The VP stayed home today to help me with the boys so I can get ready for my weekend trip. I think he was a little dismayed at what passes for normal around here on most other days.
The Governor grabbed a glass bottle of olive oil out of the pantry. I told him no and handed him the 16 ounce, plastic bottle of vegetable oil. I thought The VP was going to have a stroke. He ran over and took it out of his hands, put it away, and locked the pantry. He stared at me as though I had just set and baited a rusty bear trap in the middle of the kitchen floor.
Now look here, I told him, it's a PLASTIC bottle. He can't open it. He can't break it. I can load the dishwasher and clean off the high chair before he gets bored with it.
I don't think he was impressed. But...I sat down to finish some blog reading, and VOILA! I'M (once again) IN THE RIGHT! Natalie does the same thing!
Heh...go read that post and the one before. Looks like some changes are in store at the Yates household. I'd pay to see a video of Natalie walking in from work, flopping down in a chair, holding her hand out for a drink, flipping on the latest Arsenal v. Manchester United game, and telling Andy to keep the kids quiet. Web cam, Natalie?
Posted by Cathy at October 3, 2003 01:08 PMYou want to be careful Ms Cathy. ;)
Posted by: Andy at October 6, 2003 11:37 AMOh yes...all that and more will be found in my line of home videos, set to be released early next year. I'm going to install a Nanny-Cam to watch how Andy handles it when he discovers that Zoe has broken a crayon off in the electrical outlet, or when Nico decides it's really fun to fling his arms at the precise moment that you get the spoon to his lips.
My absolute *favorite* time is when all three dogs are throwing themselves at the glass door, Zoe's doing a balancing act on the back of the couch and Nico's about to eat coins. Times like that cound make a grown man cry. Yet moms like us handle it with grace under pressure and elegance. And much screaming. :^)
Posted by: picklejuice at October 6, 2003 12:17 PMOh. My. G*d.
Your household sounds exactly like mine. Three dogs about to breakdown the back door. Arm-flinging combined with spoon-feeding. Coin consumption. Gymnastics on the furniture.
And all in a twenty minute period. If The VP liked soccer as much as Andy, people might think we're the same blogger.
Andy - Think of it as a potential new income. You could sell the video to Spike TV and have your own show. It would be twice as funny as Extreme Elimination Challenge. ;)
Posted by: Cathy at October 6, 2003 02:01 PMYou people are just sick, revelling in the torment of fellow human beings. ;)
Posted by: Andy at October 8, 2003 05:22 PMHeh, heh, heh. :)
Posted by: Cathy at October 8, 2003 09:03 PM