The O'Melia Ramble

Some stuff to remember

Jan 25 2010
  • Madeline: Dad, can I help paint the bathroom?
  • Gavin: We'll see.... We'll see...
  • Duff (smiling): Gavin, are you imitating me?
  • <Gavin cackles laughing>
  • 10 seconds or so later...
  • Gavin: Dad, I can imitate you even better than that... "No."
Posted at 2:01pm

Jan 21 2010
“Dad, I challenge you to…” Gavin, every day.
Posted at 5:08pm

Non Sequitur?

  • Duff: Luke, I think war is actually useful to you right now, just because it gives you a little practice with numbers.
  • Luke: And it has kings in it.
Posted at 5:03pm

When entering the room

  • Duff: Hi Gabby.
  • Gabrielle: Hi Duffy.
Posted at 5:00pm

Dec 1 2009
  • Duff: Are the Wolfe's still here?
  • Luke: No. They just goed a little while ago.
Posted at 6:14pm

Nov 28 2009

Just getting inside

  • Kelly: I'm thankful to have a nice warm house on a chilly day.
  • Luke: I'm thankful to get that present you're going to buy me for Christmas. You know, the dolphin thing.
  • Russ: The power of suggestion.
Posted at 9:57am

Oct 25 2009
“I just watched Gavin get some clothes out of his drawer and it was so disturbing. My blood pressure is still recovering.” Kelly (watching Gavin rifle through his folded clothes)
Posted at 9:09am

Oct 24 2009
  • Keagan: I want to have 100 kids.
  • Madeline: Wow. By the time you had the 100th kid, you'd be over 100 years old.
  • Kelly: You'd probably be about 130.
  • Keagan: Well... I'll just have a baby every Sunday.
Posted at 7:25pm

Sep 10 2009

Basketball

  • While playing basketball on the driveway...
  • Luke: Wow. This is fun playing soccer.
  • Duff: Actually Luke, this is basketball.
  • Luke: Oh.
  • After the game...
  • Luke: What a great game of soccer!
  • Duff: Basketball.
  • Luke: Oh. Basketball.
  • 5 days later after another game...
  • Luke: I love playing soccer!
  • Keagan: Luke! It's not soccer! It's football!
  • Gavin: HAHAHA!
Posted at 7:54pm

Jun 26 2009
  • Kelly: Wow kids - did you see that huge deer on the side of the road?
  • Gavin: Where, where?
  • Kelly: It was back there on the ground on the side of the road.
  • Gavin: You should have stopped, Mom. I could go for some venison.
  • Kelly: Gavin, I don't eat road kill.
Posted at 2:36pm

Jun 7 2009
Luke was proud to show Kell this sign.  Kell replied, &#8220;Oh Luke!  I love you too!  Where did you learn that from?&#8221; Luke looked confused.  Huh? Then Kell realized he was shooting her with a Spiderman web, not using the sign language sign for I love you.

Luke was proud to show Kell this sign.  Kell replied, “Oh Luke!  I love you too!  Where did you learn that from?”

Luke looked confused.  Huh?

Then Kell realized he was shooting her with a Spiderman web, not using the sign language sign for I love you.
Posted at 9:12pm

  • Luke: Mom! Makinley's drizzling!
  • Kelly: LOL. That's so cute Luke! I think you mean drooling. :)
Posted at 9:07pm

Apr 18 2009

When Duff walks into the room

  • Gabrielle: "Daddy!!! Daddda!! Daddy!!!"
  • Duff: "Hi Gabby"
  • Gabrielle: "Hi baby"
Posted at 7:32am

Mar 24 2009
“Well, there were lots of kids and they were cleaning a lot.” Luke, describing the musical Annie.
Posted at 1:37pm

Mar 1 2009
  • Duff: Wow Luke. Thanks for the hugs! My mama will be here in a few days. Do you think you'll want to give her some hugs too?
  • Luke: Yup!
  • Duff: Do you know who my mama is?
  • Luke: Yes.
  • Duff: Who is she?
  • Luke: Kell Kell.
Posted at 5:29pm