Who’s there?
Forty.
Forty?
Yes, I’m forty now. My birthday came and went without a whole lot of fanfare. Rather than have a big party, I was planning to take a trip to visit dear friends in Europe this summer to celebrate turning forty. The year my husband turned forty, we took the family to Paris for Christmas and celebrated with the same friends. We were planning to do something similar this summer, and then I got pregnant. So, we’ll wait a year or two and try again.
I had many eloquent thoughts on turning forty this week, and others that were not so eloquent, that involve the image of me aging at fast-forward speed. But instead of writing about that right now, I want to tell you a knock-knock joke that Hannah told us over dinner last Valentine’s Day. I wasn’t blogging then and it was too long to tweet.
Hannah: Knock-knock
Me: Who’s there.
Hannah: Orange.
Me: Orange who?
Hannah: Knock-knock.
Me: Who’s there.
Hannah: Orange
Me: Orange who?
Hannah: Knock-knock
Me: Who’s there?
Hannah: Cow
Me: Cow who?
Hannah: Aren’t you glad I didn’t say horse?
Maybe you had to be there, but when she told this joke I laughed so hard there were tears coming out of my eyes.
Kids do say the cutest things. They think outside the box way better than we adults do.
June 13th, 2008 at 10:07 pm*chuckle… try this one:
Knock Knock……..
June 13th, 2008 at 10:19 pmWho’s there……..
Impatient Cow!…
Impatie—-
- MOOO!
I’m still smiling!
:-)
June 14th, 2008 at 3:46 amThat is FUNNY!
And a very happy birthday to you, darling Raehan. I meant to email you on Wednesday. Sorry ’bout that.
xoxo
June 14th, 2008 at 5:22 amI was going to suggest the impatient cow joke too. The best part is that ANY animal can be impatient, too. Impatient chickens, pigs, dogs, cats, elephants . . . it’s never ending fun. I love it when kids start telling jokes. The progression from nonsensical, totally not funny to funny but told in a not funny way to now you’re making up your own jokes and dang, they are clever and funny is a delight!
June 14th, 2008 at 8:49 amHappy Birthday! Welcome to the 40- something club!
June 14th, 2008 at 10:54 amI am glad you had a good birthday and I hope the European trip comes soon! Love the joke.
June 14th, 2008 at 3:38 pm“…then I got pregnant. So, we’ll wait a year or two and try again.” I’m interpreting this in my own way.
Orange you happy to be the mother of such sweeties?
June 14th, 2008 at 6:43 pmHa, that’s really funny. Jeremy tells jokes sometimes, usually of the identity switching variety, as in, “I’m a mama” or “Mama’s a butterfly” or “Pop-pop likes pumpkin pie, no…..” (chorteling with laughter because his grandfather hates pumpking pie). I think (gasp) we might have had our first poop joke this week…I didn’t know it started this early.
June 14th, 2008 at 7:12 pmThat last post was from me — I’m writing from D’s parents’ computer…
June 14th, 2008 at 7:20 pmKids tell the funnies jokes! They rarely make sense, but they do make you laugh!
June 15th, 2008 at 11:12 am