Friday, December 21, 2012

The Lady Dude Will Abide

Quarter to nine at night and I'm dogshit beat.
And so are a few other people I know. I just got a phone call from Owen whose heart is broken in half because he left his new soccer ball here.
He was sobbing inconsolably when he hung up the phone. Our neighbors gave him a small soccer ball and he loved it, loved it, loved it with all his heart and thus, his heart was broken to have left it here.

Poor Lily. She went out with her sibs last night for Karaoke, got home late and had a full day of work today.



I had her supper ready when she got here and we both sort of wandered around aimlessly, getting it on the table. Gibson sure enjoyed it. That child can eat like no child I've ever seen. Broccoli, rice, chicken. Bring it on. Don't stop.

It was such a full day. And now I'm going to tidy up, put toys away and wash dishes and then I am going to bed.
Dogshit beat.
But it's okay. It's good. I got to spend my day with my grandsons and Owen called me "Dude" and then apologized and said, "I sorry. I mean, Lady Dude." He also told me I was the best Mer Mer in the world AND he danced with me. We held hands and danced in the kitchen. "Watch, Mer Mer," he says and then he stands perfectly straight and puts one leg out and twitches a hip like Elvis, just getting warmed up.



He's just so damn pretty. 


He was wearing one of my Goodwill cashmeres there while his shirt was in the dryer. He got it wet, washing dishes and his baby. 


I wrapped his baby up in a towel after her bath and gave her to Owen. He said, "Don't worry baby. It going to be all right."

I swear y'all. It going to be all right. 

Now let's get some sleep. 






16 comments:

  1. You really are the best mer-mer =)

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  2. Good night Ms. Moon, and I agree with SJ that you really are the best Mer Mer. And of course I love the title of your post, "The Lady Dude Will Abide." Have a great weekend, and Merry Christmas.

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  3. I love your relationship with Owen and that he will get to read about these moments. They are so rich with imagination and love.

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  4. Both those boys are sooooooo cute. I love Owen's long hair ~ bracing myself for the day when his photo appears with shorn hair!

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  5. Lady dude. It's got a definite ring to it! (Where do they get this stuff?? It's so dang funny/cute!)

    Sleep well.
    xo

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  6. Yes lady dude it going to be alright. That child knows what's up. Love hearing about these mer mer days.

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  7. Lady Dude! I love it. Hope you got a good night's sleep, Lady Dude.

    Oh, and BTW, you were asking where in Florida we'll be. We're down in Tampa, and just north and south of there. Unfortunately hours and hours from you. :(

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  8. I've noticed that when you do something, you give it all you've got. I do believe you are the best Lady Dude Mer Mer with the CUTEST grand babies that could be. Happy Christmas to you and your lovely family. S. Jo

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  9. I'm calling you Lady Dude from now on. And I'm gonna blow bubbles in the sink with a straw. Now that's a great idea. I mean it.

    XX Beth

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  10. I love this post. Yes. It going to be alright, baby.

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  11. i love your header. i emailed the ACLU regarding the content of our school 'winter program', that contained two songs with blatant references to jesus (silent night and go tell in on the mountain) as well as some to prayer and the lord (here comes santa claus). furthermore, one of the classes read part of matthew paraphased between the verses of go tell it on the mountain.

    they haven't responded, but i can at least know now that i am a brother in arms/ soldier in the war against christmas.

    hope you got some rest.

    xxalainaxx

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  12. SJ- Or Lady Dude.

    Mr. Shife- And Merry Christmas to your beautiful family too!

    Angella- He has the imagination and Lord, I do love that child. And his merry brother.

    lulumarie- No worries, honey. He actually got it trimmed recently but they let him keep it on the longish side. He likes it like that and so do we.

    Ms. Fleur- I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE THEY GET THIS STUFF! TV, probably.

    Jill- They are so self-indulgent, these Mer Mer posts. But hell, it's my blog. Which is pretty darn self-indulgent.

    Steve Reed- Lots of good photo ops down there. I hope you and Dave have a beautiful Christmas vacation.

    S. Jo- Thank-you, darling. I try.

    Beth Coyote- He kills me, that kid. He names me and he kills me. Over and over again.

    Gradydoctor- I know. It's so true. Thank-you.

    Mrs. A- You rabble-rouser, you! My header is sort of tongue-in-cheek but since all those Christians are yelling about the war on Christmas, I thought I'd just go ahead and call myself a foot soldier. Why not?

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  13. Lady Dude, I love this post and those happy boys. That Owen is an original. I have a great visual of his dance in my head.

    I watched the Big Lebowski last night, speaking of Dudes. It was mindless fun.
    xo

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  14. I love the lady dude comment. Hope that he gets his soccer ball back. No sense having a total meltdown. I'm going to take a nap. It is the only sensible thing to do on a cold December day.

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  15. I love it when you write about those Grandies!

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