So last week came and went without a blog entry. It's kinda hard to be disciplined when you only answer to yourself!
Actually, I was enjoying the sweet sound of silence, as Monday is the only day of the week when I get two and a half hours (gasp!) child free.
For some reason I needed that silence all the more after a very noisy week. Have you ever been outside on a summer day and heard the buzz of insects in the air? Very similar to our house, except that it is more of a dull roar.
The boys seem to find it necessary to make humming, popping or lip-smacking sounds while engaged in any task.
Angelina, on the other hand, loves to sing. Sometimes these are nonsensical songs or odes to a family member. (For example, to great-grandma in the wheelchair- "I love grandma-great, grandma great... she can't walk... grandma-great")
But often it is a precious tune from one of her favorite Barbie movies.
This week she watched Barbie and The Diamond Castle movie.
It was so precious as she sang Lydia's parts over and over again:
"I'll rule the world" and "Your going to pay!"
Really... um... sweet...
Anyway, add in the melodious sounds of the dog slurping her own paws and you can imagine how great it is.
And speaking of Great- in our house we have what they call a "Great Room". It refers to the combine space of the kitchen, living room and dining area.
But I will tell you- it is not great at all.
As the kids are working on their homework at the dining room table, singing, humming, smacking and popping away, Tim is watching T.V. on the couch, glaring at us and turning up the volume.
To which the kids' noises get louder... and then so does the T.V....and then the kids...and then the T.V...
You can see where this goes. It's not great at all!!!
So you can see why I enjoyed my silence on Monday all the more.
But then Halloween came, and the house was overflowing with friends and neighbors and lots and lots of kids. And it was noisy. And I loved every minute of it.
So maybe the moral of the story is that there is a place and time to appreciate our kids' noises after all...
Or maybe it was just all that wine I was drinking :)