Friday, April 1, 2011
These people (if you can call them that) who I live with, for some mysterious reason think that I run a restaurant. The weird thing is, they NEVER tip! At first I thought, oh, maybe there was a mix up, when they split the bill, something got miscalculated. I brushed it off, because we had a good rapport and all... Thing is, they keep coming back. I mean, for like, every single meal. And they NEVER leave a tip. I inquired as to what everyone felt like for dinner this evening as I was giving the babes and Lola a bath (first mistake, I now realize they thought I was offering them a menu). I then gave two options. Everyone looked at me like, "....and???? I stated that these were the options unless someone else wanted to cook. Lola asks, "Is there onions in it?" -no (yes, there is. And a zucchini. And garlic. Oh, child, you would be so mad if you knew all of the disgusting things I slip into your gullet) "Is there cheese?" -Yes. Yes, there is always cheese. Because cheese is the greatest thing the gods ever handed down to man. And wine. They are the biblical equivalent of Adam and Eve. Lola looks at me deeply, as if to discern which tricky path I offered was the safest route. "Okay. I guess that will be okay." And with a flip she is fully underwater, practically drowning the babies in her wake. I seem to have forgotten that I did anything besides parent for the last 8 months. Admittedly, I am an Aquarius (yes, those people who "changed it" can suck it) and good at starting things, yet so very poor at finishing. Too broad in scope, I often find. Anyways, I think I will just post when I can, and please know, I usually have no more than 20 mins to do this, so excuse my prose as it were.
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Just wait until the dine and dash bit of their teen years. And the crumbs that they leave in the other Who's houses will be even too small for the other Who's mouses.
ReplyDeleteCan you tell that I too have been stuck with the children for far too long? Seussian rhymes fill my imagination.
Funny enough, all day long I have been saying in my head,
ReplyDelete"Too wet to go out
And too cold to play ball.
So we sat in the house.
We did nothing at all.
So all we could do was to
Sit! Sit! Sit! Sit!
And we did not like it.
Not one little bit."
sigh.
Wonderful!!!! Rye, keep this coming! You have a GREAT gift for humor! Who knows, maybe you'll be the next Erma Bombeck (or are you too young to know anything about her?!?) Love, Aunt Marijo
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