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Sunday, November 21, 2010

to game...or not to game?

I find myself in a perplexing conundrum, wrap in an enigma laced with a query.
Several weeks ago in response to our children's incessant need to continue to wreak havoc in our home and refuse to clean it, mom and dad pulled the plug on the video game, going as far to remove the infernal contraption to a hidden locale in the store.  Well they've been trying (a little) but always with the drill Sargent Dad or Mom hovering over them exclaiming "GET IT DONE!" Well, today they took it upon themselves to clean not only the house but the yard as well (talk about a picture postcard from Jeff Foxworthys "You Might Be A Redneck", that was our yard) Now, next week is (shudder) vacation week and ALL the children will be home...All day...everyday...for a week!  Thank you for your sympathy, BUT my question is...in light of the oncoming week and they KNOW they are going to be home bound is this a thinly veiled attempt to regain the game to while away the hours of solitary confinement, or are they genuinely convinced that keeping the house is the right thing to do?
It's alright I'll wait until you compose your self.
Have a good laugh?
Yea...that's what I thought.
SO...being the big softy I am I'm leaning towards rewarding them for the attempt (don't think to little of me, please, but when they do that whole pout eye thing...OY!)
TO-day, was 1 busy, busy, busy Sunday.  WOW!  Usually Sunday is for putzin, but not so today (YAY!)  Soon as we hit the door we was runnin'!  Sold the Puch, and a bike I bought yesterday for scrap but the young lady who was looking for a road bike was perfect for it.  This gem just needs (ALOT) work but will be a real looker when she's done!
Sold the Trek 20" BMX to a LUCKY young man with a very conscientious father who made SURE it was in top shape.  When all was said and done they went away happy!  The Giant Acapulco found a good home.  The young lady and her Beau who bought it are...dum, dum, DAAAAHHH! CONVERTS!!  Given up the petroleum teet and bike commuting!  YES!!  Another one has come to the light side of the force!  he Rebellion grows stronger young padawahn!
SO, where does that leave us, am I forgetting anything?
OH yes, thanks to our returning friend, Toni, shes brought us 3 (?) bikes so far to upgrade and re-build, picked up 1 today and brought in another (which we promptly got finished and back to her) Her whole family are becoming (YES!) Converts!  WOW! 2 in one day! gotta love it!
And to our re-turning couple who came into pick up the  finished  Haro, Thank You for all your kind words...and the hug. 
And the young man who picked up the finished GT, the smile was all we needed.
Well, with that in mind we gotta git movin, as apparently, dinner got burnt, and we gotta come up with something else.
Oy VEY!
Just in!  A sweet Mongoose MGX!
ONLY $70.00!!

2 comments:

  1. I've barely regained my composure. Kids? Cleaning because it needs to be done?! You're a very funny guy...

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  2. well it's like my dad always says "if you can keep your sense of humor, you're doing allright. Truth be told, if I didn't laugh, I'd cry!

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