“Life’s not about waiting for the storm to pass… It’s about learning to dance in the rain.”
Sums up our last 2 years… A ROLLER COASTER. Thursday, May 30 2013
New Beginnings and Our Town and Uncategorized family, Funny, Funny Picture, Kids, Mom, Roller Coaster 1:18 am
The Mouths Of Babes Friday, Aug 5 2011
At The WalMarts and Our Town and Uncategorized Allergies, family, Humor, Kids, life, Mom, parenting, Parenting Humor, SAHM, Things Kids Say 12:53 pm
Mom
What
Guess what!
What
I’ll tell you what! Some people are allergic to things. Did you know that?
Yes
How’d you know that?
I just did
You know what else?
What
I think I’m allergic to lots of things.
No you’re not.
I think I’m allergic to vegetables and pasta and rice and meat and fish and shrimp.
No you’re not.
How do you know that??
Because you’ve eaten those things before.
No I haven’t! I don’t like them.
Well, you did before you can remember and before you decided not to like them. And just because you don’t like something doesn’t mean you’re allergic.
I never ate shrimp!!
Yes you did. I gave you popcorn shrimp from the deli at WalMart to keep you quiet every time I grocery shopped. You just don’t like shrimp OR being quiet anymore.
You GAVE me SHRIMP?!?!!!! I could’ve DIED!!!
But you didn’t.
But I could’ve!
But you DIDN’T!!!
You didn’t know that when you gave it to me though!!!
Well…. But…
I can’t even believe you DID that.
Well, I gave you peanuts too and you liked them and you’re not allergic to them either. HA!
But I’m allergic to peanut butter though.
No you’re NOT!! Just because you somehow love PEANUTS but hate peanut butter & jelly sandwiches does NOT mean you are ALLERGIC to that. You just don’t LIKE it. TOTALLY different.
No it’s not.
Yes it is. I’m not arguing with you.
Mom
What
Guess what
What
I”ll tell you what. I need to find out what I’m allergic to.
Fine. When we go to WalMart, I’ll get some foods that lots of people are allergic to and you can taste each one so we can see what happens. Maybe you’ll find something new to start eating that you like.
Are you KIDDING me?!?! I saw that show where the guy’s tongue got real big because he ate cinnamon.
Then we can put cinnamon on our list.
MOM!!!! NO!!! I mean if I eat something then my tongue could get fat and you’d have to take me to the hospital.
Then how do you want to find all this out?
You said Aunt E had an allergy test. I could do that.
FINE!!! We’ll go there and they can stick a bunch of needles in you to see how you react if that’s what you want.
HUH?!?! Why do they use NEEDLES??
So they can get under the skin and see how your skin reacts. YOU are getting a little under MY skin now.
Huh? I don’t have any NEEDLES!! Who invented needles anyway?
Probably Mr. Needle and named it after himself because he was VEIN. I’m so funny!
Why?
Nevermind.
Mom
What
What does REACT mean?
It means if they poke you and if a bump comes up like a mosquito bite that itches, then BINGO! You get to be allergic to something and I’ll be very happy for you.
I’m not doing that.
Then quit talking about it.
Why?
Because you’re giving me a headache.
Are you allergic to something you think??
NO!!!
Can you be allergic to people?
I’m starting to think so.
Maybe I’m allergic to you even though I like you like when people eat a good dessert that has allergic stuff on it. How far is the hospital?
1 mile. It’s where you were born. I’ll just bring you back.
Nevermind.
(35 minutes later)
MOM!
What
Gueth Wha (Sticking out tongue to show me something)
What
Thumthing’s comin oudda my tongue (shows me the veins beneath his tongue)
You’re fine. Those are veins.
FANGS!!??!?!!!
NO, NOT FANGS!!!! You ARE starting to suck the life out of me though. Your tongue is not swollen. You just ate the same fruit you eat every day of your life. You are NOT allergic to anything INCLUDING me. Those are VEINS. They are all over your body. We all have them. Now, let me write my blog.
Fine. What are you writing about?
You being allergic to things
I’m not allergic to anything. Why do you think I’m allergic to something???
(To be continued…)
My Hail Mary Thursday, Jun 16 2011
Uncategorized blog, carpool, catholic school, Eminem, Facebook, family business, Friday the 13th, Hail Mary, Humor, Jerry Maguire, Junior League, liberated, mission statement, Mom, musings, publishing, Real Housewives, revelation, revolution, touchdown 2:45 pm
So tonight after softball, drive thru dinner, hurried bath & bed time routines, it came to me. And not just in any ordinary way… It came while I was singing the same song/prayer that I sing to my son every night of his life. All 5 years of it. Hail Mary. Even the name, Hail Mary, conjures up images for me of a last chance touch down. Throws into the end zone hoping for a pass that gets you somewhere. Is that the right terminology?? Maybe this is it for me.
As the prayer goes, Hail Mary, full of grace, the Looooord is with YOU, Blessed art thou among WOMEN, HONEY!! Did you put your deoderant on?!?, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. WAIT… is THAT how it goes?? Was I so distracted that I actually screamed that across the house mid-prayer/song??? YES!!! Maybe that means I’m going to Hell. With a capital H. Because I’m supposed to be focused and the perfect mom, right? Who knows, really. What I do know is this: I’m doing the best I can. I’m juggling the balls and I’m doing what I always thought was expected of me. But the big blue CONFUSED looking eyes laying in the bed in front of me are expecting something. Something BIG after THAT. Alas, all I can do is put one foot – word – in front of the other and continue. So I finished it. The song that is. And then I carried on as normal until I couldn’t toss or turn in bed anymore. Then I sat down to write MY Hail Mary. The big throw. My hopes at a touchdown in life. And here it is.
Miss um... Erica?!?! 