Friday, April 25, 2008

Lint Brushes and the people who fear them.

Wednesday morning I'm racing around the house like a mad woman trying to get the kids and myself ready to leave. I'm brushing Hope's teeth with one hand, putting my contacts in with the other hand all while shouting at Jack to stop trying to push the button to start the jets in the bathtub. Before I got dressed the cat decided to take a nap on my clothes (they were laying on the bed). My outfit on this particular day is a black suit.

Accesory of choice to go with the black suit? Cat Hair. Nice.

I get dressed, making a mental note that I have to deal with Chia Pet appearance of my suit. I catch a glimpse of myself in the mirror. Sigh..... Things always look worse after putting in the contact lenses... I finish brushing Hope's teeth and continue to fuss at Jack about the bathtub jets. I start brushing my hair. Hair. Hair - crap! I still have to deal with the cat hair. I continue brushing my hair while I reach for the lint brush (the masking tape kind). Jack is following close behind. I'm brushing with one hand, rolling with the other. I set both brushes down when I'm finished and bend down to put my shoes on. I hear Jack say "My turn!" I absent mindedly reply "uh-huh Jack - that's good - your turn." out of the corner of my eye I see him reach for the brush. How cute, he's going to brush his hair. Oh wait - no, he's going to brush my hair. Oh, that's so sweet. Oh wait - his brush of choice is the lint brush. Did I mention it's the masking tape kind?

So sweet.

3 comments:

Kristi said...

oh sweet. i love it. i would have left the brush in and got in the car and got it out on my way to work....

VikingMom said...

I hate to say this, but I love to read about my friends parenting adventures because it makes me realize that I'm not the only with children who are out to get me. Did we do this to our parents? Is that why our kids are bent on our utter destruction?

Heidi said...

Laurel, I know what you mean. And it's moments like those that we really have to remember those famous words of wisdom: "Be nice to your kids - they're going to be the ones picking your nursing home."

So there you go - just a little something to look forward to...