Unexplored Territory

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Move over, Mom

There's a new woman in the Man's life.

Last year, it was Allison. She had the hugest crush on the Man. She would smile shyly at him and say hello. We saw her at the pool this summer for swimming lessons, and she was so excited to see him.

Now they aren't in the same class anymore.... I was kinda sad about that.

But life is going on. New love is in the air in the first grade room.

And that love is called Eve.

And for my near and dears, this is the child of the woman who I had words with at the very first Vacation Bible School Extravaganza. You all know who I'm talking about .... the one who was all ticked off at me because she can't read a clock to tell time.

And it looks like we are practically family. I can't WAIT for the wedding.

And it was Eve who made the moves on the Man. She asked him yesterday to be her boyfriend.

And like any good boy would, he said "yeah."

This, of course, was the boy who came home last night from his first Scout meeting with mosquito bites all over his face. Because apparently he can't swat them away. It is a whole lot cooler to stand there with about five feasting on your cheeks.

This is also the boy who came home today with maple syrup all down the front of his shirt as he matter-of-factly states "oh yeah.... I dropped it on me."

But I am hoping his judge of character is a lot stronger than his inability to fend off blood-sucking insects and dodging 4 oz souffle cups of maple syrup.

Labels: new girlfriend, the Man

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

A convo at our house

Noting that child # 2 is wearing a foreign-looking t-shirt.... a hockey player with "Canada" written at the top of the hockey player logo.

Noting that child # 2 has never been to Canada....

Hey .... what's different about you?

What?

Yeah.... what?

What what?

What is that you are wearing?

A shirt.

I can see that. What shirt is that that you are wearing?

A Canada shirt.

Yeah. Been to Canada today, eh? Been up in Windsor gambling?

Huh?

Never mind. Why are you wearing that?

Oh yeah. I got it from the school nurse.

{insert thought here} School nurse and new shirt.... not a good sign.

Why?

When I was opening my strawberry applesauce, I spilled it all over the front of me.

Ok. Well, where is your brand new, long-sleeved John Deere shirt that Nana got you for your birthday?

It's in my backpack.

{feeling inside his backpack} Are you certain about that?

{digs around himself} No. Oh yeah. I must have accidentally dropped it at school.

{thinks how do you accidentally drop something and not realize that you have dropped it and think to yourself "self... you dropped that ... pick it up or your mom is gonna whip your a$$"} Dropped it, huh? Where?

I don't know. But the school nurse said I could keep this shirt.

Boy ... it ain't no t-shirt trade-up program.

Labels: the Man

I'm a mom of three peeps ... Queen Bee, The Door Man, and the Chandelier Monkey, and wife to Ace, the Helpful Hardware Man. I created this space to get away from the people known as my inlaws, and because life with three kids and a hubby is all Unexplored Territory.

The nine-year-old who seems to be growing older every minute, has an opinion and a comment for everything, and has a true servant's heart.

The seven-year-old who loves the organization of things, will someday be someone's therapist because of his kind soul, and will more than likely be living with us until he is 40 years old.

The five-year-old with the 13-year-old attitude, who has a dictator's personality, asks you to watch her all the time and say "hold on" to keep your attention, and will someday come home on the back of some dude's motorcycle with 10 tatts and a body piercing or two.

The man of the house, the fixer of things, the winner of prizes, and the only person in his family to escape the South.