Family Manager Extraordinaire Gifts

'If I had my time over again, I'd be too young to go out with boys.'

"There's smart phones and smart cars, so why can't there be smart rooms that clean themselves?"

'That reminds me, the seat broke on mine. I must make time to get it repaired.'

"Force quit! Force quit! Force quit!!"

"I had to skip my workout."

Believe it or not: Once upon a time Dads couldn't even boil water.

'When training my son, keep him totally ignorant. I'm grooming him to be VP in-charge-of -denials.'

"Sorry, stock-market jitters."

"Let me put on my 'working' head."

'...and I know exactly how to interpret his barks.'

'What have I made for dinner? A reservation at the restaurant down the road. . .'

Examination.

"Funny, I don't remember signing up for this."

"I'll bet she was worn out by the end of teacher's meeting day."

'This home based business is easy to set up. Everyone knows that women are better at multitasking.'

"'Parent' should always be an action verb."

"No, I wasn't in a car accident. As a new parent, I'm still trying not to trip on all the toys on the floor."

'It wasn't premeditated.

"I'm an expert in crisis management, I've got three daughters!"

'It's OK to take your work home with you. It's not OK to bring your home to work with you.'

I know. Isn't it funny how people and their pets start to look alike?

I'd like to request a transfer to a household offering a higher allowance and fewer choices.

'All the money we saved buying bulk food on sale we blew on this huge freezer!'

Travelling with Child Sketchbook - day 5

"Being a mum is a full-time job."

"I managed a house with four kids, three dogs, and twelve plants. How's that for management experience?"

"Okay, everyone...time to clean up the house. Gracie, what job do you want?"

"I'm getting to know the staff better. You're my son, aren't you?"

The Downside of Nepotism

"There's more to being a pensions adviser than just handling the figures..."

"I raised three kids, so you could say I was in risk management."

'I work from home - we have Kick Your Children Out of the House Day.'

Daddy cool.

'With a boss, a wife and three teenaged kids, I haven't had much time to worry about international affairs.'

"Philip has questioned my stewardship."