Time: 8ish am on a homeschool day in the Nirvana household
Scene: Reid(6) reading to mommy while sitting on an orange living room couch
Reid read aloud about an archeological dig.
*zzzzzzzzzzzzip…across the living room went Rhett(4) crashing head-first into our couch with a thump*
Reid read aloud about how hot and dusty digging in the desert can be.
*zzzzzzzzzzzzzip…across the living room, past the dining room and into the entry went Rhett crashing his body into the front door with a thud*
Reid read aloud about how the dig was financed by Lord Carnovan.
*zzzzzzzzzzzzip…across the living room went Rhett crashing head-first into our couch with a thump*
Reid read aloud about how Howard Carter kept digging even though everyone thought he was crazy.
*zzzzzzzzzzzzzip…across the living room, past the dining room and into the entry went Rhett crashing his body into the front door with a thud*
Reid read aloud about how Carter’s team finally, after years uncovered some steps in the sand.
*zzzzzzzzzzzzip…across the living room went Rhett crashing head-first into our couch with a thump*
Reid read aloud about how Carter and Carnovan discovered King Tut’s tomb.
*zzzzzzzzzzzzzip…across the living room, past the dining room and into the entry went Rhett crashing his body into the front door with a thud*
Reid looked up, shook his head and said, “
How does Rhett have so much energy?“
LOL! I could use that energy come afternoons!
I would just be super excited that reid could read with all that zipping going on.. I would have lost landry with the first zzzzziiiiiiiiiiiippppp..
and why does all that energy completely disappear at homework time?
I *wish* I had that much energy. If only we could harness it for good…
Harness that boy to a turbine.