After the summer went to shit on day 38, thanks to all of your encouraging comments, I dared to take the kids back to the country club pool.
I decided they deserved a chance to redeem themselves after ruining my summer.
The kids were lectured about how lucky they were to belong to a pool. They were threatened within an inch of their lives to behave. They were informed that this was their last chance… which I’m fairly certain they knew was a fib because I will be paying the monthly fee until the end of time.
It was essential that I play the part of Mrs. Mean Mommy because the stinkin’ odds are four against one, and the little cherubs aren’t above ganging up against me.
During my speech, the rotten children gazed at me with truly shocked expressions on their angelic faces.
I tried to stack the odds in my favor by permitting Wolfgang to bring along a friend. The addition of another teenager makes the odds 5 against 1, however, this particular boy has been properly trained by his parents to display good manners.
Surprisingly, we had a good time.
As a bonus, I earned 5 votes for Mother-of-the-Year on the way home.
The kids may think I’m a contestant for Mother-of-the-Year, but the junk in my trunk literally might qualify as child abuse.
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MMMM… m&m cookies! I so know how this is. I wrote my Supermomitis post about trying to swim with three kids…
Andrea´s last blog ..Summertime in photos
Not even CPS would dare. Not during the summer. Moral relativism applies to moms in the summer.
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Sure wish I had that kind of junk in my trunk!! Glad today’s pool visit was better. =>
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Thanks, Stacia. I’m glad they behaved today, too.
I am SO glad to hear your most recent visit to the pool went so very much better
Well deserving of all those Mother of the Year votes!
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Good heavens, Mrs. M! When did you change your blog?! It hasn’t been that long since I’ve read you! Anyway, it looks fantastic, congratulations and it really shows off your gorgeous pictures.
Thanks, Dusty. I changed the theme yesterday, but it made a mess of everything. Almost everything is sorted out now… I think.
I came over to say thank you for stopping by my site and now I am sucked in, laughing my amble ass off (a girl can dream). I love your blog and style. Your description of the country club swimming pool has me in tears. You must live in my town – seriously – I am living your same nightmare except I opted NOT to join the pool. You dear lady are much braver than I. I bow down to you.
I’m visiting from 31 Days to Build a Better Blog/SITSGirls Challenge and really like the layout of your blog.
I especially love the gorgeous pictures of your kids. What a beautiful family! How do you choose which photos to post? I imagine you have many to select from.
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wow. look at the new digs. You must sit over coffee with me and tell me step by step what you all did.
It’s fabulous.
So glad you gave the CC pool another go. Everyone looks happy, and some more bit of summer squeezed in. So glad you had the gumption to just show up.
Hi I am popping over from SITS/BlogFrog. What a great blog, I love the humorous spin you put on things. Reading your stories and flicking through the amazing photos of your family has given me a lift and reminded me how despite the many challenges of being a mum, I would never change anything, I adore my family, they bring me so much joy. Thank you and good luck with your blog, you write beautifully, a pleasure to read.
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Look at that junk in the trunk! How the mighty have fallen. Just teeeeasing you! I’d like to come over for a munch.
I’m so proud of you for going back to the pool. But I did notice that there was NO ONE else there. You didn’t, by any chance, choose a return date that was close to freezing? ha ha
Honestly that pool looks so inviting. It must be nice to have a place where you can bring the whole brood, although it’s not fair that the culture is against moms swimming.
The mighty have fallen. I freely admit it. I’m in survival mode.
I took those photos right after it opened; it was crowded by the time we left. Two other mothers had to deal with temper tantrums, so those moments helped a bit to reassure me that it’s not just my kids.
I do swim! The other moms may look great, but I don’t. It’s way too hot to lie on a lounge chair in the sun. Yuck.
This cracked me up! Parents need sanity provisions. All’s fair in love and summertime.
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Yeah, you went back!! Was rooting for you. I only wish the junk in MY trunk was that awesome!
Great pics, very cute smiles…especially the braces one!
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Glad you braved the pool again — and with no margarita in hand, no less. Love the junk in your trunk, as well as your fabulous photos. Very nice, crisp, clear photos and blog design! I’m loving it!
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You have some nice junk in your trunk.
I don’t have as many kids to manage, but I find that even bad outings are often better than staying cooped up at home.
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I really enjoy your blog, and gave you the Versatile Blogger Award in my post today:
http://addingtonmom.blogspot.com/2010/08/sunday-scoop.html
Your honesty and humor make reading your blog so much fun!
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Beautiful kids! Your pictures are so great! Glad the next round at the pool was successful!
I went on a junk buying jag at the grocery store the other day, and literally watched it go down the conveyor belt and thought it looked like I was feeding them a homocide diet.
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Yes! I was so embarrassed that we ended up using the self-checkout lane, even though it took twice as long because of all the “help” I had… oh, and some joker pushed the Spanish button, so I had to look up the price of the cookies in Spanish. Good times.