After decorating the mantle in the living room for Christmas, I sent a photo by text to my favorite son.
His reply:
“Those lights are ghostly or ethereal looking… giving me a spook!”
A spook? REALLY? Here’s the thing — I knew when I finished I should’ve used the ‘yellow-looking’ clear lights instead of the white LED ones. Yah, the lights are too bright. No, I’m not changing them this year.
Next, he sent me a text… a photo as he’s in the process of putting up his tree…
If it wasn’t for the fact that my granddaughter is about the cutest thing EVER, I would’ve said something besides, “awwww” in my return text. Like… “you haven’t gotten the fake snow cleaned up yet?” Or… “could your walls get any redder?”
Sadly, this grumpy kid got it honest. He is that one pesky neighbor made over. A little lazier (ok, a LOT less type A personality going on), but just as grumpy. Carl can pass a compliment, but he can also take one tiny little thing and hammer on it for 10-minutes. (Sorry Mr. Pesky, you know it’s true.) Ben finds fault in about everything I do — and isn’t afraid to let me know allll about it.
The primary difference between them is that Ben checks the date on every food item before consuming it… and Carl will eat just about anything. That’s it! So two of the most important people in my life are grumpy.
But don’t feel sorry for Mom or me! Because once you get past (or ignore) that rough, crotchety exterior — they aren’t so bad. 🙂
