Have you ever wished you could be a fly on the wall?
I had the opportunity on Mother’s Day. After enjoying a
delicious dinner of steak, guacamole & chips at my M-I-L’s house, my
grand-girl called me over to the edge of the deck to convince me to watch her
jump on the tramp (not to be confused with what my sister does when she finds
sleeping hobos in a backyard shed).
I told grand-girl I wanted to visit a little longer with the
grownups. Instead of going back to the table WHERE I LEFT MY iPHONE, I sat in
the swing and visited with my daughter.
Or should I say – I lit
on the wall and watched with my two large compound eyes and listened:
My S-I-L whom I shall fondly call
MCat [catching sight of shiny object]: “Whose
phone is this?”
My Husband whom I shall fondly call MCat’s Evil Sibling [gives evil laugh]: “It’s Terri’s iPhone. Let me show you
what you do when someone leaves their iPhone unattended.”
MCat’s Evil Sibling unlocks my
iPhone and shows MCat how to take pictures.
MCat convinces her Mother Unit to
get involved in the fun.
My Daughter is watching with me. She
loudly asks, “Where is my mom?”
Without pausing from her glamour
shots, MCat replies, laughing hysterically, “I don’t know!”
MCat reveals the fount of all her wisdom.
MCat includes Splenda in the pose
(notice me sitting in the background, still watching)
By now, everyone but the four
perpetrators are aware that I’m there watching the whole thing
MCat thinks we need a pit shot
(shout out to her awesome shaving hygiene!) MCat announces that she hopes I
post these on Facebook.
My Daughter walks over to them: “You
really don’t know where my mom is?”
Mother Unit: “I think she’s inside”
[places hand over her mouth whispers loudly, “You know, P-O-T-T]
MCat clarifies: “SHE'S GOING POTTY!”
My Daughter: “She’s been gone a
pretty long time.”
MCat: “When we get older it takes
awhile”
Before she can photograph what she
means by that, I reveal my presence. I laughed so hard I barely made it to the P-O-T-T!
Well, MCat – here you go! It’s not
Facebook, but I’ll be sure to link it so the world can see how photogenic and
photogenius you are. I LOVE YOUR STINKIN’ GUTS!
