boy time

 

Tom and I are having some quality mother and son time this week. This is the only way to look at the fact that he has a two week half-term holiday close on the heels of an eight week summer holiday. This is also our own fault, as we decided a long time ago that it was more important to match the school to the individual child, rather than go for the easier option of having all three at the same school.

So now we have three at three different schools. But it won't be forever, and in the meantime I can admire Tom's muddy rugby boots left to dry outside all day and all night, encourage him as he leaves trails of golden syrup around the kitchen while making Crispy Crackolates, marvel at the way he can ignore a vacuum cleaner placed strategically in his line of vision, empathise with his argument that not opening his curtains in the morning saves a job in the evening, and justify the empty food containers left in the fridge with the fact that he is not messy, just growing.

At least he has his uses. I've been designing my next quilt and needed help with the proportions; please step forward my Quilting Apprentice with pen, paper, maths brain and a good eye. At last I've got started and today I had a happy hour or two cutting pink and brown fabrics and Tom had some quality time with the television his mother.

Comments

[sarina]

a mother asks a teenage boy "give me one good reason why you would put an empty carton of milk back in the refrigerator." the son replies "the garbage was full."

seen on the comics page...

[Gemma]

At least there is common ground. I remember when my Father first retired and decided we needed quality Father/Daughter time. I sat across the lunch table and had nothing what so ever to say to him nor him to me. A sad state of affairs. The enforced quality time fixed that though!

[Kathleen]

My son, he calls himself "The Slave" is leaving for college soon, sob! I will miss the empty cartons, help(jokes)about my quilts, muddy size 12's (boats) to trip over....

[littlejennywren]

Aren't they wonderful? Why put away your pile of clean washing. If it's in a pile on the floor you can see what you want without having to open a drawer. Gets a bit tricky though when you drop your dirty clothes on top of the clean ones and then more clean clothes are delivered by the laundrymaid.
Enjoy him while you can.

[Robin]

You are too good! Quality time with the boyman and picking my current favorite colors to play with.

[Dorothy B]

Very pretty colours to play with for your quilt.

Mine isn't at the stage where I can be annoyed with the lack of household help, although she does think it's cool to be able to put her dirty clothes in the washing machine and help wad up the clean laundry.

[Janelle]

Ooh, those fabrics are luscious looking!

[Clare]

Having just spent some quality time with my son this evening at a concert in our village hall - I can empathise with you. Loved your fabric choices for your new quilt.

[Sara]

OH the berries! that fabric selection is just lovely.
How lucky the dear boy is to spend a day quilting woth you - something I'm sure we'd all love to do :)

[Iona]

My not-so-little boy, Josh, seems like a mini version of Tom. Designed his own winter jumper this year, including the proportions of the design elements. While I tripped over muddy footy boots, staggered over lego, and played the tooth fairy a couple of times. This mother/son thing is way cooler than I thought it would be.

[Sue]

It is nice to have some time out with your son, I miss mine only because it is so hard trying to have some time with him without the 5 yr old wanting time too, which she gets all the time. I love the fabrics for your quilts, quite pretty and your new yarns look so nice, especially the linen. You will have to tell us how it knits up.

[marnie]

I can SO sympathise witht the dirty rugby boots and non-stop consumption of food--the joy of teenage boys.

My son and I cook together and it is special time.

[yvette]

I love to spend individual time with my boys, they are all at 3 different schools now too. I love it when they bake but I do hate the mess they make and the emptiness of the fridge.

[Tracy]

Wonderful fabrics for the new quilt! Enjoy that precious mother-son time...time goes so fast! Happy Days! :o)

[mesclun]

Since I've never had either daughters or sisters, Boy Time is pretty much all I know. That doesn't make is any less appealing though. I've always felt that my boys pushed me to learn about things I would never have pursued on my own and I'm better for it. Certainly my knowledge of Mesozaic animals, role-playing online computer games and football (both soccer and American) rivals that of my daughters-only friends.
My two were on their own for several days recently when both their father and I had to be out of town for work. According to the younger one, they lived like pigs for most of the time, but got a burst of cleaning energy just before I got back. All the food I had carefully purchased for them was still sitting in the refrigerator while the trashcans were full of take-out cartons. Nothing surprising there - but the interesting thing is that the younger one has suddenly started to spontaneously clean things up on his own without any prompting. I think he got a taste of deciding when and where to do things while we were gone and he's found he likes it. I'm certainly not complaining.

[cherry]

Make the most of every moment with your lovely son. It is so precious.

[Christina]

I always wondered what it would be like to have a brother - younger or older. I was stuck with 2 older sisters: a nightmare at times.

Enjoy every moment with your son. I think it's wonderful that he helps you with your quilts! I can't wait to see what you do with that yummy chocolate-colored fabric.