The girls are home from school today. I’m not sure why, but I think it has something to do with either staff development or the birth of Matthew Sweet.
As I prepared my very large cup of coffee this morning, I glanced out into the back yard where I noticed a fairly large bird with a red spot on his head.
Me (still suffering from pregnancy brain, five years after the fact): Sssh! Girls! Come look at this! We have a red peckerhead in our back yard!
Harper (scrambling toward the window): What’s a peckerhead?
Me (still completely unaware of what I’m saying): A peckerhead is that bird with the red spot on his head! He takes his beak and he beats it against a tree so it goes knockknockknockknockknock!
Harper: Meredith! We’ve got a peckerhead in the yard!
Thank God for Meredith. She slowly wandered over, looked out into the back yard, and said, “Actually, Mommy, I think that’s a woodpecker.”
Okay then. Right you are. And while we’re here, let’s not ever speak of the peckerheads.
26 responses so far ↓
1 Cori // Nov 6, 2009 at 2:13 pm
Laughed so hard I cried.
2 Effie // Nov 6, 2009 at 2:22 pm
love it–and I have a very bad case of pregnant brain today–someone commented “oh my birthday’s on Feb 9–what’s so special about that” and me, being very big and very pregnant, obviously not thinking, I said “it just means that your birthday is very soon [my brain telling me this month was February, not November] so Happy Birthday!”
Only a couple hours later, when typing something out for work and noticing the month, did it click in. I felt SO stupid! you can call it Momma brain, then it still applies.
3 trinity67 // Nov 6, 2009 at 2:37 pm
LMAO
4 The Coffee Lady // Nov 6, 2009 at 3:21 pm
I constantly tell the kids to eat their dinner at breakfast time . If that helps.
5 erika // Nov 6, 2009 at 3:22 pm
Fantastic! I just giggled out loud despite myself.
6 Jean // Nov 6, 2009 at 3:25 pm
The way my day has been going, this would’ve just fit RIGHT in…
Too funny.
7 Judi // Nov 6, 2009 at 3:57 pm
That is just Damn Funny.
8 kimberly/tippytoes // Nov 6, 2009 at 4:33 pm
This post made me cry from laughing so hard!
9 bec // Nov 6, 2009 at 6:44 pm
husband staring suspiciously at me while I laugh uncontrollably…..thanks for that.
10 blackbird // Nov 6, 2009 at 7:46 pm
You kill me.
Hey, I know, you need to make a password again, and, instead of buckethead….
11 Lori // Nov 6, 2009 at 8:27 pm
That is hilarious. I love her nonchalance.
12 joaaanna // Nov 6, 2009 at 9:22 pm
I just saw a peckerwood at the store! But he was buying a 40 and asked me, “How ya doin’ mama”? No and no.
I love to watch birds!
Heh heh – peckerwood. Everyone I see tomorrow gets that name.
13 LetterB // Nov 6, 2009 at 10:22 pm
Blackbird nailed it. This is the sign I am holding up if I ever have to meet you at the airport.
OMG *still* giggling.
14 Leslie // Nov 7, 2009 at 12:33 am
I laughed out loud. Peckerhead. Hehe.
15 kimblahg // Nov 7, 2009 at 1:33 am
hahahahahahahahaa *gasp* hahahahahahahha (it was state teacher meetings)
16 Isabella Golightly // Nov 7, 2009 at 3:20 am
Can’t wait till he finds out what peckerhead means. You are going to be in it so deep!!!
17 Isabella Golightly // Nov 7, 2009 at 3:21 am
Oops. I meant ‘she’. I have no children and I have placenta brain. Wow.
18 Alli // Nov 7, 2009 at 9:57 am
Peckerhead, buckethead…the list goes on and on……
19 tempesttea // Nov 7, 2009 at 11:34 am
thank you I needed that laugh
20 Yo-yo Mama // Nov 7, 2009 at 11:42 am
I’ve often watched the red-faced peckerhead myself. But usually it’s when he’s playing the wii with his son.
21 lynn @ human, being // Nov 7, 2009 at 9:14 pm
Oh, I haven’t been in an LOL mood at all lately, and that made me LOL to tears.
22 Dawn J. // Nov 7, 2009 at 9:40 pm
Don’t feel bad. My baby is almost 16 and it took me until the 3rd peckerhead to realize what your concern was. LOL.
23 Lori // Nov 7, 2009 at 11:01 pm
I’m making this weird squeaky sound while I laugh that laugh that is so hard that it’s nearly silent. You know where you fear that you may never be able to breathe again? So, should I worry about the squeaky sound?
(Peckerhead…. hahahahahahasqueakhahahahaha)
24 dee // Nov 8, 2009 at 1:09 pm
Hilarious! I love it.
I hope your peckerheads don’t fly south for the winter. Please keep all peckerheads confined to your backyard. My life never needs another peckerhead ever again. Thanks.
25 liz // Nov 9, 2009 at 4:29 pm
Oh my God! I’m laughing so hard I think I might wet myself. Granted, I’ve got the child who told me she had “eeenew” (ennui).
26 Mrs Chaos // Nov 9, 2009 at 7:00 pm
I love posts that make me snort due to laughing. It is slightly embarassing, but somehow it is still good for the soul.
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