Money, Gangs, and Shakira

Last week, one of Tayshawn's babysitter's shared with Conny a hilarious story that I just couldn't keep to myself.

Tayshawn has a thing for Target. (he got it from his momma) So apparently, he went up to his babysitter and said (with his puppy dog eyes) "Can we go to Target??" And the babysitter asked, "Why do we need to go to Target?"

Tayshawn: I need a new car!
Babysitter: Well...do you have any money for a new car?
T: (finds a dollar he's been saving forEVER) I have this.
B: I don't think that's enough for a new car.
T: Well, where's your purse? Go get your purse.
B: Why do I need to go get my purse?
T: You have money in your purse, right?

He's not dumb! lol :)

Last night at dinner, both the boys were in goofy goofy moods. Kenyon had mentioned something about wanting to shave lines in his eyebrow, which has become increasingly popular. His parents were discussing it as I hopped on Google on my phone. Something in the back of my mind told me that shaving lines in your eyebrow had a more significant meaning than a fashion statement. Turns out I was right; it symbolizes belonging to a gang. The conversation that followed was priceless...

Me: So, Kenyon, you can't shave lines in your eyebrow unless you belong to a gang. And you're never going to be allowed to join a gang...so you'll never have lines in your eyebrow.
Conny: yeah...the only gang you can be apart of is...
Kenyon: a football game?
C: yeah...*giggle*
K: and a basketball game. and maybe a soccer game.
C: what??!? not a GAME...a GANG. G-A-N-G!
K: OOOH!
M: oh, that's going on the blog...hahahahaha :)

My final story has NOTHING to do with Kenyon or Tayshawn, but definitely deserves blog time!

The boys were both in bed. Conny was picking up the living room, Monte was in the kitchen and I was still sitting at the dinner table. The t.v. was playing the On Demand menu, previews of movies and such, from Tayshawn's Special Agent Oso episode. On the screen, you hear a female voice talking about singer Shakira and then they begin to play a clip of her recent release.

The 3 of us hear not even 10 seconds of music... "*something* because we're in Africa *something*" and simultaneously Conny, Monte and I all go, "What is SHAKIRA doing singing about AFRICA?!"...we instantly fell out laughing because none of us had been looking at one another or even talking to one another, but we all thought the same thing. It was definitely something out of a movie. :)