Gnats vs Orioles

 

In my general area, there are two baseball teams - the Nationals (called the Nats) and the Orioles (called the O's). That's all I have to say because I don't follow baseball and can't think of any more baseball things.

Explanation: Gnats sounds like Nats, and the Nats are a team that play the Orioles.

Text:
M: The gnats are attacking me!
L: It's because you're wearing an Oriole's hat.

Due Any Day

 

A throwback, but a True Story. Over four years ago, I was at an Ikea doing some last minute shopping (with my husband because I was only up for walking about, not moving things) before my firstborn made her appearance, and someone commented and I just had to respond because yep. 

Text:
Title: *On a Saturday*
Rando: Wow, you look like you're due any day now!
L: Yep, Tuesday.
Rando: Wait, really?!

Barn Raiser vs Razer

 

Magna-Tiles are a great, creative toy but also easy to topple and make such a fun noise as they all come crashing down. 

Explanation: A barn raiser is one who builds a barn. A razer is one who destroys. 

Text:
M: With the Magna-Tiles, my preschooler is a barn raiser. My toddler, however, is a barn razer. 

White Red Blue

Why do we say things in specific orders when it really shouldn't make a difference what order they are? It's like saying Paper, Scissors, Rock. Yon and hither? Blue and black? 

Text:
R: My shirt is blue and white and red.
L: That's not the usual order we say those colors.

Pensacola

 

I finally made a new travel comic page! I have done five of my trips in the past, and this is the sixth entry. Here's a list of the previous trips - you should be able to find them by searching the "travel comic blog" on my site but I should come up with a better way to collate them:

Germany and Switzerland 1 | Germany and Switzerland 2 | Germany and Switzerland 3 | Germany and Switzerland 4

Great Dismal Swamp 1 | Great Dismal Swamp 2

Nebraska 1 | Nebraska 2 | Nebraska 3 | Nebraska 4

Canada 1 | Canada 2

Utah 1 | Utah 2

We had a great time in Pensacola seeing my youngest sibling graduate - the next family member set to graduate is my niece on my husband's side (she's only a few years younger than my brother). 

Here's some photos that are drawn in this comic:

Toddler Sickness Teamup

 

Thankfully, at the time of scheduling (unlike at the time of writing), my house is free of colds. Let's hope that's still true when this comic is live. I would say free of sickness but that's not really true ever if you have young kids. 

Text:
A: Has Robin fought off her cold?
L: No, the little traitor joined forces with it, *sniffle* conscripted her brother, *cough* and is waging war on our household. *SNEEZE*

So Mushroom on this Path

 

Haha, because mushrooms have gills. It was a feat to guide my kids around all the mushrooms so they didn't stomp on one and inhale the spores. 

The path in the above comic:

Text:
R: And another one! And ANOTHER one!
L: This walking path is stuffed to the gills with mushrooms.
O: nother one!

Want Down

 

At least he's honest? But yeah the struggle is real here. The same thing happens when he's in the grocery cart and wants to get down and I ask if he's gonna stay with Mom if I let him down and he's like "no." Maybe someday I will be up for drawing a grocery cart. Maybe. 

Text:
O: Want down!!!
L: Will you make wise choices?
O: No.
L: Well then, it's a no from me. 

Praying Monks, Living Fools

 

It is a good book, even if I can't ever remember the right order of the title. 

Text:
Title: "Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools" by Tyler Staton
L: I read a great book called "living like prayer, monking like fools." No, "fooling like prayer, living" - nope, um. There's fools, monks, prayer, and living. You should read it.

Orange Tea

 

Happy Juneteenth to all - remember that it's a Federal holiday and some places might be closed today so check the shops before heading out. My kids' tea shop may or may not be open - it totally depends on their whims. Getting a tea set was an excellent buy for our household. Both kids like to take turns being the shop keeper and serving out tea with cream and sugar. 

Explanation: Black and green are types of tea leaves and also colors. Orange is a flavor of herbal tea (technically could have orange flavoring in any of the types) and also a color. So many colors of tea. 

Text:
Title: Playing Tea Shop
L: Would you like black or green tea, or herbal?
R: Umm, orange please.
L: That is valid, but possibly not how you think. 

Private Sergeant

 

It must be the way to the opposite of an officer's lounge. We were at a garden when we saw this, but you never know?

Whoops, I accidentally scheduled this for last Thursday, but here it is again when it was supposed to post. Oh well.

Explanation: "Private" can mean "not for public" but also it is a military rank. 

Text:
R: What does the sign on that door say?
M: Private.
R: What does that mean?
L: Not a sergeant.

Gift From Children

Happy Father's Day! I hope your kids got you a good gift, not something viral. 

Text:
A: You should do something to get rid of your lingering cold.
M: But *sniffle* it was a gift *sneeze* from my children *COUGH cough COUGH*

Squirrel on the Fence

 

My kiddos really like seeing the wildlife in our backyard. Currently we have a bunny that sleeps in the shade of a swing in the afternoons. One time, my little guy pointed out a "big bird, Mom!" and yep there was a hawk chilling on our fence. The bunny was not around at that point, for good reason. 

Explanation: "On the fence" is a phrase that means you're undecided about something. But sometimes things can literally be on a fence. And being literally on a fence can show that you're undecided about coming into a yard. 

Text:
O: SQUIRREL!!!
L: Will he come in the yard? He seems on the fence about it.
M: *GROAN*

Private Sergeant

It must be the way to the opposite of an officer's lounge. We were at a garden when we saw this, but you never know?

Explanation: "Private" can mean "not for public" but also it is a military rank. 

Text:
R: What does the sign on that door say?
M: Private.
R: What does that mean?
L: Not a sergeant.

Sibling Logic - Preschooler Edition

 

We have a cute wooden puzzle with sea critters and I overheard my kids doing the puzzle and thought "well that's a nice way of correcting your little brother." The piece in question was either the jellyfish or the squid. 

Text:
Title: Doing a Sea Critter Puzzle
O: Get octopus!
R: That looks like an octopus but it's pretty different.