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"I HAVE to wear my Lightning McQueen red t-shirt." It is important to him, like coffee is to me. And tonight is special. We have been invited to a Lightning McQueen themed party. We, of course, means my husband and I, but we're dragging our kids along kicking and screaming.
Just kidding.
My boys are abuzz. Lightning McQueen is probably the biggest movie star since... oh... James Dean? at least since Leo Dicaprio (and yes I called him Leo with all the other screaming-teeny-boppers). My son once told me he wanted to BE Lightning McQueen when he grew up.
"You mean you want to be a race car driver?"
"No." Matter-of-factly. "I want to be Lightning McQueen.
I may be an ENFP Mother, but I had to break a little bit of his heart and explain that that dream ain't comin true son... sooner you realize the better. (Parenting Tip #43: Use the southern accent. I find it makes disapointing words come out a bit smoother.)
So tonight we're packing our Lightning McQueen lawn chairs (too bad they dont' come in "mommys butt size".) We're wearing our t-shirts (and Lightning McQueen underwear which will probably be proudly displayed at some point in the evening... oh dear me... they aren't even in college yet!) And we're bringing some "Kichow Cheese Dip and Chips." Yup, we're a real McQueen crew.
Days like today, packed with anticipation and excitement, just make me grin. When the biggest thing on our agenda is "I HAVE to wear my Lightning McQueen red shirt" you KNOW it's gonna be a smooth day. Today I'm basking in life as the mother of all sons. It's not been perfect (the metal airplane thrown by son #2 into son #1's head is a great example) but it's been pret' darn near wonderful.
I gotta Kichow.....
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