From Monday, July 14:
You need to let the whole world see what kind of mood you're in today -- because you might influence your people to lighten up a bit! It's a good time to let your smile shine through the day!
“You need to let the whole world see what kind of mood you're in today”
TRANSLATION: While I began the day very optimistically making arrangements for our upcoming camping sojourn, my “mood” later turned. Two two-year olds left in the back yard with a new tent, can make quick work when co-operating. My little budding deconstructionists dismantled the dry run construction and managed to break two segments of the fiberglass shock cord poles. On two different poles. Meanwhile, I was absentee parenting and trying to stitch them some new girly frocks from fabric found at a woman’s going-out-of-the-kids-clothing-biz yard sale. So while they now have some darling tulle/ velour /funky Asian inspired patch appliqued apparel mamafactured by moi, I now have to order replacement poles for the habitat for inhumanity in a crumpled mess on the back porch.
“because you might influence your people to lighten up a bit!”
TRANSLATION: My People? I’m the one that needs to lighten up or at least remember that the dynamic duo can only free-range in 10-minute increments when their tattle-teller is at Karate with dad and not shepherding their antics. And who exactly are my people? Do they replace tent poles?
“It's a good time to let your smile shine through the day!”
TRANSLATION: Does barring my teeth and issuing grit orders to "go.get.in.the.bath."equal a “smile”? I wouldn’t call it shining, but glaring maybe.
And they also managed to tear up a yellowing jalapeño pepper plant, a thriving tomatillo plant and some carrots greens. At least the carrots will survive the impact, but I think the other two are goners. So much for my life in pictures. At least they were getting along.
But look at my NEW babies:
Duct tape??? Man, your garden rocks. Sigh. Maybe next year but right now it is too freaking hot for me to garden.
Posted by: mamatried | July 17, 2008 at 12:25 PM