Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Surrender

Scene: 9 pm at a certain boy-infested house on the southside of Chicago.  After a long day of visiting the park, practicing instruments, and attending swim practice, our heroine happily announces bedtime.  Not surprisingly, the troops revolt.

Daniel:  Can we play our DS's in bed?

Marianne: No. Go to sleep.

Jack:  Can I read in bed?

Marianne:  No. 

Joey:  I'm thirsty!!

Marianne:  Too bad.

Daniel:  Can I write in my journal?

Marianne:  You don't own a journal.

Jack:  I feel sick.

Marianne:  Get a bucket.

Joey:  I'm scared of the storm!

Marianne: It's not raining.

Daniel:  I miss Daddy, can we call him at the firehouse?

Marianne: No.

Jack:  Can you read us a bedtime story?

Marianne:  No.

Joey:  Can you lay with me a couple of minutes?

Marianne: No.  And I don't want to hear one more request, not on more thing from any one of you.  IT IS TIME FOR BED.  Mommy gets the last word, got it?  Not another WORD! Not a PEEP! 

So much for that idea:



Final score:  Our heroine: 0  The enemy: 1

29 comments:

  1. Damn those literal-thinking kids. Who taught them to spell anyway. We should avoid that.

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  2. That is so cute! I miss having those little guys in my house! Mine are 21 and 23! Enjoy!!!!!!

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  3. I think you need to send those kids to school, with or without teachers.

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  4. Is there an orphanage nearby?
    SF

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  5. LOVE IT!!!! Bring them here...it's only about 10 hours. We can easily put them on the big yellow bus...I know people!

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    1. I knew you were "connected." Game on - school's a go!

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  6. This is so funny. At least you can tell the teacher they practiced writing along with musical instruments during the strike.

    I hope they survive long enough to return to school.

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    1. School is back. Good thing. They only had a day left before I dropped them off at a "Safe Haven."

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  7. Too cute!! But I did hear the strike is over and the kids are going to school tomorrow? If that is the case, you take tomorrow and you do what you want without even looking back; you deserve the quiet of a house!

    betty

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    1. IT'S OVER! I don't know whether to laugh or cry. So I'll just have some chocolate milk instead.

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  8. ahahahahhah!! Awesome!! "get a bucket"!! Genius!!

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    1. They each have their own...with their name on it. Don't want any vomit germs to intersect, right?

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    1. Thanks, hi-d! Oh, wait. I just got that. Heidi! Haha. I'm slow.

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  10. if my kids want to stay up and help me with chores they can stay up all night...you should see them RUN to bed.

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  11. This is what I don't get.

    I CAN'T Wait to hit those sheets?

    And them? They want to stay up? Are they not tired?????

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  12. That's hilarious. Gotta love a little ingenuity!

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  13. Where on earth did the Can I write in my journal? come from?

    Would love for you to link it up at my new Empty Your Archive link party which is a chance to dust off great posts from your archive - there is a focus this week on sleep and bedtime - would really love to see you there, Alice @ Mums Make Lists x

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