Oh boy. I say Why Why Why

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Ke$ha radio is on pandora- it just seemed like the right thing to say.

Would you like to hear more about the saga of the missing homework? Fantastic.  Settle in with a cup of cocoa and curl up under a blanket by the fire- I've got a doozie for ya.

The missing assignments were completed in relatively good fashion, in good time, with little push-back from the child.

(Now- if this was the story, that would be a nice little Sunday morning upifting tale, wouldn't it?)

Except for 2

2 Science sheets

It took about a week from the time we got the assignment sheet until teacher got the extra copies of the assignments for the Boy.

Every day, we said "did you bring the science sheets home?"  Every day the boy said "I forgot"

Every day this week, we'd remind him to bring it home before he left to school.

Every day, he'd forget.

Friday the straw broke the camels' back.

Also on Friday was the school shooting in Connecticut.

Mommy was both pissed about the missing assignments and thinking "LOVE YOUR BABIES!"  at the same time.  It was a difficult afternoon.

This explains why the boy got to go to a  sleepover, even though he was supposed to be grounded.

Saturday morning, mommy and daddy had a debate.  Mostly it was daddy saying that the boy child needed to be super ultra grounded and mommy trying to talk him off the cliff.

Today is the boy's birthday.  Obviously we'll shower him with gifts.

He is a sweet, kind boy who has absolutely no regard for responsibilities. This is a thing, right?

Trash Can Update: Took the trash can to the curb after being asked and ignoring the chore list to do the wastebaskets on Wednesday night.  As mom drove away, she called me and asked me to remove the recycle bin from the neighbor's front yard and CLOSE THE GATE so the dog wouldn't run all over the park while everyone was at work. Good times

Chore chart update: Moderate success.  I notice that a few of the items haven't been done at all.