Sunday was a trying day for all of us. Each of the kids had an earache and Paige is again suffering the effects of allergy season. She becomes very irritable.
We tried to have a “family meeting” to discuss the upcoming Spring Break without much success. The kids were literally bouncing on the furniture. Who raised these children, anyway? We finally gave up and sent the kids upstairs to shower. That in itself was an ordeal.
I don’t even remember what provoked the whole thing, but Paige got particularly sassy. She screeched something at me as she got out of the shower, and I gave her a swat on her behind. I’m not a spanker. She must have definitely given me some sass to warrant such an action. [That, or my patience level was depleted.] Either way, it must have taken her bare bottom by surprise. She shrieked and eventually all the kids were sent to their rooms for a breather.
I did a couple of “peek-ins” just to make sure they weren’t destroying anything. As I checked in on Paige, she slid a piece of paper under the door.
It was a note to me:
{to: mom 10:35 and 11:49 you are really mean today - tiny dots are eyes, dots are tears}
She also had something to say to Todd:
{to: dad Mom is being really mean since 10:35 and 11:49 - me frowning at mom}
I love that she wants to speak out!
I love that she’s given herself a uni-brow in both pictures!
I love that she’s specific about the exact time that I was allegedly mean.
I love that she’s not afraid of getting another bare bottomed swat for telling me off! (she was sure to write the note before dressing – while her memory was untainted)
