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Hijacked – It’s Been a While

November 17, 2020 by Michelle Filed Under: Being a Mom Leave a Comment

There were several directions I could have gone with this post. I even thought about prefacing with a warning to read with your perkiest voice because I didn’t want it to sound whiney, like when my current three-year-old asks for something to eat because he’s starving….

But then I decided to completely switch directions. It’s been a while since I wrote about being hijacked by one of our kids 😉 It used to happen quite often, when they were little and got sent home for all the things…

Well, Reynolds got sent home yesterday because he was coughing in class. It was a classic hijacking by one of the Lucas kids!
We are following all the school’s requirements at this point and waiting for a test result to come back before he goes back to school, hopefully and Lord-willing, tomorrow.

In the meantime, we are enjoying our cough-free home time together today.

This morning he had completed all his school work by the time I got home from Pilates at 9am. NINE am. He asked, “Momma, can we go on a walk?” Why of course! That’s what was next on my to-do list. 🙂
He rode his bike, we took Bleu and enjoyed the cool weather together. It was a shorter walk than normal, when we made our way back into the front yard. I asked if he wanted to keep going or be back home and he said he wanted to put up his bike and go back out, walking with me this time.

He even held my hand…

Andrew and I could be super annoyed that he’s hijacked our plans and having to be home when he seems perfectly healthy. And honestly, if I was still working full time at my previous job, I would be completely stressed out with this twist in the schedule/plan for the week. But today, I’ve decided to embrace the fact that he’s home, he’s well {still waiting on a test result to prove that} and we are enjoying being with him. We have even watched Home Alone and Home Alone 2…because, why not?

Until next time, and hopefully sooner…

A Tale of Emory + His Big Sister

October 29, 2020 by Michelle Filed Under: Being a Mom Leave a Comment

If you’ve met my youngest child, Emory, who is everything boy, this story will not surprise you. I often post things like this about him on Facebook and Instagram because to be honest, he’s crazy. Manic at times. And Eliza Jane is typical middle child go-with-the-flow, I’ll do whatever anyone tells me to, which is not a good combo when Emory is ‘in charge’.

Here we go: yesterday school was over for the two big kids so I told everyone to shut off their Chromebooks because Lord knows 7.5 hours on technology will fry one’s brain cells. Remember that commercial in the 80’s or 90’s with the egg in the frying pan – the ‘this is your brain on drugs’ commercial? Well, I feel like that’s how we’re all going to feel in about 40 years, from being on these dang computers all.day.long.
I digress.

I told the kids to shut off their Chromebooks and go outside to play. Emory promptly burst into tears, picked his up and started to walk outside WITH it in his clammy little hands!

“No sir.” I said, sternly. More tears.
I took the Chromebook back inside and sat it on the dining room table where he and Eliza Jane had been doing their school work.
Now, side note, Emory is technically not in school, but when brother and sister are constantly on their devices he feels left out so I let him do “school work” aka PBS Kids for the last 30 min of the school day. #winning

Okay, so we were all outside playing, having a jolly good time when Reynolds made Eliza Jane mad/sad/emotional, so she had a meltdown and asked to go see the neighbor. Sure. Whatever. Stop crying.

Some short time later, I walked into the house through the front door and lo and behold Eliza Jane AND Emory are sitting at his Chromebook watching a show. I was like, “WHATAREYOUDOING!?”
“Get OUTSIDE!!”

Back out they went. Not long after that, as I stood in the kitchen chopping garlic for our supper…. I looked out the window and realized I didn’t see any of my three children.
I walked to the back deck and yelled for them.
Nothing.
I yelled louder.
Still Nothing.
Not trying to sound completely hysterical, I yelled one last time.
“M’am!?” Came Reynolds’ voice from the garage. We talked; He obviously couldn’t hear me screaming. And he had no clue where his brother or sister were.

I walked back inside the house and through the front windows, noticed them sitting on the bench on the front porch.
I walked to the front door, opened the door and proceeded to ask what they were doing and I get this mischievous look from Emory, who AT THE SAME TIME IS CLOSING/CLUTCHING his Chromebook and for the second time in less than 15 minutes I was stunned!
This literally cannot be happening. I’m banging my head on a brick wall. NO.One. is listening/obeying.

