Boys!

The Boy has been finding ways to push my buttons this week.  Of course, he’s fourteen so that’s no big surprise.  The logic of a teenaged boy’s brain is pretty mystifying. 

I commented about one such conversation the other day on this blog post http://wine-y-wife.com/i-need-a-time-out/.  I just recently found Rhonda and she's a pretty cool chick so check her out.  Here is what I wrote: 

                           

Six thirty in the morning is far too early for conversations like that.  Momma needs a couple of hours in the morning to build up strength for the day.

Then came the grapes……. 

I bought a nice big bag of grapes on Tuesday thinking that they would be nice in our lunches.  I took them out the next morning, put some in my lunch bag then left the bag of grapes on the counter for the kids to put some in their lunches.  I came home that night, went to get something out of the freezer and found the whole bag of grapes in the freezer.  Now, I know that he likes frozen grapes for a snack and I always let him put some in the freezer but the WHOLE thing?!  I went and gave him hell for putting ALL of the grapes in the freezer cuz, you know, somebody else might want some!   

The response:  “Well, it was either put them in there or leave them out all day” 

Huh?  Have we never heard of something called a fridge?!   

The response:  *shrug* 

Oh boy……. 

To be fair though, he did redeem himself the next night by cooking supper – the sausages anyway – on the BBQ.  He did a pretty good job too; no hacksaws needed! 

It’s also nice that he’s tall enough now to reach stuff that I can’t.  I’ve put that ability to use a couple of times this week. 

Okay, I guess I’ll keep him 

Kat