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FieldsofThyme Posted - Dec 31 2011 : 09:37:47 AM
I thought this would be fun. Start a sentence with "only in our house" followed by whatever you'd like to share.

Here are a few from our house:

Only in our house......

~New Year's Eve parties are not complete without 48 party poppers, a dozen blow horns, 10 party hats, several bags of confetti, a bunch of lei's, and 5 cans of of silly string.

~can a person say the word "laundry" and find a black lab flying into the doorway of the utility room, tail wagging and tongue hanging out, waiting for you to go put the laundry on the clothesline.




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stefffic Posted - Oct 24 2013 : 09:56:36 AM
Only in our house...

Does the horse get better beer than I do sometimes.

The old, blind cat live like a king and flaunt it in front of the 6 younger kitties

"A quotation is a handy thing to have about, saving one the trouble of thinking for oneself."
A A Milne

Just relocated to the frozen north this year.
Ninibini Posted - Oct 24 2013 : 08:21:21 AM
Only in our house...

does the dog tell us when it's time for dinner or when to stop when we're having too much fun

do people color outside coloring book lines and make characters look totally different

does mom sing and dance to commercial jingles

does mom actually sing all the time... with or without music!

do we quote characters from old tv shows - in the original voices

is ketchup a side dish

do little kid toys fill the attic awaiting the next generation

does the kitchen look like a pumpkin field exploded

are there all sorts of bathing suits, towels, and pool toys from other people's kids stored

is there a collection of antique family religious statues and rosaries in a niche in the entry way (someone once told me it looks like a small prayer altar)

does the ghost make loud footsteps, move furniture and pictures, and occasionally lend a knock or a voice (we've been blessed... it always comes back...)

is new cove base for the kitchen purchased 13 years ago still brand new in its box in the garage (we've replaced the flooring once since then, too)

is the family bathroom as big as the master bedroom (I actually think it's bigger)

is the living room floor painted with textured paint (don't even ask - it makes me crazy)

are the dining room and man cave floors painted with dark deck paint

do kids get out of school early or have a snow day and ask if they can homeschool with us, too

do the birds sing, chirp and screech at the backdoor until we go out and feed them

did our thirtysomething projects turn into fortysomething projects and even fiftysomething projects (but they're still on the list!)

is there still lots of laughter and love, even in the midst of crisis and turmoil

:)

You know, I kinda like our house...




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churunga Posted - Oct 24 2013 : 06:48:45 AM
Only in our house . . .

will the entire dining room be inundated with recording equipment blocking access to the bathroom and MY craft supplies.

Marie, Sister #5142

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sherone_13 Posted - Oct 24 2013 : 06:40:16 AM
Only in my house...will you go to bed with a clean living room and wake up with four 20 something males sprawled over all the furniture with an array of junk food wrappers all over the room!

Sherone

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Cozynana Posted - Oct 23 2013 : 4:20:03 PM
Only at our house
Our grandsons come and want to wash my dishes and sweep my floor. What 6 and 4 year old want to do nouse work?

They also want to eat grampas goodies and love telling him that they did.

Our grand dogs are as excited to stay all night as the grand kids.
Cissik Posted - Oct 23 2013 : 4:14:31 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Cissik

Annika,
Your chickens are hilarious. They sound like creatures from my house. I call one dog, and the other two come???? The one I want, quickly leaves. But, if you start walking anywhere close to the kitchen, all animals make an appearance and follow you, even visiting animals--my son's very large dog. If you try to eat something at my dinner table, look down, there are fur balls watching you- at least 6 eyes, 8 when Big Puppy is here.

Sylvia
Kent, WA
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Sylvia
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Cissik Posted - Oct 23 2013 : 4:09:42 PM
Annika,
Your chickens are hilarious. They sound like creatures from my house. I call one dog, and the other two come???? The one I want, quickly leaves. But, if you start walking anywhere close to the kitchen, all animals make an appearance and follow you, even visiting animals--my son's very large dog. If you try to eat something at my dinner table, look down, there are fur balls watching you- at least 6 eyes, 8 when Big Puppy is here.

Sylvia
Kent, WA
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FARMALLChick Posted - Oct 23 2013 : 2:55:39 PM
Oh, Annika! We have that one too. It's so funny! Our new neighbors are city slickers to say the least. When they came over to the 'zoo' last weekend I called Kitty so they could see the kittens and a flock of 50 chickens came running to see was they were getting. Oh the looks on their faces! Makes me giggle just thinking about it!

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Annika Posted - Oct 21 2013 : 4:12:40 PM
Oh, and I forgot, that the chickens all come running when you call "Here kitty kitty"

You must do the thing you think you cannot do
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MrsTracy Posted - Oct 21 2013 : 3:26:44 PM
Only in my house does...

a 3 and 5 year old unlock their uncle's cell phone and dials 911, in the middle of the night, to say a cat was stuck up a tree (really, it took two deputies to respond?!)

a two year old flush your $500 pair of glasses down the toilet (when hubby retrieved them two days later, I never wore them again)

a 15 month old will climb in and out of his high chair (hefting over 30 pounds of chunk)... just to show you that he can.

where same child will move his high chair around in the kitchen in front of the fridge, to let you know it was time for someone to start cooking

where my four legged kid will place her paws on your lap, get up close and very personal to let you know she needs you to "look't me, look't me."

where same four legged kid when ready to come back inside, will jump like a jack rabbit and throw herself against the sliding glass door (imagine seeing a big black and white creature flying at your door when you least expect it!).

