Today was unbelievably perfect - sunny, warm, heavenly. As per our tradition on such weekends, we held a neighborhood BYOB BBQ in our cul-de-sac. We set up card tables and lawn chairs, pulled out a few BBQ's, and everyone contributed a side dish or two.
The evening was rolling along fabulously. I was relaxing with my luscious hamburger, chatting with friends, basking in the evening glow. The boys were shooting hoops, Emma was giggling with her girl friends, Adana was making mud pies with her little friends. Yes, all was right in the world. Until . . .
"Is that Adana!?" someone yelled.
All heads turn to look behind me. Fingers point, uncontrollable laughter ensues. I slowly turn around to find . . .
Adana standing on the sand table, dress pulled up to her armpits, everything else from the armpits down totally naked, squatting over a bucket and PEEING into it.
I jumped up and ran over to her, yelling for her to PUT HER DRESS DOWN and STOP PEEING! When I finally got to her, she looked up at me with absolute innocence, as if I am the one doing something strange.
"Adana! What are you doing!?!"
"We're making mud pies to feed to the crocodiles. I was trying to make them poisonous so we could kill them."
Duh, mom. As if that wasn't obvious.
If I have to post a third Adana story tonight, I'm putting the kids to bed & pulling out my secret whiskey stash.
6 comments:
I got nothin'! But, the whiskey might be the right cure. :)
Oh Boy, you do have your hands full! When you come to my house, do you ever notice my front door smells like pee? It's because my boys prefer to go out the front door than in the bathroom...but luckily, they obey our rule, "you don't pee where you play."
Side note, in your garden, if you have deer problems, you supposedly can have post pubescent boys (men) urinate around garden and it keeps deer away! I am really looking forward to the teen years because deer are a problem here.
hahaha! Classic! Cant wait to see her this weekend!! The girls are gonna have soo much fun terrorizing everyone!! I think i may need a whiskey stash too...
One of my favorite Adana posts yet (and it is tough to choose). I love that girl. Oh how I wish I lived near you!
*Funny, I didn't think this post was supposed to make me cry. Must be hormones.*
Best. Post. EVER!
You've got to give her credit for being a smart one! That would make mud-pies poisonous for sure!
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