What do you do when there’s a little peace and quiet?

If there’s a rare moment when there’s a little peace and quiet, some might think to indulge and treat themselves to a little pampering. A pedicure, perhaps? But to a mom, especially one with four busy boyz, when there’s a moment’s quiet, I start to worry. There’s actually a maternal clock that sounds the alarm when the silence has gone on too long. (Which is usually only about 5 minutes!) This happened the other day. I was actually enjoying a few moments of quiet and I had actually just sat down on the couch. Just when I started to get comfortable, I thought, “Uh oh, it’s too quiet. Where’s Fletcher?” At that exact moment I heard crying. I followed the cries as my heart quickened. He was upstairs. The cries were coming from my bathroom. “Uh oh!” I started thinking of all the sharp objects he could have empaled himself with – fingernail trimmers, razor blade refills… When I enter the bathroom I see him perched up on my countertop crying and a lot of red all over his foot, his jeans, my towel. Oh no! But as I approach, I realize his cries aren’t cries of pain, they’re cries of frustration. He’s upset. He’s trying to tell me something. I look more closely and realize the red isn’t blood… it’s fingernail polish! He’s crying and saying, “I can’t get it off!” (but it’s more like “I caaaannnnn’ttt geeeetttt iiiiittttt oooooooofffff!!!!”) I start to laugh. And I tell him, “No, you’re right, it won’t come off. Let me help you.” Then I asked him, “Were you trying to paint your toenails?” “Uh huh” comes his sweet reply. Who could be mad at a sweet face like his? I guess he was trying to give his toes a bit of pampering during his moment of peace and quiet. That will teach me to leave a new bottle of fingernail polish out on my vanity! First and last time for that! Whew! He certainly keeps me on my toes!!

Who could be mad at a face like that? 🙂