If you were to call or text me on a Sunday morning and ask what I’m up to, the answer would probably be, “Oh, not much.” Or, “Just watching TV.” But that response would usually be a lie.
I’m often doing something somewhat more riveting, but I fear that the truth would frighten you away, so I give a generic and bland response. The downside of answering this way is that you might think I’m dull and uneventful, but at least you don’t question my mental stability. I call that a win.
In the interest of being more honest, I will now come clean to you all about my Sunday morning lie. If I were to answer your question about my activities more truthfully, my response could look like any one of these:
- “Eating cinnamon toast in my underwear.”
- “Lying in bed, looking at Twitter, and making eagle noises.”
- “Trying to get pancake syrup out of my pajama top.”
- “Singing ‘She’ll be Coming ‘Round the Mountain’ with a gravelly, Louis-Armstrong-like warble.”
- “Facebook-stalking myself. I’m really quite fascinating.”
- “Meowing to the tune of the ‘The Waltz of the Sugar Plum Fairy.’”
- “Reading a book in a British accent.”
- “Making up a song about chickens.”
- “Watching a Youtube video of a golden retriever playing the drums. He’s better on the cow bell.”
- “Trying to get pancake syrup out of my sock. Don’t ask.”
You may have noticed that most of my Sunday morning festivities involve either food, or making some sort of obnoxious sound. That observation is completely accurate. Pigging out and being annoying are two of the many perks of living alone.
Anyway, if I were to text YOU on a Sunday morning and ask what you were up to, what kind of reply would I get? Do you spend time with family? Go on an early-morning jog? Eat foods drenched in syrup?
Yes, definitely luxuries that us parents can’t afford.
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You could do annoying things WITH the kids. Quality time 🙂
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And believe me… I do!
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I occasionally pig out and am occasionally annoying even though I live with a husband and 2 kids. 🙂 Sundays vary around here. But this morning… I made coffee and sat down to watch a new episode of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
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I’m sure we’re all annoying now and then! I’m really hoping that you watched that show on your own, without kids present. That would add a certain amount of quirk to your personality 😀
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The kids were there but I would have watched anyway… I love that show! I watch repeats at night when the kids are asleep… ☺
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That’s strangely adorable 🙂
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Hmmm. Sundays are now swimming lesson days, followed by washing the floor on my hands and knees. Before all of that I make an attempt at a hot breakfast but today was lucky charms and scrambled eggs, half hot I guess. This Sunday-today-was also the day I tried to introduce the awesomeness of “kids in the hall” to my oldest….. and the day I managed to drain the battery on my phone as I sat on the kitchen floor, ignoring the little ones as I watched kids in the hall all alone… 😦
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That doesn’t sound like a fun or restful Sunday routine at all 😦 I’m not sure what “kids in the hall” is, but I’m sad it didn’t go the way you wanted it to.
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Look up “kids in the hall” on youtube. then thank me. I hope.
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Oh my word, that is too funny!! I’m probably not going to get anything done the rest of the evening. 😆 Thank you for introducing me! I’m sorry that your kiddos didn’t appreciate the humor.
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I’m so glad you like it! Now you are officially well rounded 🙂
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Haha thank goodness!
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Hot tea and a cupcake. Yelling at my kids to brush their teeth. Forgetting to brush my own.
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Cupcakes for Sunday morning breakfast sounds excellent. And I’m pretty sure it’s a rule somewhere that you can’t do acts of hygiene on a Sunday – no teeth-brushing or hair-combing. You’re doing Sundays right!
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I don’t know, I do this kind of crap around my kids all the time and they seem to find it perfectly reasonable. In fact, I’m thinking your cat cover of Sugar Plum Fairy is a great idea. We meow songs around here too… lately, it’s been “99 Luftballonen” and stuff from Blondie.
I’m guessing this will change once they grow out of toddlerdom and start being mortified 🙂
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See, this kind of comment makes me tempted to have kids just so I can have an army of little minions who totally approve of my strange singing! Meowing instead of singing the lyrics just adds that extra bit of pizzazz. Maybe your kiddos won’t outgrow it just yet – my friend’s daughter is happy to meow along with me, and she’s 11, so there’s hope!
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That gives me hope, since I’ve been figuring my girls would grow out of being silly with me.
I don’t know though… I’m pretty silly with my kids, sillier than lots of other moms. I always figured I’d turn into someone *serious* when i became a parent, but I stayed kind of ridiculous
Parenting is what you make it, I think. Maybe I just got lucky with whimsical kids, but I think you can keep on being silly and your toddlers will totally *get you*
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Now that I think about it, my mom was always kinda silly while I was growing up. I’m sure I was less amused by it when I was 15 and had friends over, but I don’t remember ever being truly embarrassed by it. Even now that I’m an adult, we can still be goofy together and I like that. I’m sure you’re “serious” when the situation requires it!
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Of course. But life is too short to be miserable… I think the world could use more silliness 🙂
I’m glad to hear you were never truly embarrassed! I’m hoping my kids stay ridiculous.
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You make me smile. 🙂 Shared in my Posts of Note today.
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Yay! Thank you for that, Nikki 🙂
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Hi Amanda!
I came over from Nikki’s blog… I’m glad I came over. I love the humor of your post! 🙂
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Well, I’m glad you came over, too! Thanks for the kind words…stay tuned for more goofiness 🙂
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Three words.
Law. And. Order.
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Combine that with some snacks, and you’ve got an excellent Sunday!
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