We are officially out of quarantine. No more chicken pox here. No, we’ve moved onto the next illness.
The next illness apparently causes turquoise streaks to appear on the skin. Samantha has the mildest case with only one on her forehead and a few on her hand. Jake has a few on hands and legs. Luke, poor guy, has the worst case. His cover his face, neck, feet, hands, and ears. This is a strange new illness.
Either that, or Jake got ahold of a turquoise marker while I wasn’t looking and went to town with it. That must be it. Because the streaks also appeared on the couch and Luke’s clothes. Ugh.
This is what happens when I’ve been cut off from friends for a few weeks, for various reasons, and actually try to have a conversation on the phone away from the noise of children. (I was only in the next room, and there’s not even a door to shut between them.)
This occurs, of course, the day before we’re to see the only set of grandparents who have not yet met Luke and who haven’t seen the others for a couple of years. You know, the ones who will probably want to take photos of our beautiful little darlings, who now look like they were fathered by a Smurf. (They weren’t, by the way.)
So, there you have it. Today, mommy gets a “D” for not paying attention. I was saved from an “F” because everyone’s still alive.
You are cracking me up!!!! I miss talking to you. The kids sound like they are a hoot!! We must get together. Love Ya.
Hi friend!!! I can’t believe you checked me out here. I do miss you tons, too. Gotta see you soon.
For future reference, I don’t often get subtle humor – I was fully convinced your kids had some crazy disease! Sorry about the mess, but I’m glad you’re all still healthy. Now I’m off to make sure all of our markers are out of reach of little hands……
Sorry this daily chat ended with marker all over! I hope you took a picture of Luke.
Hey! At least it wasn’t paint!
Lisa: Heehee. You shouldn’t have told me that. Now it’ll be way too easy for me to mess with your head.
Annie: No big deal. It was bound to happen sooner or later, and at least I got a good chat out of it! I did take a photo. Gotta have something for the scrapbooks! And, yeah, no paint. They haven’t learned that one yet from J-Man.
The trick is to let your kids wear you out to the extent that you are too tired to eat!
My problem is, I eat to cope!! Unfortunately, never too tired to eat.
Hi!
I just wanted to let you know that this post is now up at the Silicon Valley Mom Blog Carnival at http://www.svmoms.com
Thank you so much for contributing!
Jill
Co-Founder, Silicon Valley Moms Blog
Thanks, Jill! Glad to be there.