjeanie Says:
July 26th, 2007 at 2:05 pm
My monsters all have fur. But they’re not lacking in attitude or mess-making abilities.
L-Squared Says:
July 26th, 2007 at 2:33 pm
LOL! What an adorable list. I don’t have human kids, but I have canine ones, and one of them definitely has those moments when “monster” is an appropriate nickname for her.

Thanks for visiting my list.
Michelle Says:
July 26th, 2007 at 2:53 pm
Oh…LOL. You made me giggle. All of that seems so true. I’ve even found chicken legs stuffed in underwears drawers. I simply don’t want to know!
Hugs and congrat’s on the fabulous review!
Michelle
Michelle Says:
July 26th, 2007 at 2:55 pm
Seems true…duh! Forgive my typo’s, I’ve done one too many loads of clothes today apparantly! LOL
Cheryl Says:
July 26th, 2007 at 4:12 pm
Too funny. Mine are always taking off with my things and stashing food in their play kitchen.
Joely Says:
July 26th, 2007 at 7:45 pm
You guys are definitely right–when we’ve got three teenage girls and their hormones–combined with mine–we might weep for these days of monster antics!
Shannon Stacey Says:
July 26th, 2007 at 8:26 pm
10. GLUE is absolutely forbidden. That’s why the tape dispenser and stapler are missing from my office.

I have two boy monsters, and I NEVER have tape or staples. I’ve tried hiding them, but to no avail.
Travis Says:
July 26th, 2007 at 8:27 pm
Number 7 made me laugh out loud!
Lisa Andel Says:
July 26th, 2007 at 9:42 pm
4, 7, 12 & 13 are my favorite. Those last two are a hoot. She’s my kind of gal!
Joy Renee Says:
July 27th, 2007 at 6:21 am
LOL i so get this. i never had my own monsters. but i clocked about a baquillion hours in babysitting over the years and nothing on this list did not happen to me in some form. here’s proof: http://www.geocities.com/joywrite44/ESSAYS/TheJobTitleIsNottheJob.html
an essay I wrote about how babysitting is a misnomer because it has NOTHING to do with sitting.
Susan Helene Gottfried Says:
July 29th, 2007 at 7:40 pm
Sounds like your opening act outshines mine… My kids are abnormally boring next to yours!

*waves* I’m back from camp! I survived!

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