sports fans -- small repairs
My guys love their sports. The conversation usually goes like this:
J: "Hey Dad, wanna hit some baseballs?"
Bri: "Sure, kiddo." (Brian never has the heart to turn him down.)
J: (As they walk out the door) "And then we can play soccer, and after that we can play football, and mommy can pretend to tailgate and then we'll play catch and then..."
Thus begins the kicking, running, jumping, throwing, and inevitably the tackling, tickling and giggling. It's so sweet, you could eat them up.
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My "to make" list has gotten very long. I have lots of orders pending and several birthday presents to make. I've chosen to avoid it all together by taking on something very simple. Do you have a pile like this? A stack of clothing that needs minor alterations or repairs- a split seam here, a stain to cover there. Maybe a strange logo to hide. It's nothing a green polka dot space shuttle won't fix. As soon as I'm done with this pile, for the love of Pete, I'm going to get started on the bigger projects. If you've ordered something from me, I haven't forgotten. It'll be done right away. Well, soon. OK, soon-ish.
Comments
mama 'pretends to tailgate'! Oh my gosh, that's hysterical and so unbelievably sweet. I love this image. And yes...I am working on that same 'mending' pile at the moment too...happily ignoring all that I really NEED to do. Ah...
Posted by: amanda | September 19, 2006 01:53 PM
very nice spaceship - i've been doing some of the same, lately.
Posted by: kirsten | September 19, 2006 02:11 PM
Who doesn't love a green polka dot space shuttle? And yes, I have a pile like that.
Posted by: laeroport | September 19, 2006 02:38 PM
the pretending to tailgate is cracking me up too.
Posted by: Mama Urchin | September 19, 2006 03:00 PM
Soonish? Love it.
Wow, replace your sports conversations with our lego and pyramid conversations and we're pretty much the same family.
Posted by: capello | September 19, 2006 03:04 PM
unfortunately, i have growing piles of clothes awaiting mending, etc. it never seems to end. when i think i'm ahead, something else happens!
the space shuttle is very cute!
Posted by: lera | September 19, 2006 05:21 PM
My husband just asked me if I would finally get to mending his pants if he bought me a new sewing machine!!! Is he serious!?!?! Ive gotta ask him about that in the morning.
Posted by: Eren | September 19, 2006 11:12 PM
I love the way J is smiling at his daddy. So sweet!
He sounds like the boy version of Keely in that paragraph! and then we'll...and then we'll. ;-)
Your shirt looks really cute!
Posted by: Angela | September 20, 2006 06:45 AM
Those boys have fun! And your mending looks really cute! Good luck with the rest of your to-do list.
Posted by: Veronica TM | September 20, 2006 10:27 AM
Do I ever have a stack of things to fix, finish, begin...it seems I always get the begin part in time just the finish part.
Posted by: Tami | September 29, 2006 06:21 AM