Yep – 15 days into summer vacation and it’s finally happened – the spit has hit the fan as my children have officially gotten on each other’s nerves!
Words most often heard from my mouth this week:
“Knock it off!”
“Chill out!”
“Because it’s a bad word and mommy’s a grown-up, that’s why!”
“Keep your hands to yourself!”
“For the love of God!”
“Stop with the screaming, already!”
“Your brother is NOT your slave – GO GET IT, YOUR OWNSELF!”
And finally:Â
“No, we CANNOT go swimming, today!”
Friggin’ rain.
I can’t blame the kids – feeling a bit closed-in, myself – it’s just that our house (though warm…**cough**…and inviting) can quickly get a bit cramped, which isn’t very conducive to four energetic little souls dying to get out into their big backyard…which is a bit squishy, at the moment.
As a matter of fact - what, with the historical sites, state parks, beaches (to name a few of our favorite haunts) shutdown this week - all of New Jersey is perhaps feeling a bit closed-in…at the moment, too.
Glad that’s over – friggin’ politicians!
‘Nuf said…as the sun shines once more, and our clan hits one of our favorite parks…you know…the one with the cutest little spray park.
Where Thing Two and Mini-me were able to finally cool their jets…and be friends…again.
And then get totally soaked, along with Little Man.
While Mini-me proves (once again) that…YES!…she can be very cute…and usually does get away with ALMOST anything.
And Thing One…though insisting she’s too old for such things…is caught by her mom enjoying a quick swing and… SMILING!?!?…egads, but preteen is a tough age…and herein lies a blackmail pic, if I ever saw one.
Then again, my kids are pretty easy-going about such things, and all it really takes for them (and me) is a bit of sunshine…to go along with their wet…and enjoy the summer home, with mom.
Me?
Well, if it wasn’t for my SIL – who was lovely enough to make an appointment to get ourselves in on a little girly-time – I wouldn’t have thought to take the time and do…you know…something for me.
And when she called to make sure I wasn’t going to…you know…blow her off…I told her that I would meet her at the…um…the place where people go to get their nails done…but, I wanted to clean up a bit first…and could hear the whole place roaring in the background as she yelled into the phone:
“You don’t have to clip and clean your toe nails…YOU BIG DOOFUS!…wtf do you think a pedicure is, anyways?”
Yah…but, she’s going to be touching my…um…and I don’t want her to think…
OH, NEVERMIND.
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See, how prettiful my DOOFUS toes look…for once.
And I gots matching DOOFUS hands, too!
The color?
Well, suffice it say – after the manicurist stopped laughing at my clean toenails and I told her that “…um, something neutral, perhaps…” gave me the once over and said “Oh, honey…do you really want to be that BORING!” – I picked the hottest color I could find:
My Chihuahau Bites!
Hah – take that, you smarmy little polish-whore – boring my ass! Just go ahead and ask me about the tatoo I’m getting, next week…go ahead…I dare you!
[picturing being poked with a needle (in THAT general area) and nearly puking on my chihuahuas]
Yep – perhaps they’re right – I am a DOOFUS.
But, surfs up…again!…and my kids like me (today at least) because I’m taking them on another roadtrip (read: getting out of this full house of all things…squishy) this afternoon…and they seem to think I’m pretty…you know…prettiful!
Have a great weekend and mind my DOOFUS dog – who already misses Aunt P. as much as I do and is keeping watch at the front door since I dropped her off at the airport early this morning –  he doesn’t bite…but, will lick you up and down like a cheap pornstar!
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14 responses to “Summer Vacation – Spit, Shine, A Quick Polish and All Things DOOFUS! – Day 15”
Well, with nice clear skies expected in the North East for the next week or so, you should be able to keep them out of the house an burning more energy.
Well, with nice clear skies expected in the North East for the next week or so, you should be able to keep them out of the house an burning more energy.
My toenails are currently HOT PINK. Why? I needed to feel hip. Or something.
LOVE the color.
My toenails are currently HOT PINK. Why? I needed to feel hip. Or something.
LOVE the color.
A pedicure/manicure — especially the “spa style” kind — is one of my favorite little pick-me-ups. And I’m overdue for that. Perhaps I’ll select Screaming Orange Barracuda for my color. Yeow-wee!
A pedicure/manicure — especially the “spa style” kind — is one of my favorite little pick-me-ups. And I’m overdue for that. Perhaps I’ll select Screaming Orange Barracuda for my color. Yeow-wee!
OH! Purty fun festive summer color. Is that really the name of the color because that is FREAKIN’ hilarious! Hope you are having a great weekend. 🙂
OH! Purty fun festive summer color. Is that really the name of the color because that is FREAKIN’ hilarious! Hope you are having a great weekend. 🙂
Great pictures! Love the cute tootsies! Ain’t anything better than getting a pedi and manicure to brighten your day! Though I did do something to perk up my spirits….hop over and check out my before and after pictures!! 😉
Great pictures! Love the cute tootsies! Ain’t anything better than getting a pedi and manicure to brighten your day! Though I did do something to perk up my spirits….hop over and check out my before and after pictures!! 😉
I’ve always been afraid to get a pedicure because I have such ticklish feet I’m worried that I’d kick the tech in the face when she touched them! Still, your feet look HOT!
I’ve always been afraid to get a pedicure because I have such ticklish feet I’m worried that I’d kick the tech in the face when she touched them! Still, your feet look HOT!
Just go ahead and ask me about the tatoo I’m getting, next week…go ahead…I dare you!
OOH! Tell us all about it. Even “that general area” is a little too vague, for people like me that live through the lives of others…
Just go ahead and ask me about the tatoo I’m getting, next week…go ahead…I dare you!
OOH! Tell us all about it. Even “that general area” is a little too vague, for people like me that live through the lives of others…