Don't you just love it when really great, memorable family moments happen
out of thin air, when you're not even planning them? Moments that make you
laugh, and then provide you with insider "you had to be there" quotes that
forever become a part of your family's lexicon? This happened in our kitchen
about 15 years ago, when my sons were still in grade school.
My husband has a thing about people leaving kitchen cabinet doors
open. Even though he's not the most accident-prone person in our family, and
he's usually not the one who ends up banging his head into them, it still drives
him crazy.
He travels for days at a time for his job, and for some reason there
was a stretch where every single time he came home he'd walk in the door and
find a cabinet door left open. Finally, he'd had it. "Do you guys do this on
purpose or something? What goes on around here when I'm not home?" he asked, a
bit exasperated. Without missing a beat, our oldest boy sprang up from his chair
and started flying around the kitchen, opening wide every door while shouting
gleefully, "That's right, Dad! When you're not around, it's
party time!
We're all like: 'Woo hoo! Open the cabinets!'"
Everyone laughed so hard--especially my husband, the butt of the
joke. And from then on, "Open the cabinets!" has been our family's little
celebratory catch phrase for commenting on happy or exciting news.
There's nothing like family. Just thinking about mine makes me want
to open the cabinets.
Love it!!
ReplyDeleteWe really know how to par-tay around here! ;)
DeleteHahah! That is so funny! I didn't realize that you guys had similar issues with cabinet closing!! Love the shout out and glad it made you chuckle :)
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