Another Weekend Bites The Dust

Why do happy children turn mad?

Friday, hand cell phone to child #1 and child #2, many thanks. Weekend company arrive. Child #1 sees friend out BY THEM SELVES at Don Jose' Mexican Restaurant and she is allowed to get up and go speak to them. Child #2 sees a friend with parents and is allowed to go speak. Child #1 comes back, flops down in her chair and becomes bossy/sassy/and pissed. Child #2 comes back and the only thing on her mind is food.

Same night, trip to Wal-Mart after meal. I do not allow children to roam the store. THIS IS NOT A NEW RULE. Child #1 becomes extremely mad that she is not allowed to go where she wants to, because after all she does have a cell phone. SORRY RULE STILL IS NO ROAMING. I'm gonna call so-n-so. Not right now please we'll be out of Wal-Mart in a minute and then you can call. F.I.N.E. C.R.A.P. I. HAVE MY OWN CELL PHONE AND CAN'T EVEN USE IT. C.R.A.P. Don't say crap to me. I. WASN'T. Yes you did. I heard you. Nicole heard you. I.WAS. SAYING.CRAP. BECAUSE.I.STILL.HAVE.A NOTE. IN.MY.POCKET.

Child #2 is walking with child #3 not bothering anyone. Child #1 tells child #2 you're not supposed to touch her in Wal-Mart because SHE(meaning me) said so. Child #2, can I walk with child#3? Yes. Child #1, Oh, SO I'M THEONLYONENOTALLOWEDTOTOUCHHER. (Iseriously do not remember even discussing this, EVER). I did not say that to you. YOU TOLD ME NOT TO PICK HER UP. Yes, I did say that, she's 5 and can walk. FINE.

Child #2 brushes Child #1 in passing in the isle. Child #1 throws up her arms very dramatically and says OMG DON'T TOUCH ME GROSS I DON'T WANT YOU TOUCHING ME, OH THAT JUST CREEPS ME OUT. and she shudders dramatically. Me: Stop that, you are now being ridiculous. WHAT SERIOUSLY I DON'T WANT HER TOUCHING ME SHE CREEPS ME OUT. Alyssa can touch me because she is my sister.

I just really want to go home alone.

Saturday.
Trip to Jonesboro. Child #1 I want to play with Alyssa's game. Child #2 got to play with it. No she did not, I told her not to. She only touched it to move. WELL I DIDN'T GET MY TURN. You didn't listen, NO ONE BUT ALYSSA IS PLAYING WITH IT PLAY WITH YOUR NINTENDO DS. CHILD#1: HOW IS THAT FAIR TO ME. (oh, I want to be alone)

Me to all of the children: YOU ARE ALL GOING TO MEEMAWS AS SOON AS THEY GET HOME. Child #1, WHY? THATS NOT FAIR. I DON'T WANT TO GO OVER THERE. It doesn't matter, you are going. WHY SO YOU AND NICOLE CAN GO TO SAM'S TOWN CASINO IN TUNICA HOW IS THAT FAIR.
Me:(OMG, OMG, OMG, OMG, OMG) You are going to Meemaws and I am going home and it is none of your business what Nicole and I do after you are dropped off. MAYBE I'M GOING TO CHUCKEE CHEESE WITHOUT FREAKIN KIDS. Point being...you are not going with me!

Sunday.
Pick up child #1 and #2 and go home after sitting a mother-in-laws house listening to Child #1 be unbearably loud.

I walked and ran on the tred mill. I made child #1 and#2 walk. Child #1, but I was going to blow dry my hair, we might go somewhere. You can blow dry after you walk, we are not going anywhere. Child #1 OMG WE NEVER GO ANYWHERE.

Do I really live in the same house as child #1? Maybe those people I fed at Don Jose' and Ci Ci's Pizza were hitch hikers and I didn't know it.

MONDAY MORNING. Me to Child #1, did you get a study guide Friday in school? UM....NO. You don't have to tell me to do my homework.
Okay. Blow dry my hair. Me to Child #1, In science on Friday did you get a study guide. Child #1 looking at me like I am possibly the MOST STUPID person on the face of the earth...YES, DUH. When I asked you 10 min ago, you said no. YOU DIDN'T ASK ABOUT SCIENCE YOU ASKED ABOUT SCHOOL. ME:?????? OKAY I say gritting my teeth. Did you do it? NO ONE DID. Edline said it was homework, go get it a study it. I walk in her room and she is laying there with a notebook sheet of paper with 4 vocab words written on it with partial definitions. Me: Where is the study guide. THIS IS IT. No, where is the one the teacher handed out. SHE.DID.NOT.HAND.OUT.A.STUDY.GUIDE. ME: omg, you just told me you got one in Science 15 seconds ago. WELL.THE.TEACHER.DID.NOT.HAND.IT.OUT.I.HAD.TO.GET.IT.FROM.HER.DESK.EVERYBODY.DID.
Oh, my mistake for NOT BEING IN THE ROOM AND KNOWING THAT.
WHAT? WHAT DID I SAY? I JUST SAID THAT THE TEACHER DID NOT HAND IT OUT LIKE YOU SAID.
Just start answering the questions on a separate sheet of paper. Child#1: I COULDN'T DO IT BECAUSE WE WERE NOT AT HOME ALL WEEKEND I HAD TO GO TO MEEMAWS.
You had time Friday, Saturday morning because we did not leave for Jonesboro until 12 noon, you had time Sunday because we came home from Meemaws at 4pm, you had time.

BUT YOU DIDN'T TELL ME TO DO IT.

OH MY GOSH, OH MY GOODNESS...I'M GOING CRAZY.

Otherwise, Nicole and I had a great time at ISLE OF CAPRI in Helena, the crab legs and other sea food was great. I had a great time "people watching". I lost 20 bucks and so did Nicole.