The other day, Kait came and stood in front of me rambling on and on about something which I wasn't honestly even trying to process. Suddenly she stopped short and looked at me puzzled. "Why DON'T you use the purse Aunt Gin made for you anymore, Mommy?" "Well, I just got kinda tired of it and needed a change." "Oh.... I think that's a good acision, but it's kinda mean." And she left.
Nick had a nap and at bed time he was not tired. He laid in my bed next to me pretending his feet were two alligagtors I suppose. The left would attack the right with a huge roar and then the right would attack the left and wrestle it down. I said "shhhhh" so the wrestling match paused then resumed in a whisper.
Eden wanted to sell her bunkbeds and the matching dresser. I had been using the dresser for my stuff but finally it sold, so as the buyers and I loaded everything into the truck, Eden urgently flagged me down. She pulled me to the side and whispered "did you get all of your panties and stuff out of there?" The child looked mortified at the thought. I got the most helpless giggles.
Nick has a habit that cannot be captured in words but I'll do my best. If a mood hits him, he will avoid your eyes and watch you serepticously. He will continue what he's doing, darting glances from the corner of his eye without expression. It seems to be his trademark skill. If he thinks something is funny, he will sometimes hold a deadpan expression as long as possible before bursting into laughter. I've seen him hold out for over a minute while Jody balanced pringles on the tip of his tounge and sucked them in like a lizard.
Here's a little funny on Jody while I'm at it. The other night the kids wanted to have a band... it's a frequent pastime. Well, Jody suddenly had one of those gut busting bouts of childhood freedom and belted a plastic drum onto himself and led a marching band around with his body hunched forward, doing his best to do drum rolls with the drumsticks attached to the sides of the drum by rope. I giggled my head off. His completely off the wall expression was just so over the top I couldn't contain myself. Perhaps most women see their husbands act this way on a regular basis, I don't know, but it definitely reminded me of Jody's alltime high which I'm quite sure he'd string me up for posting here. I guess his typically reserved personality is what makes it so shocking and hilarious in the moment.
Jody's feeling pretty good. He didn't have an easy healing. The incision became infected twice so I made him get a prescription of antibiotics and his shoulder hurts pretty fiercely. I think he needs to go to a massage therapist but I haven't made him an appointment. He hasn't argued with my idea though, so that gives me an idea of how bad it hurts.
We are still renters and we are still landlords to a house a thousand miles away. For awhile I had anxiety about finding a house during the window of lower prices but with the unemployment rate still skyrocketing, I have a feeling we have time.
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