Wednesday, September 10, 2008

dearer than any other

i'm currently taking applications for anyone who answers to the word "mom/mommy" and would like to spend a day with me. thanks nat, for reminding us why a name that is "dearer than other" can also be so infuriating and nails on a chalkboardish!

before you feel too bad for me, the hubster did let me go on an hour run last night. i have commitments tonight (whole family) and tomorrow night (sans kids). earlier this week i was feeling bad about being gone so many nights in a week, but now the idea is sounding grand.

7 comments:

rusted sun said...

Although my kids can't yet say mom I feel your pain. I've been told by a friend that I should make sure that this kids first word is dad and not mom....so that his is the name they call in the middle of the night...."Sweetheart, the babies need YOU".

Tice said...

One day when I'm bored, I shall tally the times I hear that name...spoken by all of the children. I wonder how high that tally will be...

natalie said...

I would so sign up... if I were there :( wah, wahhhh. Next time you feel chalkboard-ish when your darlings call for you, just remember how awesome you are and thats why they call. At least thats what I've been saying to myself lately.

the hinckleys said...

I object to being referred to ask "the hubster." (Should I used my new found blogging abilities to just edit it out?)

april said...

@the hubster- do what you may; i'll make a note of it for the future.

Scrappycook said...

We have all been there! My husband is gone so much that it is a major celebration for the kids every time her comes home. Somehow I never get that kind of reception since I am with them 24/7!! Never feel bad for needing some alone time to remember you!

laina kay said...

Gotta love it when they walk right by Daddy, who's watching t.v., to find Mommy, who's upstairs cleaning, and ask for a drink. My kids do this ALL THE TIME!

I think they are just so used to harrassing me all the time that they don't quite know what to do when their other parent is around! The name "Mom" definitely takes on a nails-on-the-chalkboard quality at those times!

quotables

"is that lily holding baby lily?" -lily's response when i showed her a picture of gracie holding her when lily was a baby.

"drama class is actually a lot of fun." -gracie (this is only humorous in that grace seemed surprised by how much she likes drama class. this from my child who we refer to as "a drama queen" when she is not around.)

"mom, you can go with my teacher and i'll stay home with japie and evan. daddy can go to work, and i'll be the mommy" -lily, in response to learning that she would be going to preschool next year instead of this year.

"mom, if you don't get rid of that smell soon, you're going to have to buy a new car." -gracie when it took me a couple of days to clean out my car after returning from a road trip.

"mommy, they have dress-ups for you!" -lily while walking by the prom dress section at macy's.

"i said the prayer "last"-erday." -lily's replacement word for "yesterday."