They set up the "little oasis" anyways. Complete with lettuce from my fridge and the rest of my spring water intended for the triops that they promised to take care of that I now am (of course!)
"Where should we keep them?" One kid asks that wasn't even my own.
"Back in the stream where you found them!" I snap.
They're now sitting in a jar on my kitchen table. In their little "oasis" complete with rocks from my yard, lettuce from my fridge and a couple of flowers from my garden.
That brings me to the reason I haven't gotten much to post in the way of progress on my paintings and the first photo on the post. 9 sets of kids eyes. Sometimes less and sometimes more are in my house. On my computer, watching my t.v, running around my basement and my upstairs. Rumaging through my garden and invading my fridge and cupboards. Screaming, giggling, fighting, playing, laughing, crying. It's not like I can get work done with the constant barrage of questions either.
Where did they all come from? I thought we made only 4! Sometimes I come home from cycling to find a couple planted in front of my t.v. while mine are all outside. Their mom doesn't let them indoors when it's nice out so they come here.
"Okay, t.v. goes off now cause I have to get to work, plus it's really nice out you should be outdoors playing." I say to their blank stares.
"You work?" I can see the question in their eyes as they exchange glances.
"Well, it's almost over. Like, just 10 more minutes, k?"
Mr. P and I always wanted to have a safe place where the kids could come and play with their friends and where their friends can feel completely at home. I think we've achieved that. I just didn't envision that it would include garden snails, and puppy dog tails, not to mention fish, frogs, triops, bugs and mud. Lots and lots of mud!! I was thinking more the sugar and spice and everything nice.
6 comments:
I've never heard of triops or loaches. There are only 2 eyes here.
Sounds peaceful, maybe....
"Only two eyes..."
Does that mean just you or you and one other person or you and two one eyed pirates or just you and a crowd of people of whom have had enucleations? That could be noisy.
....sorry. Kids. They do that to your brain. You would know being a teacher.
tooooo many kid's eyes for me....kinda like when I visit my sis..... which is why I don't go often......and the questions! you're right...they could quite easily drive you crazy....
Ah, when you get to my age, and the kids are grown and gone you will remember these times and chuckle to your self, especially when your grown up "youngins" complain about theirs doing the same. Just remember this.
lol Grandma C. Whenever I go to the house of your "youngins" I meet someone new. Even when Mr.&Mrs. Adventurer aren't there. I think half the city of kids, not to mention stray adults find their way to their house. Me included. I've yet to go to Friday pizza night, but knowing the numbers they get through there I don't know how they fit them all in!
ha that's a lot of eyes looking at you...I remember the good ole days when all my punks would bring me home critters. We even had a stiny messy rabbit in a cage in my son's room until I discovered they poop mountain high piles a day.
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