Friday
After yesterday, I was COMPLETELY thrilled to stay home ALL day.
The kids watched a lot of television, but I got a lot done.
I started several lists for things that we need to get done before we move and I’m finally starting to feel a little more organized. That always makes me feel so much better about life in general. (I also finally took a shower after three days. That had to help my self esteem a little.)
I had one of those light bulb moments with E this afternoon and it really took me by surprise. She was tapping on the window with a golf ball and I told her that she shouldn’t tap on the window, but she could tap on the vent or the floor. She looked at me, bent down, and tapped on the vent.
I know she understands me because She does the sign for “all done,” (It just so happens it’s the same motion for “so big.”) but I was completely shocked when she actually did what I asked.
It was really nice though. At least one of my children is listening to me. Now whenever I ask L a question he just doesn’t answer. And when I say something is one way, he has to contradict me just because he can – but then he says the same thing I said as though it was his idea. Men.
Example:
We’re keeping Riley for A’s parents while they are on a bit of a jaunt so the dogs were running around like mad and I said to L, “Those dogs are CRAZY!” He looked at me like I was an idiot and said, “NO Mama. They’re not crazy…they’re just CRRRRRAAAAAAZY!!!”
Truly not a day goes by that I don’t have to stifle my laughter.
L and Gabe hadn’t seen each other in a while, nor had Sadie and E. Jenni, also my realtor, brought her kids over to play and I chatted while attempting to accomplish a few things.
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| From 2007 Gabe & S… |
A and I got the kids down at 8 so that we could watch last week’s episode of The Sopranos. Holy cow, things are getting CRRRRRAAAAAAZY! Christy joined us later in the evening for the entertainment
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and it wasn’t long before A was falling asleep in his chair. (I SO wish I could sleep anywhere like he can.)
But before A went to bed, the three of us were sitting around talking and we heard a huge THUMP. It took me a few seconds to realize that L had fallen out of bed, and A and I sprinted up the stairs into his room. I made sure he wasn’t hurt and we got him back in bed. He got calmed down and managed to turn off the tears long enough to ask for a drink: “Pwease may I haf a gwass of ice cowd wateh?”
Again…the laughter stifling.
I guess A before he went to bed, A had told him to put his water in the fridge so that it would be “ice cold” tomorrow when he drank it.
Evidently L didn’t want to wait.
A checked out and C and I talked until almost 2 a.m! Tomorrow is going to be tough; we have to be at the zoo at 10.30 and I am going to have a hard time getting my act together by then.
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