At only twenty degrees, yesterday was a frightfully cold day in our local neck of the woods in Texas — so cold that the majority of schools either closed down or started late. Nevertheless, my three older, half-crazed, half-dazed, superhero monkeys and I woke up early planning for a regular school day. Little did I know what I was in for that morning.
Wayne, my seven-year-old, second grader, whined like a newborn baby without his bottle, the minute his eyes blinked open from me waking him up. I had to sit with him on his bed threatening coaxing him to quiet down and get off his bed to get ready for school. Of course, it didn’t help that Mother Nature decided to have a cold festival on the same day Wayne had his whine festival, making it more difficult for him to crawl out of his delectably warm bed. After two hugs, three kisses, two threats to take away his Christmas toys and ground him until eternity, and two promises to buy him a new toy and a Burger King Junior Whopper, he finally calmed down and crept off the bed.
By now, we were running late, so I quickly dressed, skipped combing my hair and rushed to get the monkeys out the door with my hair looking like an old, overly-used mop. As I held the front door open and hurried the kids along, I noticed Kal trying to sneak out the door with the same dirty clothes he had on from the day before. Calling him by his first, middle, and last name, I demanded that he tell me why he was wearing the same grimy, muddy clothes that he had worn to the car shop the day before. Stare and shrug was my answer, so I ordered him to change his clothes.
Five minutes later, he walked back out from his room, claiming that he had no other clothes to wear. His pants no longer fit him or were too noticeably ripped to wear. When did this short, bony boy become too big for his britches? There was no way he could have grown that much, so I spent five more minutes rummaging through his muddled up pile of clothes on the floor, but to no avail as every pair of pants he owned were either high waters on him or looked like they had been thrown mistakenly into the paper shredder. Whatever creative feats little boys do with their pants to make them look like that, I guess I will never know. I tried asking my husband once and got this long, long explanation that went nowhere, so since then, I have tried to avoid asking.
However, Kal still had no pants. Lucky for him, his mom was a genius! I rushed to my closet where I had bags of pre-pregnancy clothes from even before I had my oldest daughter, Autumn. Despite my husband’s begging, I couldn’t bare throwing out perfectly good clothes that I knew I could fit into again one day with just a little more exercising (which will happen someday). I practically tore the bags open as I dug through them until I spotted the smallest pair of boyish-looking, baggy jeans that I could find. Although Kal fussed and sqealed, he finally put the pants on and somehow or another, they fit with just a little slack at the waist, which was nothing that a belt couldn’t fix (Yes, I used to be that tiny *sighs*). I guess my husband will now have to thank me for being such a genius and a pack rat.
Anyway, we were finally ready to head out the door with just fifteen minutes left before 8:00 (which was when school started)! That’s when my daughter called from the living room, “Mom, school starts at ten today! It was just on the news.”
My oldest is just pre-school aged, but I can already see that coming in my house. Thanks for sharing! I needed a funny story today.
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Quick thinking! You are a superhero mama!
I’m sure it’s a lot warmer over there than it is here! LoL
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You are a genius!!! That was so smart. I would have probably sent my kid to school naked or in shorts. What a hilarious story and even more so, cuz you had so much more time than you realized!! Isn’t that how things always happen? We kill ourselves to get somewhere only to find out the meeting was cancelled or moved til tomorrow or whatever?? Great story!!!
what a great story (…and a smart mommy)
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Muahhahahahahahha… too funny, doesn’t it just figure you don’t find out until AFTER all of that?!?!? Great thinking though, I’ve done something like that too… sorta… only not my clothes…. cuz, I’ve never been that skinny. I just realized I hadn’t grabbed your button and put it in my obsessive compulsive collection… that tiz now remedied..
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Brilliant, I’ve had to pull off feats like that. My girls are about the same size as me and I’ve had to lend them my pants a few times when we have ‘emergencies’ like these! LOL
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Oh my! I’m worn out just from reading your post! Very creative solution to the problem though, especially so early on such a very cold morning!
After the school delay announcement, I probably would’ve poured myself a cup of coffee and added some Khalua to it!
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You are genius, I would have never thought of my old pants. I guess you ran to the store that afternoon to by him more pants?
Yes, we went on a shopping spree for Kal that afternoon, so I am happy to say, he is good for now
HaHa – that would be my luck too (the delayed start at 10). The cold has beaned us pretty well this past week too (in Southeast Alabama), and caused some major hiccups around here. Kinda makes you speculate on the whole “global warming” thing, doesn’t it? I sure hope you got a picture of your son in those pants…sounds like definite blackmail material to me
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Lol!!!!! I was never THAT skinny, that’s just too funny…and dang, you work well under pressure!
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Whoa! That was quick thinkin’ So glad it worked. I’ve had to pull a couple sweaters and shirts out of my closet for the girls occasionally. They were never too crazy about it, didn’t like my style I guess
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You are indeed a superhero momma! I also keep some of my clothes in high hopes of wearing them again someday, just like you. One time, my son needed black pants for a school program. I freaked out when he told me about it the night before the event. I made him wear the black pants that I kept. He fussed like Kal but I just gave him the that’s what you get for not telling me early look.
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That was quick on your feet…don’t know if I could be that fast especially with the cold and mommy brain!!! Following you and I love your blog can’t wait to read more.
What a great idea with the pant situation – wow! I wonder how many other mothers out there could have done that but it never crossed their mind! What an exhausting morning though – of course that would happen on a day when school would end up being delayed, haha!
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I too have to deal with boys won’t go to sleep and won’t wake up in the morning and who wear out their pants after three wears.
My new thing? Blare music at wake up time…and run wildly into their rooms singing. Actually, they are much better if I quietly sit by their bed and kiss them awake. Boys love that shit!
I got rid of my pregnancy clothes fast and furiously after the third but quick thinking on your part.
Another great post!
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Hi following from MBC, love the layout of your site. I have 3 little super heros, what joy!
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