One Bad Egg

Jules: “Mikey, I have a surprise for you!”

Mikey: “OH! I’M SO EXCITED! Let me close my eyes and then you can tell me what it is!”

Jules: “OK, are you ready?”

Mikey: “YES! YES! YES”

Jules: “OK! OPEN YOUR EYES!!”

Mikey: {gasp!!} “DINOSAUR EGGS! You found fossils at Vons, Mama! Are they going to hatch?”

Jules: “YES! But we have to put them in warm water first, ok?”

Mikey: “Let’s do it right now! I’m so excited, Mama!”

Jules: “Me, too! How about we make this one hatch?”

Dinosaur Egg

Mikey: “YES! I love yellow. This is going to be perfect!”Jules: “OK. Here we go!”

Mikey: “Here we go!”

{1 minute later}

Mikey: “Is it hatching?”

Jules: “Not yet. We need to be patient.”

{2 minutes later}

Mikey: “Is it hatching?”Jules: “Not yet. Soon. I promise.”

{3 minutes later}
Mikey: “Is it hatching?”Jules: “Almost. Any second now.”

{4 minutes later}

Mikey: “MAMA! I think it’s hatching! It’s going to be a baby T-Rex!”

Jules: “Oh! You’re right! Won’t be long now. Maybe it will be a T-Rex, but there are plenty of other dinosaurs, too. Part of the fun is waiting to see which dinosaur is going to hatch.”

{5 minutes later}

Mikey: “MAAAAAAMAAAAAAA! IT HATCHED! IT HATCHED! It’s a….It’s a….It’s a….Mama? What kind of dinosaur is that?Jules: “Let me see. Oh. Well. Huh.” {Squirrel? Rorschach Test? Where is that dinosaur egg box?!}

Protoavis
Jules: “Hmmm. Well, according to the box it’s a protoavis.”
Proto-what?!
Mikey: “Oh. And what is that, Mama?”Jules: “That, Mikey, is what happens when dinosaur cousins get married.”

Comments
12 Responses to “One Bad Egg”
  1. Brooke S. Rochon says:

    LMAO!!! Highlarious!

  2. cakegrl says:

    Too funny! Of course now I have to explain the cousin thing to my daughter who was reading with me! whoops! Funny anyway.

  3. Jules says:

    Hah! Mikey is still young enough that I can sneak in random, inappropriate comments without him knowing what I am talking about. Like the dialog in most Disney cartoons.

  4. Kristen says:

    LOL – you are too funny my friend!

  5. Brie says:

    Looks like a flying squirrel to me! I don’t remember him from Jurassic Park! Funny story :)

  6. jess@thehomebound says:

    Well done. That is hilarious and quite informative, ha!

  7. carebear7951 says:

    Way too funny! I know what you mean about being able to sneak in some inappropriate comments…we no longer can do that. the big kids are too wise to our cracks.

  8. Rebecca says:

    *snort*
    Way too funny!

  9. LL says:

    LMAO. that is too funny. i had to stifle my laugh at work. i can just picture this little boy all worked up and excited and then bam.. confused face. i love it.

  10. Misplaced Country Girl says:

    I’m so glad I didn’t read this at work. That just made me burst out laughing. Thanks for that little story. It’s just what I needed.

  11. Cathe says:

    OMG, that is hilarious!

  12. mainehappymama says:

    lmao!

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Hi! I’m Jules.

I used to be an attorney, but it made me grumpy. Now I write about life, sweet and savory, as a wife and mother to two small boys. My knowledge of dinosaurs knows no bounds.

You can read more, including the meaning behind the name Pancakes and French Fries here. And, yes, I really am phenomenally indecisive.