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Wednesday, June 2, 2010

the boys are back

Is all of the Statue of Liberty green?

Can we have tacos with spaghetti-o's in them?

If we shave my head in a Mohawk, how long will it take to grow back? (This from the child who usually wants a mullet.)

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I was "helping" clean at J's mom's and I was given an hourglass timer of the pharmaceutical promo variety, and it says Valium on the side.This is not important, only ironic.
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Three boys, two whole days, no school, nothing official to do. I had such a relaxing past few days. I am suddenly realizing I'm in a bad mood. I don't even think it's a hangover. Or even too much coffee. As soon as they got home the little two took off to go play somewhere and the big one immediately grabbed the computer. Then he went for a walk. Then they all came home and started pulling out food at 10AM.

So far I have leftover school supplies all over the kitchen table. I have coats and more coats all over my little couch. I have a crabby 14 year old who thinks everything I expect of him is "really stupid" today. But at least he put away the clean dishes.

L & C keep cussing - which of course is par for the course when they get back from where-ever they were for the past two nights. I should think of a catchy name for the places they stay when they're not with me.

At 2 we're going to the library and a man is going to present some sort of storytelling fishing program.

What is it about me saying, "You got crumbs all over the floor, you need to sweep." prompts someone who is 9 to whine with great drama and flair, "Awwammmt! I didn't do all of it!"

So then I am required to inform him, I wasn't really asking him a question. I was making a statement which does not require a reply.

I didn't ask you how many of those crumbs are yours, I'm telling you to sweep them all up. That is totally different from asking you if the particular crumbs in question fell from your lips/hand/plate/peanutbutter hotdog bun.

I think I'll go mainline some Bach's Flower Remedy and see what happens next. Is mainlining a term one would use in this situation? Like hooking oneself up to an IV?

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

go for the mohawk! no2 on the sides and longer on top... he would rock a mohawk! and when it not up, it still looks good.

Lynn said...

What remedy did you take?

Lynn said...

What remedy did you use?

Lauren said...

I think it's the rescue remedy. Then I went outside and made chalk drawings.