What Are My Kids Snorting?

My wife and my younger son suffer from allergies.  We all get them to some degree, but they are your above-average sufferers. (NOTE: They are also above average in many other wonderful ways, and I'm not just saying that for brownie points because my wife reads this blog.  Really.)

My wife has a sinus rinse bottle that you fill with a salt-water solution and squirt up your nose.  It all comes out your other nostril and looks totally disgusting, except when my wife does it, then it's kind of hot. (NOTE: Still just sticking to the facts here.  Not going after brownie points.  Love you dear!).

The other day, she offered the sinus rinse to my son.  He was reluctant.  He said he didn't like how it feels; but this was perplexing because he had not tried the sinus rinse before.  When my wife pressed him for more information, he revealed this gem:

"One time I put water up my nose in the bathtub."

It happens, I guess.  When my wife pressed him for more information, he revealed this gem:

"I was pretending to be an elephant."

Gotta love that boy and his extra-vivid imagination...

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This warning label is nuts

To quote Dave Barry, "I swear I am not making this up."

My wife bought some pine nuts from Costco, she is going to make pesto. It's a big bag of pine nuts, just under five cups. Most of the bag is clear, so when you look at it, the main visual impact is - pine nuts.

I looked at the back of the bag to see if there were instructions for toasting them. No dice. There was a recipe for pesto, though. And right under it there was a warning with the following...

Allergy Information:
Contains pine nuts

That reminds me of a time recently when my four year old, Vic, asked his six year old brother Max what he was allergic to.

"Me?" Max questioned.

"You're allergic to yourself?" Vic shot back.

The obvious is not for everyone, but those that need it cling to it with all they've got, don't they?