Austin was so grumpy and cranky this morning, for no reason I could tell, so I asked him what was going on, for pete's sake and he said, " I didn't go to sleep until one-something."
Me: "Why?" (Trying very hard not to say it too forcefully or loudly)
Austin: "I was listening to Lord of the Rings" (We have audio cd's for all 3 and hobbit- yard sale for $5- I love good deals)
Aaaaarrrrggghhhh. He's been obsessed with lord of the rings since he started playing with a new neighbor boy who likes it (and as Austin informs me the new boy gets to watch the movies-- peer pressure already??), and is constantly asking me questions or wanting to tell me things. I guess its good- a junior book discussion, but he has been a pill all day (he burst into tears when I told him he would have to butter and syrup his own waffle), and he has soccer practice at 5:30 unless he crashes before then.
I let the kids watch a movie early today (1:00, usually they have to wait until 3:00) so he would lay on my bed and rest (I hoped he would go to sleep, though realistically I knew he would probably just watch the movie), instead he's lying in the front room listening to lord of the rings some more!! and as a result he is having to wrestle with jolie to keep her away from the cd player.
2 comments:
you make being a mom always sound like an adventure.
I am actually watching Lord of the Rings now. I can understand why Austin's obsessed. It's epic. I just hope he doesn't build it up too much in his mind so when he finally sees it, it's a disappointment. I would like to be there the first time he does get to see them. Send me an invite!
Being a mom is an adventure- so many twists and turns, and orcs and goblins, and thankfully lots of elves and true friends, and good triumphing over evil!! Huzzah.
Austin keeps asking to watch the movies (because his friend gets to see them- which may or may not be true), and we tell him no, but then he reminds us he watched them when he was little, which he probably did because we thought he was too young to be paying attention, so now that is coming back to haunt us.
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