I grabbed the Chromebook and sent both kids to their rooms for deliberately disobeying me.

the dynamic duo

Y’all won’t believe this.

Less than five minutes passed and I heard them upstairs chatting it up like they’re at the ice cream shop! I walked up the stairs, and Emory is UNDER THE BED talking and presumably hiding with Eliza Jane.

“GET.OUT.” I said. And without a peep, he got up and went back to his room, where again, he burst into tears.

I may have thrown my hands up in the air. Blown away. Y’all. This kid is the reason I dye my hair. God knows I love him to bits, but Lord help me I am silver-headed.

In the midst of his final melt-down, somehow he gave up and passed out.
#Iwon.

Until next time…

The New Friday Night

July 27, 2015 by Michelle Filed Under: Being a Mom, Life 2 Comments

Last Friday night we went to the Zoo.  It was member’s night from 6-9, and thinking that it would be a little less crowded and not quite a million degrees hot out…., we went.

We invited along with us our sweet friends DJ and Dana who have a three month old daughter.  It was her first trip to see the lions, tigers and bears….oh my!  {I had to say it!}

We saw the new entrance {which is beautiful}, the new grizzly bears as they chomped on their watermelons.028

A really sweet little owl, that preferred to have a good bit of “personal space”.007
The boys got to see the gorilla eat his dinner and we all went through the walk about to gaze at the kangaroos, who are by far, the laziest of animals!  Except for the monkeys!!  009Then we went down to see the giraffes, where Dana took a selfie with “Ginger” – who I think Dana named herself!!Dana Ginger

The bestest thing about the giraffes is that you can feed them….of which R is NOT a fan {still!}.

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Look at that tongue!!

On to the flamingos, where Reynolds could stand and watch for hours I think

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And then to the petting zoo, where THIS guy…ha!!  I said “One, two, three…Cheese!”

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My kids don’t even smile on command this this kid!!!

We had a fantastic night!

Dana stated a few times, that this is “the new Friday night”…out with families and kids.  Loud and crazy.

Gone are the days of happy hours.   A quiet dinner for two, or four {adults}.  Dancing until the wee hours of the morning….Yep.  This is the new Friday night.

{Ain’t nobody got time to be dancing ’til the wee hours of the morning because those babies are gonna wake up at 7am whether you are ready or not!!!}

And, jokingly as it may have been said, we all truly agreed that it’s by far the best way to spend a Friday night….as families.

 
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If I Could…

February 5, 2015 by Michelle Filed Under: Being a Mom Leave a Comment

As I was laying in the bed with Reynolds tonight, I thought to myself: If I could stay here forever, snuggling with and tickling you, I would.  As a mom, the best sound in the world is the sweet voice of your child.  Giggling and belly laughing.   Saying “No, Mama no!!” and then “Gen!!” {for “again”} because the tickling is just too good to stop.

He rolled around pretending to snore, saying “‘Tay” {for “stay”} when I tried to leave.  And then when I said, “Reynolds, Momma loves you” he said “Uh-huh”…just like a boy would.

He steals my heart.

If I could keep him this age….

Then I remembered a book that we have.  I don’t remember who gave it to us, but it’s a sweet little read.  Entitled, “If I Could Keep You Little…”If I could

In those moments I remembered some of the words, “If I could keep you little, I’d hold your hand everywhere.  But then I’d miss you knowing, I can go…you stay there.” and “If I could keep you little, I’d keep you close to me. But then I’d miss you growing into who you’re meant to be!”

Yes, it tugged at my heart strings for just a moment…he won’t be small forever.  Almost two years have completely flown by.  My baby talks like crazy and has a great personality and I stand in amazement of him everyday of the things he says, does and remembers.  He is so stinking smart!

He will be all grown up before I know it.

So then I wondered…would I really?  If I could…

If I could make time stand still for just a few moments…..maybe I would….

 

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