For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for December 18, 2009

Ain’t gonna happen.

Time for a Xanax. Children strenth.

Kids are like that. What tuckers us out wires them up.

Thank you very much to everyone who offered me congratulations yesterday.

Am I too late to add mine? Congratulations, greentick!

I think Phil means that it’s HIS bedtime! xD

And you’re welcome, thegreentick! It’s always nice to hear good news around here! :o)

Timing is everything…especially with children.

And my I add my congratulations and best wishes, greentick? Hope you have a long and happy marriage, blessed with many (well, some, anyway) rugrats!

Poor Uncle Phil. He’ll learn eventually. Maybe by the time Michael and Lizzie’s kids arrive!

Congrats greentick - best wishes!

(uh, ONE bit of advice tho — I DON’T recommend letting “the intended Sig/Other” read too many of ‘these’ strips … they MAY get the idea marriage _is_ an institution, and NOT want to be “institutionalized” just yet!)

Forget children’s strength, I think Phil needs a double dose!

Mishka said, about 6 hours ago

Time for a Xanax. Children strenth.

Uncle Phil is way too much fun!

Poor Uncle Phil. Looks like the kids are just getting wound up.

i only wish i had the energy those kids do

You did have this energy, when you were a kid. We all did.

May as well burn the excess energy.

After they’re so wound-up, they need to wind-down. Running around, screaming and screeching at high volume followed by story-time (and maybe a hot toddy) just might do it.

I’m with Doctor Toon. That’s have the fun of being an uncle/older cousin for me.

Time for bed for who? Phil?lol

Uncle Phil isn’t giving Lizzie CPR. It looks to me like he’s tickling her belly!

Now give them back to Elly and watch her scream and fume for days!

I do this to my nephews after I load them up with candy, just before I laugh all the way home.

Yup, time to hand them back to Elly now.