Friday's post...finally!

I'm way overdue with this one, but wanted to get it posted before we start a new week!

This is a new take on one of the boy's favorite knock-knock jokes. Plus, it gave me the chance to draw that adorable little cow :)

Tomorrow marks a big change in the mamadoodle household. Mama is going back to work. I still plan to send a doodle to lunch every day, but I'm probably going to draw them the night before while I pack his lunch. We'll see if I'm able to keep up my daily posting schedule. I was failing at it a bit before, and I didn't have a job to use as an excuse!

Hope everyone enjoyed their weekend!

More jokes!

So, yesterday I managed to mess up on the doodle front twice. I didn't make a new blog post while the boy was at school because I forgot to take a picture of the doodle before i put it in his lunch box! Luckily, the doodle came back home in his lunch box, although it was a bit crumpled and had some food stuck to it. So, I snapped the belated photo, but then forgot to create a new blog post. Like I said, double failure.

Better late than never though, so here's yesterday's doodle:

After school today, the boy told me that one of his classmates liked today's doodle so much that he showed it to the teacher so she could read it. I get mild satisfaction from knowing that these little doodles are enjoyed by a growing audience. I'm making the boy's lunch box famous.

Let it go

Anyone who has a child under the age of ten is now singing a certain song to themselves while they read this. Don't deny it. It's ok. You're not alone. Frozen has ingrained itself on the minds of us all.

But because we all know it so well, it makes for some wonderfully terrible jokes.

The boy read this over my shoulder while I drew this morning, and loved it. He said he's going to read it to all of his friends at lunch. Then, I asked him if he always reads his jokes to his friends at lunch, and he said yes. It's ridiculous how happy this makes me. It also ensures that these bad jokes will keep coming!

One dapper gator

I watched the incredible film, Dr. Holmes, last week. It stars Ian McKellen as an aging Sherlock Holmes, and it is fantastic. While I'd love to say it inspired today's doodle, the connection only came to me as I sat down to write this blog post. I could have lied to you, could have strung you along, made you believe I am capable of these deep connections of thought and memory at seven in the morning. (I'm not.) I'm barely capable of opening my eyes at seven, let alone philosophical ponderings of films and kid jokes.

That being said, today's doodle does complement Mr. Holmes quite nicely.

I had forgotten how much I loved this ridiculous joke. It has also made me realize how adorable alligators in clothing can be. I love this little guy. I'm thinking I should have given him a monocle though. Or a pipe. That blows bubbles. My early morning brain needs to up its game.

An oldie but a goodie

There was a meme floating about Facebook yesterday that gave me the inspiration for today's doodle. It was an illustrated version of a classic kid's joke.

I forgot to ask the boy whether he liked the joke today or not. Almost forgot to post entirely, if I'm being honest. We've had a busy evening filled with writing and illustrating a new story of Oskar's, making crescent rolls, decorating a cardboard box to look like a car, coloring, punching out shapes and gluing them to paper... I feel like there have been more hours in this day than usual. The boy was in a very creative mood and we just went with it. I'll have to ask him if he remembers the joke tomorrow. Hope everyone has a great weekend!

We've got jokes

We've been playing this doodle game for a while now, and I've sent many doodles to school, some with puns or jokes, and some without.  This morning, I decided to ask the boy which type of doodle he likes better: the plain pictures or the ones with jokes. Without hesitation, he answered that he likes the jokes. This bad pun-loving mama's heart was made so glad. What does this mean for you? Brace yourself for an onslaught of terrible jokes.

Keep in mind that the jokes I doodle have to appeal to a four year old. You know the jokes they put on popsicle sticks? We're talking about that level of humor. I'm excited about all of the jokes to come. I wanted to start off with one that relates to a topic close to the boy's heart. Star Wars.

Side note: boxing suns were more difficult to draw than I expected. Still, I think this is my favorite doodle to date. I can't wait to see what the boy thinks of it!

Well, that was an unexpected vacation

Until today, the boy had been out of school for six days. We had planned on five, due to parent/teacher conferences and President's Day. Yesterday was a bonus due to a snow storm that dumped a bit more snow on us than predicted. The house has been weirdly quiet today after having the boy home for nearly a week. It is also quite a bit cleaner. So, I have that going for me, which is nice.

The return to school means the doodle hiatus is over. For now, at least, as long as winter stops filling the clouds with snow.

Hope winter is treating you kindly, wherever you are. Stay warm, and ignore the disproportionate legs on this poor little turtle!