October
3,2003
“What’s so funny?” I
asked as Shanda, and Joy sat there holding their breath trying not to laugh, I
could tell it had to be outrageously funny, they both
had tears that were rolling down their cheeks. Neither one of them could speak,
so they pointed, I turned afraid of what I would see. I about fell over with
laugher, the tears were rolling down my face as well as Darcy’s, Elliot Ixavior was behind me, using one of my skirts as a cape,
and on is head was, a pair of underwear! He was dancing around saying he was
“Captain Underwear” as soon as I could get myself together, I walked over and
picked him up,
“Life sure isn’t
dull with you around, that’s for sure.” I told him trying not to keep laughing.
That little boy grinned like there was no tomarrow at
that comment. He cuddled into me, that’s when I felt a
tug on my leg, Chace was down there swatting at
Elliot’s leg,
“Mine!, Mine!” He said. “Down! Mine!Down!” I looked at Chace, then to Elliot, and laughed.
“Chace,
it’s Elliot’s turn.”
“That’s alright,
Mamma, he’s a baby, I get down and he get up there,” I was surprised, normally
none of the kids like to give up their chance to be held. I leaned down and
picked Elliot back up,
“No, it’s your turn,
he’s got to learn how to wait his turn, it would be different if it was Rei or
Scarlet, since they are still pretty young, Chace on
the other hand is not, that little in fact, he’s almost a year old. He can
start learning to wait.” Elliot looked dumbfounded that I would say something
like that.
I was sitting
holding Chace letting him have the time he was asking
for. When I heard the loud thump
upstairs, and Darlita shouting, they were all supposed to be in bed already, Chace just hadn’t made it that way yet. I set him down, and
headed up to see what was going on. There in the middle of the room. Both Skyla
and Kenya were rolling on the floor fighting again
“Kenya
Elisa! Skyla Videl!” I yelled pulling the one off the other, “SIT!” I
told them, I looked around,
“What happened?”
“Kennie
talking about Elliot, then Skyla said something bad about Timmy, then Kenya attacked Skyla. Tanjia
said seeming to be half scared. I turned to the two girls,
“You both no better
than that!, I want you down stairs, Kenya your
sleeping down there,” the little girl stood,
“NOW MOVE IT!” I
yelled. The little girl flew over to her bed,
“No, you’ll use the
ones down stairs, get moving, and Skyla I want you at that bed over there, I
pointed to the one farthest away from the others.
“By
myself?” She asked
innocently.
“Yes! You’ve earned
it. Now get over there.” I said sternly.
“But,…”
“But nothing, Little
Girl,” I pointed, she walked over there, I waited for her to crawl in. I turned to the others.
“The next time they
start something like this, come and get me before hand.” They nodded. I made my
way around the room like I do every night tucking everyone into beds. Then
turned and headed downstairs.
“I want you on that
couch and laying down,” She nodded as she climbed in.
She was sniffling as she did, She turned and looked at
me.
“I’m sorry, Kennie, but I can’t have you kids fighting with each
other.” I told her as I tucked her in as well.
“Mamma?” I turned around, “I want my brother”
“I know, Baby I
know.” I said as I bid her goodnight.