Thursday, December 28, 2017
Dispatches from the Asylum
It is currently sixteen degrees below zero, with a windchill of 37 degrees below zero.
Cubby's friend was supposed to come over to play this morning, but his mother called at 7:30 a.m. to let me know a stomach bug has descended upon their house and she didn't want to bring it to our house. I really appreciated that, although the boys were very disappointed that a new playmate wasn't coming over after all.
Those boys--who are definitely not going outside this morning--are currently testing out their submarines in the downstairs bathtub. The submarines are made of cardboard, duct tape, and Tinker Toys. They refused to believe these wouldn't be seaworthy craft.
So now they're all in various stages of undress, getting in and out of the bathtub, and the downstairs hallway is strewn with parts of sodden submarines, extraneous articles of clothing, and puddles of water.
And this, my friends, is Christmas break with small children.
Updated dispatch, 12:10 p.m.: The submarine game ended with Jack peeing on the bathroom floor. On purpose. I am currently hiding in the bedroom with the sleeping baby, eating leftover birthday cake while Jack naps and Cubby and Charlie watch The Secret of NIMH 2. Four more days of Christmas break to go.
But who is counting, right?
ReplyDeleteHeh--Wait until they are all in college and have a month off at the holidays! Mary in MN
ReplyDeleteLaughed so hard at Jack peeing on the bathroom floor. Only four more days to go, or now since it's 3:30pm ish only 3 1/4 more days to go...
ReplyDeleteMaybe you should have had a sidecar instead of the cake, or maybe both!
Linda
And this explains the line from "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" - "And mom and dad can hardly wait for school to start again!"
ReplyDeleteI hope they continue to allow you blog communication with the outside world...
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