Polar Punchlines

It's still delightfully frigid here this morning, and I'm trying to psyche myself up for our daily walk to school. As expected, I stuck with wintry jokes for today's doodle.

On a side note, I think it's time to get new pens. I keep tearing the napkins and have to dry dark lines to cover up the torn bits.

Headgear

Our wind chill today has been hanging around the low 20s. It's been a bit chilly. I sent in today's joke with the boy to embrace this cold front.

A little explanation was needed since most of the kiddos had never heard of a snowcap.

Our temps for the week look like they'll stay relatively low. There might be more cold weather jokes in the near future as a result.

Gotta Catch 'Em All

'Tis the season to be catching all the colds. Thought at least one of the doodles should embrace this germfest.

Remember to wash your hands!

One More Helping of Turkey

Since I know most of you are still enjoying leftover turkey from Thanksgiving, I thought it would be appropriate to tag on a leftover joke from last week. Apparently I forgot to post last Wednesday's joke. In my defense, I spent the entire day working and prepping all of the side dishes since my oven was occupied by a bird for the entirety of Thursday morning.

Today dawned gloomy and rainy, and there's been no sign of the sun all day. I decided to give the boy a joke inspired by our wet weather.

I haven't had a chance to discuss this joke with the boy, but the older kids I told it to at lunch today loved it. Hope he liked it as much as they did.

I Yam what I Yam

And apparently, that's forgetful. I'll be serving up another double dose of doodles today to make up for the post I forgot yesterday.

Since Thursday is Thanksgiving, I decided to give the boy festive jokes in his lunch this week. We've only got three days of school before the holiday, but it's getting harder to find jokes I've never given him before.

I had to say the punchline of this joke a few times, and even demonstrate taking a bite of pie in a few cases, but everyone eventually got it.

Today's joke gave me a good chuckle. I did a quick quiz this morning to make sure the boy knows what a yam is. I think we're good.

What a weird week

First two early dismissals days mixed with jury duty. Then, a very unseasonal snow day. My inner timeline has been seriously disrupted this week.

Here's yesterday's doodle. None for Thursday due to the above-mentioned snow.

The boy got this joke off of a popsicle stick and I thought it was a great one to send in with lunch.

Do people still use Calamine Lotion?

I've sat down with the intention of writing this blog post at least three times today, but have so far been unsuccessful. I almost went to bed without writing it, convinced I had posted already. Good thing I checked.

You may have noticed there was no doodle yesterday. For once, it isn't because I forgot. I was summoned to perform my democratic duty, and sat on a jury. For some reason, even though the courts aren't open that early, we had to report by 8:30, and being that they called over 800 of us, I correctly assumed there would be a shortage of available parking, so I arrived early.

That meant I didn't pack lunch (luckily it was pancake day in the cafeteria), so there was no doodle. I had to report for a second day of duty today, but since I was already assigned to a trial, I had plenty of time this morning to pack a lunch.

What does that have to do with Calamine lotion, you may be asking. Nothing. But today's joke might make the blog title make more sense.

Do people just not use this anymore or have they just made it clear so that no one has to wear the tell tale pink splotches on their itchy spots?

The worst

Today's joke reminded me of the first time the boy ever dropped his ice cream. He was inconsolable, though we assured him we would buy him another cone. For those of you familiar with Carl's in Fredericksburg, you know just how terrible it is to lose even a bite of their ice cream. As I tried to calm the boy's sobs, I realized this was the first time something like this had ever happened to him. He was, quite possibly, living through the worst moment of his young life. It helped me put things into perspective a bit.

I'm no longer two years old, but losing ice cream still hurts. This joke makes the loss easier to bear.

Double Header

Apparently I composed yesterday's blog post in my head, and then failed to post it. I'm losing it, guys.

Yesterday's joke was the same as Wednesday's, but with a different punchline. One of the third graders gave me an alternate answer that I liked so much, I drew yesterday.

I had a different joke picked out for today's joke, but found out the boy knew it already! He told me I'd given it to him as a doodle before, but I haven't. I think he read it on a popsicle stick.

Whatever. At least I got to draw this cute robot instead.

Not Forgotten!

I know there was no doodle yesterday. Since it was election day here in the U.S., the boy was out of school. He did his part and accompanied me when I went to vote. They even gave him his own sticker.

I debated it briefly, but today's doodle has nothing to do with elections or politics. I think we're all ready for a break from that.

Getting Chilly

We woke up to a wet, chilly morning. Fall is here in full force, which means Winter is right around the corner.

It's not quite cold enough to bundle up like this little penguin, but it will be soon!

Getting Fit

If you think that title has anything to do with my own personal fitness, you're way off. My gym membership is so rarely used, they send me emails to make sure I haven't moved. I should cancel it, but I always convince myself it's nice to have the option to use the pool in the winter.

After the lengthy explanations involved with yesterday's joke, I went for something that should be more globally understood.

To Market

Growing up, we spent many a Saturday at local flea markets where my mom was an expert at spotting a deal. My dad worked two jobs. My mom worked during the day and went to school at night, earning her teaching certification. They worked hard, were paid little, and managed to stretch it as far as possible.

I was surprised today by how many kids didn't know what a flea market was. Maybe flea markets are dying venues. Maybe we just live in a more affluent area. I'm not sure which. Today's joke took a lot of explanation though.