Piss and Vinegar

Today my kids woke up full of piss and vinegar.  They have been annoying the shit out of me from the moment they opened their precious little eyes.  They woke exceptionally early for a Sunday.  We went to bed after 11Pm and I figured I could at least sleep till 9 today.  On weekdays, James is asleep by 9:30, I wake him at 7:30am.  Its torture getting him out of bed.  He typically starts rattling off his list of ailments before he closes his eyes at night, in preparation for the following morning where he claims that he ALREADY let me know how sick he is.  How he can NOT go to school today.  His head hurts, his neck hurts, he’s nauseous, he’s gaseous, his legs ache, he might throw up.  But not today.  In fact, not ever on a weekend.  It’s a shame the school-week has him so ill.

Today the two of them woke up bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.  There were a few moments of sweet cuddling and chatting which naturally, turned ugly fast.  Cuddling progressed into eye poking, accusations of coughing on the other without covering one’s cough, a dutch oven (not me), the mention of wrestling (not happening), and who was too close to who….  a tired mom can’t catch a break.

We come downstairs to talks of who is bored, who is bothering the other and that there is NOTHING to do today.  I suggest we go to a Food and Music Festival literally a mile from our house.  Him- “Nah, sounds like a lot of walking, my feet hurt…i’m not even hungry.” (it’s in like 4 hours from now, if I starve you, you WILL be hungry).  Her- “no, I’m not interested, let’s just catch it on TV. (this shit is not going to be televised, kid).

I bought the tickets anyway.  I will push my nearly 9 year old in a stroller if I have to.