Friday, January 30, 2009

You Talkin' to Me?

I have to admit that I only half listen to what my family says to me. It's hard to be really attentive when I constantly have three kids and a husband vying for my attention, sometimes all at the same time. Lately I've found that my inattention has gotten me into trouble. 

A couple of weeks ago I was busy working and I had Liam sitting by my feet. Kyla stood beside me and said, "Whatcha doin'?" Without turning my head, I said, "Cleaning out the junk drawer." Kyla replied, "I'm not talking to you. I'm talking to Liam." 

The morning that Liam and I were getting ready to fly home, I was standing at the stove making a drink. Moira, from somewhere in the kitchen, said, "I'm really going to miss you while you are gone. You are so much fun." I turned around and said, "Ah, Honey! I'm going to miss you too!" Moira replied, "I'm talking to Liam!" 

Last week Kyla and I were in the bathroom and I heard her say, "... so beautiful." Naturally I thought she was talking about me so I said, "I think you are beautiful too." Kyla said, "No! You're toothbrush is beautiful." Oops!

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

That's so funny! I wonder how many times I have done the same, but no one has bothered to correct me knowing that I wouldn't be really listening anyways. :-)
-Terhi

ManicMandee said...

How sweet they are to Liam at least.
I'm sure they're crazy about mom too.

Anonymous said...

Haha! You wouldn't happen to have the same Cinderella toothbrush as Lily now would you Robyn?

Robyn said...

Lise - I wish I had a cool toothbrush like that! Mine is clear with some green on it. Quite ordinary, really, but for some reason, Kyla likes. Go figure!