Today – after a busy week of swimming lessons, camping, museums, zoos, and some housework with few breaks I felt like taking it easy and working on computer maintenance. TheMommy wanted to read and relax.
These are not usually short things – especially when I really haven’t done much of it for ohhhhh, about two years. What was I talkin’ bout? – Oh yeah.
So, when the girls got up and noiselessly started watching their latest Netflix infatuation I didn’t complain (like usual). Then TheMommy and I listened to Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me, did some dishes, and…TheMermaids pushed on valiantly.
There isn’t much blow-by-blow to miss here but suffice it to say…it’s now 20:22 and they watched something like 11 hours of TV – with very little interruption (except for when Netflix wanted to go outside and play once).
Un-be-liev-able.
At one point TheMommy even opened the window
Look! It’s sunny outside! Go outside and play?!
Ahhhh? [shading their eyes] It’s too bright!
What are they becoming…moles?
Then, at about 18:30 I approached them, in the dark, deep basement TV room and said
Well? was it worth it?
Worth what?
Worth “it”?! You’ve sat on your butts all day long and watched ‘Charlie’ the whole time – just think of all you’ve missed?
LaGrande just squirmed a little bit but TheWeeOne, with the surety of a seasoned philosopher said blithely
What did we miss?
Oooooh, she’s good that one.
*coming soon – activities actually DONE on my staycation. Lots of pictures.
blief 
TheMommy also went to the store and made a new cupcake flavor – snickerdoodle! And planted some flowers, and cleaned up the kitchen, and set some pictures up for my new cake page! But still had plenty of time to relax and read – my how much I get done when only required to sporadically place food in front of the mermaids! As leGrande was heading off to bed she did mention that she didn’t want to do that again anytime soon! Good thing. Cause there’s only so many days that TheMommy and TheDaddy will let them watch that much TV – and I think they used up their quota for the next couple of years!
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Sometimes, knowing the pace you all keep, a vegetation day is called for!
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The way “summers” have become around here I think we’re all just a few generations from having mole/human hybrids for offspring.
Thank you for the cupcakes, by the way, they were delicious. Unfortunately, there are four more at home… taunting me.
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