Aspiring Titus II and Proverbs 31 Lady.
FARMALLChick Posted - Oct 21 2013 : 2:18:18 PM
Only in our house.....

do all 6 fur babies (3 cats - 3 dogs) want to sleep in mommy's bed - every night.
does the English Shepherd try to herd cats at dinner time.
does the rabbit eat better lettuce than we do.
can my DH shrink a plastic gallon ice tea jar to the size of a large mug in the dishwasher.
does the miniature horse know how to climb the porch steps to find me when she gets out of her paddock.(I swear she's half goat - can open anything!)
does the English Shepherd try to keep the sweeper 'in line' by nipping at it even when it's not being used.
do we say we are having 'exploding chicken enchiladas' for dinner and we all crack up laughing.

"Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway" -John Wayne
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churunga Posted - Sep 17 2013 : 4:37:31 PM
Only in our house . . .

do the tyrannosaurus and the triceratops fight for shelf space while the brachiosaur, plesiosaur, giant squid and sea turtle look on.

Marie
FieldsofThyme Posted - Sep 16 2013 : 07:01:27 AM
LOL!

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AFinkberry Posted - Sep 14 2013 : 11:19:44 AM
Only in our house....
does my toddler get excited to vacuum up piles of dirt.

do we jump on the beds with our kids!

Ally

"There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness." ~His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Annika Posted - Sep 14 2013 : 06:36:34 AM
....will autopsies and gruesome accidents, unsolved crimes and medieval warfare be discussed at the dinner table

...will every animal in the house, cats and dogs and the occasional chicken that slips in, materialize at my feet the moment the whipping cream comes out of the fridge.

...will you find a lead rope in the dishwasher

...will you ind paper towels hanging up to dry in the house

... will the phrase "...and then they started to yodel" mean anything


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FieldsofThyme Posted - Sep 14 2013 : 04:55:57 AM
Posted one on my blog today, ha ha!

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Dorinda Posted - Feb 19 2012 : 06:41:17 AM
Only in our house----will you hear the footprints of my Boston Baxter chase Misty the cat. And my DH yelling Misty get off the table. And then honey the cats on the table. Which she is not allowed on . But I know she is trying to get away from Bully Baxter.


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batznthebelfry Posted - Feb 19 2012 : 06:24:14 AM
Only in this house will you hear "Quick, close the door before the chickens get out"
One frig freezer is set up for chicken treats/food only
Of the 20+ 5 gallon buckets of grains ect in the pantry only 4 are for us the rest are for the chickens
Living in a barn is something we really want to do someday
Chickens wear clothes
Finding a baby sitter for the chickens
Find a small bantam rooster on top of the frig who talks to you when you go by.
Michele'


Chickens rule!
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FieldsofThyme Posted - Feb 17 2012 : 03:34:57 AM
LOL! I love reading these! Thanks for sharing.

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LouisvilleMom Posted - Jan 19 2012 : 3:26:22 PM
Only in our house do we fight over who gets to place the "Christmas Snake" at the top of the tree. (Ratty green felt snake with google eyes that fell into the Christmas box decades ago. He has also visited England, Scotland, Virgin Islands, Disney, etc...traveling gnome sorta thing.)

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levisgrammy Posted - Jan 15 2012 : 1:18:11 PM
Only in our house........
does dinner conversation consist of speaking to one another in movie quotes.
do we all understand eye language except the one (dh) who needs to.
do holes cut out in the ceiling look better than having water spots where something in the upstairs bathroom has leaked. :(


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Or a trouble is what you make it!
And it isn't the fact that you're hurt that counts,
But only--how did you take it?

--Edmund C. Vance.
sissarge Posted - Jan 13 2012 : 5:36:59 PM
Only in our house..... does the grandoggie come over around 6:00 a.m. when Mom goes to work, then goes home around 3:30 when she comes home, then comes back around 5:30 for dinner and then stays for putting up chickens and turkeys, and TV and then goes home when the news comes on!! What we can't figure is A. she hates the news or B. she will turn into a pumpkin is not home at 10. She has been doing this for 3 years. Such fun. Love reading them all! Farmgirl #946 Linda
FarmDream Posted - Jan 13 2012 : 5:09:54 PM
I should add...only in our house...does everyone except me sleepwalk so I never know who I will wake up with.

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Beverly Gill Posted - Jan 13 2012 : 11:36:40 AM
only in our house will you find half of us living overseas half of us here........til March.

Beverly

There's no place like home
GirlwithHook Posted - Jan 13 2012 : 11:26:16 AM
Only in our house....

...Will you hear a parakeet and a baritone singing duets to Bauhaus.

...Will two thirtysomethings wind down to DVDs of 80s cartoons--while one crafts.

...Will you hear a man argue with a perfectly-functioning ceiling fan. Daily. (In fairness, the light from the ceiling fan is on a long "neck" and the Man of the House is over 6 feet tall.)

...Will you hear a man trying to convince a parakeet that The Cure are better than Alice Cooper and Johnny Cash--and see the parakeet just cock an eyebrow and say, "Yeah right."

...Do people ever get utterly confused about the term "football" (it's not my fault he insists upon using the British term for soccer).

...Will you see two people who seem so utterly mismatched but are actually perfect for each other under the surface.

...Are all major decisions made after consulting the parakeet.


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