Random Notes from the Sandwich Life

1.  The other day Ernie had a headache and I was near the kitchen cupboard so I grabbed the ibuprofen.  I shook two out in his hand.  He just looked at me so I shook one more out.  He just looked at me so I thought, 'gee, his head must really hurt' and shook out another one.  He just kept looking at me and finally said, "uh, Cynthia....I don't want those."  I stared at him, stared at his hand and said "WHOOPS!"  I'd been giving him my antidepressant!  He started laughing and said, "do you think I need those?" and I said, "well for God's sake, by all rights you should but evidently you're better at dealing with life than I am!!!"

2.  Recently I bribed Leo to let me take a picture of him (I promised to pick up some of his Lego for him).  He looked different when he got his hair cut a while back but he looks different again to me....all of a sudden his face is looking older, more teen to me.  Ernie explained this to him and Leo said, "well, I'm a pre-teen....it's OBvious."  "It's obvious" is one of his favorite expressions.  Owen's favorite is, "uh, that's awkward."  God help me.

Anyway---Leo is looking more grown up to me and sometimes he reminds me of my father.  Another sweet, stubborn curmudgeon!

  

 

3.  Zinnia season is officially here! 
 
4.  Last night I was driving in the car with Owen and he was cheerful which means he was talking non-stop.  He'd cut his finger that morning and he was suddenly struck by all the similarities between us.  "Mom, doesn't Dad say we have the same nose?"  "Yep," I said.  "And doesn't he say that we have the same kind of smile?"  "Yep".  "And you cut your finger and I cut my finger!"  "Yep."  "And your bandaid came off and so did mine!"  "Yes, you're right Owen."  "Wow, we are just alike."  "I guess we are Owen," I agreed.  Then he thought for a minutes and said, "Mom?  How was your childhood?"  Sometimes it's hard to not giggle continuously.  I feel as though I should have a tape recorder going at all times because I don't remember a quarter of it all!  I assured him that I'd had a good childhood and he seemed very pleased.

5.  Here are my three boys at Exile on Mainstreet.  And no, I don't know why Owen has that goofy expression.

 
6.  And now....just because I think you deserve it...please enjoy one of my favorite pop songs by Hüsker Dü.

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