The Lighter Side of Things

I’ve been a little down lately, and sluggish in general.  Well, it’s hard to say “lately” when it’s actually my general state of being, with a few energetic days thrown in here and there.  But I’m working on it.

Anyway, I noticed I lost an email subscriber the other day and it made me wonder, Has my general attitude changed the feel of my blog?  I think maybe.  Erm, probably.  I’m proud of the introspective posts I’ve written, but it’s time to lighten things up a bit.

So, here are a few of the things that have made me belly laugh lately.  A bit of a warning: most of them have to do with poop or boobs.  Apparently, I find them really funny.  Who knew?

*  We were leaving my mom’s house and she was buckling Alison into her car seat.  Alison suddenly said, in a very sing-songy voice, “I just pooted in your fa-ace!” (obnoxious, I know).  And my mom sung back, “My face wasn’t near your bu-utt!”.  Something about a 58 year old woman singing that had me in stitches.

*  Blythe is very interested in going on the potty like the rest of us.  She’s actually gone pee a few times, but it’s very hit or miss.  The other night I noticed she was making her “poop face” and got her on the potty lickety-split. 

She wasn’t interested, and wandered off.  I got distracted by running the bath and before I knew it, she came back with a big dingle berry hanging off of her rear end.  Which was made even funnier by her doing a little booty-shake dance next to the tub.

As I was wiping her up, I heard Alison yell from the kitchen, “Ew, Mom!  Someone pooped on the floor!” which I subsequently had to clean up, laughing all the while.

*  I was having tummy troubles earlier this week, which were accompanied by some frequent bathroom visits.  On the way home from picking Alison up from school, I suddenly had to GO.  I got Alison out of the car and she stepped out of my way, saying, “You go ahead of me mom, I don’t want you to have an accident in your pants”.  So thoughtful, that girl.

*  Alison and Blythe discovered a Motown Love Songs CD and have fallen in love with it.  Their favorite is “Stop in The Name of Love”, which they now dance to, nightly, after the bath – in the nude, most of the time.  They spin and spin around until they collapse on the floor, in fits of giggles.  And then they do it all over again.

*  One morning Blythe woke up, crying, just as I was getting out of the shower.  I rushed in there to get her, and as soon as she saw me she stopped crying and said, “BOOBIE!”.  She hadn’t seen a breast since she stopped nursing in July, so I was kind of curious what she was going to do when I picked her up.  She gently grabbed one nipple between her thumb and forefinger, made a face like she was straining and said, “OW-CH!”.  Then she did it with the other one.  Can you tell we have a history of her pinching and biting me while nursing?

*  On the topic of boobs, she and my mom were playing the other day and my mom leaned over her to get a toy.  And Blythe bit her – right on the boob.  What can I say?  She’s teething, and apparently a (clothed) boob near her face looked like a teething ring.

*  And one more boob reference, alright?  This post by Redneck Mommy – hilarious.  But learn from my mistake – don’t scroll down while your 4-year-old is looking over your shoulder.  There WILL be questions, and it’s hard to answer them appropriately while you’re laughing.

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What made you laugh this week?