After a weekend of fun with the family, which included a wonderful escape to the city with my mom to see Wicked, I’m ready for whatever this week has to offer. (At least that’s what I’m telling myself.)
Lesson #1: Even when the boys aren’t home, the pigskin rules our house. The other day Pink woke up from her nap shouting, “Football, football!” And when I got her out of her crib, she went in the playroom, found a ball, and played by herself.
Lesson #2: When your toddler begs to, “Sit, sit!” on things everywhere you go, it’s a bit awkward when her “s” sounds like “sh” and she points to her diaper as she shouts it.
Lesson #3: While it’s nice to have one kid pitching in by cleaning up around here, Pink’s approach to throwing toys, cups, and bowls in the trash isn’t quite what I had in mind.
Lesson #4: While I have to brave a bathing suit in two weeks, the good news is people will be distracted by a new flesh wound on my thigh. (Apparently biting is a fine motor skill. Pink’s really, really good at it.)
Lesson #5: You never know when a conversation with a preschooler will take a bizarre turn. When Little was asking why everyone has black eyelashes, but different color hair, he started categorizing friends’ and family’s hair color. When I asked what color he liked best, he answered, “Blue. Like Katy Perry.” (Whom he later referred to as a really old lady.)
Lesson #6: There are three little words you don’t want to hear two boys saying from the other room: “I dare you…”
Lesson #7: While I may never be a soccer mom, I’m officially a basketball mom. Little’s game had me laughing hysterically, and Big’s had me shouting frantically. I’m not sure how many more years of this my body can take.
Lesson #8: If you’re looking for some lovely dinner music, my boys have become partial to the UCLA marching band.
Lesson #9: While Lenny seemed to think “Titsy” would be a magical name for a tooth fairy, it turns out ours is named “Pearly”. (Yes, she finally answered Big’s burning question come tooth #3.)
Lesson #10: When your Saturday night gut-busting entertainment comes in the form of a (bizarrely challenging) spelling test given to you by your 1st grader, you know life has take a dramatic turn.
Good luck getting it all right this week! (Goodness knows I could use a bit of it.)
a) well done on the spelling test – bravo!
b) TITSY!!!!! You need to get another pet *just* so you can name it Titsy. Although it would be so much better as a dog… that way if it ran away, you’d have to call for it really loudly… and let’s not forget the inevitable nickname for said pooch …
I should have given credit where it was due. This is Lenny’s spelling test. I was holding Pink, so I didn’t take it. Lenny scored the highest among the 3 adults who took it. Shepherd was the bonus word!
And, yes, Titsy.
bathing suit in two weeks!? God bless ya! I am nowhere near ready to brave that contraption!!
Me neither, but if my husband’s company insists on flying me to Hawaii, I’m going to have to get there (mentally, I mean)!
You are always a delight, Amy. Such a positive breathe of fresh air, and lovely reminder that “challenging” (exhausting, exasperating…) mommy situations are really “life lessons”.
Love it!
Thanks so much, Tami! I finally went through the pics from our trip, and my favorite one is of you in the gift shop. So cute and captured your fun personality perfectly.
what a great list of lessons. #2 is my favorite!
I have to admit, it’s mine too!
Amy!! Lesson #2 – Hilarious!! I absolutely loved Wicked. It’s at the top of our list of all time favorite musicals (along with Les Miserables).