Once Upon a Quiet Tuesday Morning

Dear readers, I drank my coffee while it was still hot today. 

Do you know why??

It's Tuesday!!! Which ordinarily would not be a vastly superior day of the week, however, it is a Tuesday following a three day weekend. Three day weekends are essentially the equivalent of a rager when it comes to the children. 

 

The house, which I would have called relatively clean on Friday prior to school pick-up now resembles the aftermath of a major Fraternity party. 

So now, it is Tuesday. The only sounds in the house right now are the peaceful blowing of the air-conditioner and the twinkly-sparkly sounds of "Super Why" that the two year old is absorbed in as background ambiance. 

So now, I face the inevitable climb to somehow reconstruct the order of the house. I have to say I have a vast amount of appreciation for the now-late Phyllis Diller who said,  

 

So true, so true, dear Phyllis you were so wise. 

The only flaw I can see in the analogy is that snow doesn't keep falling for 18 or so years. Also, you can try to make the darling little snowflakes shovel up after themselves but it is a constant grinding struggle. 

The other adage that I have seen while searching Google images for something or other - I believe I typed in "messy house" was this:

(now available on Ebay for $9.99 plus shipping should you be so inclined)

 

I just wonder if the same thing would fly outside a Frat house. 

 

"Excuse our pig-sty, the young chaps within are merely making memories"

In other, unrelated musings...

 

We rented "The Pirates: Band of Misfits" on Amazon Instant Video over the weekend. Mostly because the husband had seen a preview and thought it looked funny. 

 The movie was quite good, it's a claymationish style movie a la Wallace and Grommit. I was impressed that the daughter had been perceptive enough to notice that one of the pirates was a lady pirate who was wearing a beard to make the other pirates believe she was a boy. It surprised me that she noticed because it was a sort of subtle element in the movie. 

 

There were a couple of moments in the movie that might not be as suitable for children since it is rated "PG" but they're no worse than anything in say "Shrek." 

One of my favorite parts in the movie is the inclusion of a song called "Not Crying" by Flight of the Conchords (who are ordinarily brilliant anyway). 

For your amusement, here is the You Tube video. The song is included in the movie, and hilarity ensues. 

Anywho, if you haven't seen this gem (The Pirates). I recommend it.