Lacking Brain Juice

I've been trying to read a lot lately. Just to keep my brain juice flowing. One day a few months ago, I had forgotten to do something for the Monkey after he had repeatedly requested it (Um. Like wiinge his hinney after a poo).

Monkey said: Mommy, you aren't very smart.

Me: Actually, I'm VERY smart. But I gave you and your brother and sister all my brain juice while I was growing you in my tummy.

Monkey: Really?
Me: That's why YOU'RE so smart. Because I gave you all of my very SMART brain juice. So, do you think Mommy should have another baby?

Monkey: Hmmm. No. I think you should take a break to get some of your brain juice back.

So, I'm taking a baby break and trying to get some of my brain juice back. I've been trying to read more, but I had been reading a rash of fluffy mommy-lit type books (Books with titles like Mrs. Perfect, Odd Mom Out, The Friday-Night Knitting Club, etc.).

Books to have passed through my nightstand recently include: How to Talk To a Widower, The Other Boleyn Girl, Louder Than Words: A mother's journey in Healing to Autism, Swarm.

I'll let you know if I recover any of my brain juice.

A day at home

I was sitting at the computer today with Miss Piggy on my lap. The Puppy came in for a hug and said, "I love you, Mommy!"

I said, "I DON'T love you, Puppy!" Okay. This may seem harsh, but the Puppy has been doing this to both me and Mr Puffles. He will sweetly say, "I love you" and then follow quickly with an "I DON'T love you!"

So, I thought I would see how he would react if I tried this with him.

So, I said, "I DON'T love you!"

He was startled. His eyes were big.

He said, "That's not so good."

Oy.

He tried again with some tentativeness, "I love you, Mommy!"

I said, "Of course, I LOVE you too!"

Hugs and kisses followed.