Joyful Chaos Gifts

A mum trying to dry an excited child

'It's called 'Oh Bugger It!' if you must know!'

"Good" "Bad" "Work on it" "Keep working - maybe it's not as bad as you think it is" "Put it to a committee" "Give up" "Make it worse" "Make it better" "Still a bad idea" "Overthink it" "Throw yourself into a pit of wild badgers" "Throw it away" "Call it done" "Sigh."

'Look, Dad, I made a pair of boots out of your chest waders.'

"I think I preferred it before he became an equal-opportunity employer."

'Marm doesn't understand, 'I've got it, I've got it'.'

Every class has one. . .

When cartoonists get ahead of themselves.

'That was SO worth it!' - Christmas Tree Toppled

"And I suppose cleaning up after yourself just once would in some way stifle your precious creativity."

"Apparently, he had occasional sober periods."

"It was a mistake to let the children chose their own instruments for the new music class...I have eleven cymbals, and Billy Fitzgerald chose the bagpipes!"

Falling for art

Steadman - The Early Years.

A Cartoonist's and a Sculptor's File Cabinets.

The terrible 2's. It was an awful stage.

"Too busy."

Paint fight art!

"I'm afraid I can't do anything unless you have a receipt."

'Be patient. I'll grow out of it.'

"He still isn't paper trained, but I got him rug trained."

"Where is Master going? Well, today is Young Mistress' fifth birthday party, so logic dictates he's going fishing. . ."

To determine whose house they would spend Christmas at, Mark and Barb had their parents hold a tandem wrestling match.

'Well, you told me not to walk through the kitchen in muddy boots!'

"Mijo, just do what you always do before you write a paper...it's obviously working!"

"Isn't it sweet how your boxer and my German shepherd are having so much fun together?"

"The authorities say that two reindeer are the only survivors of the crash."

The Christmas Cleanup

"If pressured, I will run!"

"What clown has blocked the entrance outside."

"Inspiration"

"Insurance Company Report...damage to 4500 roofs..."

"The trouble with teaching music is everyone is dancing to a different tune."

"He's having a bad hare day."

Trader captured by own toys