One of The Governor's preschool friends came over yesterday. After they took off their shoes, The Gov said, "C'mon, Russ, I've give you a tour of the place."
I was fully expecting The Tour to consist of "Here's my room" and "This is where we keep the XBox." I should know by now never to underestimate The Gov. Russ got the full tour, complete with running commentary:
Here's my brother's room. DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING IN HERE! The Senator will be mad.Poor Russ just followed along obediently, making small "hmmm" noises when appropriate. I left the tour to go fix lunch when they reached my room. The Gov pointed out the master bath and said, "Here is my mom and dad's bathroom. Behind the curtain: a shower!" I didn't want to stick around and hear him inspecting the grout. I started to fear that the next stop would be, "Here is our oven, where my mom hid the frying pan she failed to clean after breakfast."This is where our dog sleeps. You should not lay down on his dog bed or you will get covered with his dog hair.
The kitchen. We get lots of ladybugs in here by the windows. Sometimes I find a box elder bug too. If you can't step on 'em, you have to get the Dust Buster.
The livingroom. We can't jump on the couch, but we can build a fort with the cushions once Mom moves the boxes under the coffee table.
This room doesn't really have a name. It's just where the pinball machines are. I saw a spider under the pinball machine once.
I called the boys in to the kitchen for lunch. "But Mom! Russ hasn't seen the laundry room yet."
Next week, Russ returns with his interior design plans and turns The Outpost into a showplace. All for under $500.
Posted by Cathy at March 23, 2007 06:51 AM