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October 28, 2007
birthday, 1974-style
happy birth day to mom! happy birthday to me!
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October 18, 2007
Gusisms, v.256
setting: Gus was pretending to be playing a video game (Something he tried ONCE a year ago, and has never forgotten. Total gamer on our hands.) Apparently, the video game was scary and was going to scare me, too.
Gus: Looks over at me, tilts his head down as if looking OVER a pair of reading glasses, and says very earnestly, "Mama, you have to promise me that you won't be fainted."
Me: I, trying hard not to laugh, shocked that he knows what fainting even is, say, "Umm, okay..."
Flash forward to tonight.
Setting: We're in the car. I recall this story, and finally tell John.
Gus: After hearing me tell John the story, he says, "Only girls fainted, boys don't fainted."
John: Driving, turns his head away and slightly crumples in silent laughter, knowing full well I am not the 'girl' to say such things to.
Me: "What?? Who told you that?"
Gus: "I did."
Me: "Both girls AND boys can faint."
Gus: "No they can't, only girls."
Me: "But I'm a girl..."
Gus: "No you're not."
We then find out that he saw a cartoon where a woman saw a kid in a halloween costume through her window and fainted. Something he saw for two seconds now has become not only a part of his vocabulary, but also a part of his worldview. Anyone know of a cartoon where the boys are fainting left and right? I feel like my childhood friend, Joe, is channeling Gus somehow and making him say such things just to rile me up.
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October 17, 2007
More change around these parts
Any kind of change you introduce into the delicate balance called our family wrecks havoc.
Small (like running out of waffles in the morning), or medium (taking turns getting sick), or extra-large (me starting a new job) can cause us to walk crooked for a minute or even days. The waffle shortage can take a 20-minute breakfast into a 40-minute breakfast, with half of the time crying and negotiating over what could possibly take its place. The new job? Well, its impacts are more subtle and widespread (or perhaps I'm just fooling myself, perhaps it is hit-you-over-the-head obvious).
I should know better, though. 'Calm' comes during sleep only, and lovely, energetic chaos = normal living.
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October 11, 2007
He liked the cleaning
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October 07, 2007
Blue
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October 02, 2007
the face of strep throat
On Saturday night, Gus woke up with a start and called me to his room. As I lay beside him, he says in a very lucid and awake voice, "If we have a fever, we can say 'booo boo boo boo,' and it will go away."
At this point, I started laughing because I thought it was a great sentiment to have. Gus instantly says, "It's not funny!" and starts crying a deep, hurt cry.
"Oh my goodness, I am so sorry, I did not mean to hurt your feelings," I said. "I just thought what you said was really smart and funny, I didn't want to hurt your feelings." His sobs subsided, and he was quiet for a moment.
"How are you feeling?" I asked, with his fever and throat in mind.
"Well, first you hurt my feelings, and then you made me feel happy, so I was confused."
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