What Are You Doing on Saturday Night?

September 3, 2005

Last week’s posts were a bit sparse so I thought it wise to throw somethin’ up here otherwise I would most certainly get a phone call from my dear aunt—”Write some more on your blog so I have something to read.” In addition, writing this post is an act of procrastination. I have to do the bulletin for church tomorrow and it’s just not my favorite thing. I can think of about 59 other things I’d rather be doing on a Saturday night.

So, here I sit. As I write, Brian is bathing the kids—a task that I’m always grateful he does, despite how painful the whole process is. It’s hair-washing night and for my daughter, that’s always traumatic. Combing her hair is like trying to comb out dreadlocks. My son, on the other hand, enjoys harassing his sister in any way as to get a decent-sized reaction from her, which, doesn’t take much. I just heard my husband say, “Get your foot out of her face!”

The other thing I hear going on in there is a potential tooth-pulling. My daughter has a loose tooth. I personally don’t think it’s loose enough to come out, but I’m keeping my mouth shut. She’s crying, “It’s going to hurt!” Brian’s saying, “Do you want me to try?” She says, still crying, “But I think it’s going to hurt.” Brian’s not forcing her, in fact he’s saying, “Maybe we should wait until it’s looser. Do you want to wait? Why don’t we wait.” She says, still crying, “But I want to get more money [from the tooth fairy].” Oh, I feel her pain.

Category: Life

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4 Responses to “What Are You Doing on Saturday Night?”

  1. Maiju
    September 4th, 2005 @ 3:16 pm

    I just played the part of the tooth fairy with my ten-years-old daughter! Nice to here that you have the same tradition there. She must now that it’s me as tooth fairy because before going to bed she said to me: “mommy, I hope that this night the tooth fairy remembers to bring the money!” She got rid of the tooth 4 nights ago. Now I remembered.

  2. julie
    September 4th, 2005 @ 5:37 pm

    Speaking of tooth fairy…we tried to pull that one over on our six year old, who promptly declared that WE were said fairy. Oh well. I guess he doesn’t get his quarter now. :)
    Saturday nights can be great for us PWs because the guys feel bad we have to get the kids (and us! no pantyhose! NO!)all gussied up by ourselves the next morning and look presentable. ;)

  3. Sarah
    September 6th, 2005 @ 11:57 am

    My hubby does the kids’ baths too. He’s done it for so long, I don’t even remember how to do it myself. :)
    On Sat night, I was having lots of fun with my sister who came and spent the weekend with us. :)

  4. cmhl
    September 6th, 2005 @ 8:44 pm

    tooth pulling is soooo hard. I can remember that from when I was a kid, and dreading it. good luck.

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