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Jackisms, Brennisms and Megisms for this Post-Christmas Day

It's the day after Christmas. Video games are being played, Meg is "crafting," Paul is searching for deals online and I just finished reading a book about Saint Augustine. Everyone is in their happy place. Granted, before these idyllic moments could begin I asked everyone clean up the house due to it's post-Christmas chaos...and I like to think that they cleaned out of love for me (a Christmas miracle!) Hey, one can dream, right?


Anyway, it's a good day. I figured I'd make it that much better by offering up some "isms." Laughter is a gift, and we need more of it in our lives this year : ) Enjoy!

 

Jack came up to me and said, “MOM...phew, there was a crisis that was just AVERTED! I had accccciiiideeently dumped the sugar holder over, and sugar was ALL OVER the floor...but I grabbed a piece of paper, made a shovel and put almost ALL of it back into the sugar holder so you can still use it.” (Insert self-satisfied smile)

Well, happy Mother’s Day to me. Anyone want some kitchen floor cookies???



Today Meg and I were talking about strangers, getting lost, finding help etc.

Me: “so, if you get lost, who should you ask for help?” (We’ve always said that they should find another Mama.)

Meg: “um, God.”

Me: “well, yes. Ok. But what type of *person* should you find??”

Meg: “a STRANGER?!?!”

Me: “yes, well, another Mama. Ok?” (She nods) “and how can you tell if a lady is a Mama?” (Shooting for something like having a stroller, carrying a baby etc.)

Meg: “ummmmmm....she has an angry face???”



I heard a thin, frustrated wail from downstairs as the kids were suppose to be getting ready. A few minutes later a weeping Meg stumbles up stairs followed by a belligerent Jack ...

Meg: “Jack stomped on my head!!”

Jack: “I did not!!”

Meg: “YES. I was laying on the ground [why???] and then you stomped on me!”

I give Jack a pointed look....

Jack: (Sigh) “I mean....I was walking, and then I stumbled and then I might have stepped on her face....ON ACCIDENT MOM!!!”



Me: (I’m going be loving and patient with my children tonight!!! #goals!!)

Also me: Why is there a pile of cold, wet laundry in the drier?!?!

Brenn: um, this morning you only told me to SWITCH the laundry. You didn’t mention starting the drier....so.....

Also me: Why is there salad and dressing and cheese and steak all over the rug?!?!

Brenn: oh, uh, Meg bumped into me as I walked to the table....so...



Meg: It’s not weird that prince Han asked Anna to marry him. (We’d been watching “Frozen” for all the non moms of toddler girls out there )

Me: Well, it was weird bc they’d just met. Would YOU marry a boy who you’d just met?

(Pause)

Meg: No....

(Sigh of relief...)

.... unless he told me his name. Then I’d say, “YES! BECAUSE IT’S TRUE LOVE!!!!!”

I tried to point out that Han turned out to be a homicidal sociopath ....but she would not be deterred from her belief that first names were sufficient enough to begin a life-long commitment. #relationshipgoals #truelove



Brenn, after watching me check out at the grocery store...

Brenn: (happy sigh) “mom, when I watch you buy SO MUCH STUFF it makes me happy...”

Me: 🤨 “why?”

Brenn: “because it means we must have UNLIMITED amounts of money in the bank.” (Happy sigh)

Hmmmm, so many avenues I could go with this parenting moment... 😂😂😂



So, there’s been lots of talk about ways to help children in the anchorage area process the circumstances around the earthquake. Our children went to a resiliency event held on the base and while there, my daughter ended up making a craft with a very sweet chaplain assistant who began to delve into Meg’s emotional health. As always, my children do not disappoint 😜

CA: “So you were at home for the earthquake?”

Meg: “Yep”

CA: “That must have been scary. How did you feel during the earthquake.”

(Pause) Meg scrunches up her face.

Meg: “Weeeeelll, I FELT like I had to go poop.”



Meg has taken to narrating her future life for me. This morning she was talking on the phone to her husband (about, of all randomness, what he should do if he finds out that their kids went to the movie theater by themselves.) When the phone call concluded, I asked her how married life was.

Meg: Sigh. "It's so hard Mom."

Me: "Tell me about it. How long have you been married?"

Meg: "One day."

Me: "I see. Why did you marry this man?"

Meg: "Because I found him!"

Me: "Um, where did you find him?"

Meg: Sigh "Just wandering around in the woods. In the WOODS Mom."

Yep - Classic love story. Girl goes into the woods, comes out with a husband. 😂



Well ya'll, we're home : ) Loved seeing Paul and boys (Jack still has this tendency to be awkward with his affection and when I was sitting on the couch hugging Brenn he sat down beside me and, when unable to also hug me, reached over and gently held my foot while smiling sappily. Sure, we'll need to address this social behavior before he starts dating...but for today, it was adorable 😁)



Meg comes to me with a picture she'd just painted. As she hands it to me she says, "Mama, I painted this be-u-tiful picture for a very special person!" I enthusiastically say, "Aw, baby...so it's for me?" Meg removes it from my hand and nonchalantly states, "No, Mama." 😳😳😳😳🙄🙄 #Iguessimnotspecial #cold #fouryearoldandalreadyapro



Just noticed some oddly shaped holes in Jack’s jeans. Me, “where did those come from?” Jack (with wide, not-looking-at-me eyes) “ummmmmmm, I had scissors, aaaaaand, uhmmmmmm, I wanted to see what type of holes they’d cut into fabric, aaaaaaand, ummmmm, I used my jeans.” Me:😳, then, “didn’t you worry you’d cut your leg?!?!” Jack: 🤔 “Nope!” Me: 🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️

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