'Daddy, how many whoppers are there in those tall trees?' After waking up in the car while driving through Calaveras Big Trees and hearing daddy say, 'Wow, that's a whopper of a tree.'
Patrick McClelland at age 6
Every man sees in his relatives, and especially in his cousins, a series of grotesque caricatures of himself.
H.L. Mencken (1880-1956) American Author, Humorist
“If we call these foothills, can we call the little trees 'foot trees?''' (While driving in the foothills.)
Emily McClelland (at age 5)
“Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.''
Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910)
As the family goes, so goes the nation and so goes the whole world in which we live.
Steve, I literally was laughing out loud at this! I made my husband and son come in to read it because it’s just so funny! Then I showed Kevin the pictures from the pumpkin patch and your funny Discovery Kingdom cards and Kevin said “I want to be in their family!”
Cheryl, glad you like the post. Sorry I never finished it. I tend to not post the photos of late-night homework sessions or dinner table arguments. Nevertheless, tell Kevin he can be an honorary McClelland Family member whenever he likes. I have two kids I wouldn’t mind swapping out from time to time.
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1 cherylkonig on Sep 6, 2010 at 3:40 pm
Steve, I literally was laughing out loud at this! I made my husband and son come in to read it because it’s just so funny! Then I showed Kevin the pictures from the pumpkin patch and your funny Discovery Kingdom cards and Kevin said “I want to be in their family!”
2 Steve on Sep 7, 2010 at 12:35 am
Cheryl, glad you like the post. Sorry I never finished it. I tend to not post the photos of late-night homework sessions or dinner table arguments. Nevertheless, tell Kevin he can be an honorary McClelland Family member whenever he likes. I have two kids I wouldn’t mind swapping out from time to time.
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