Eavesdropping...

I was laying on the couch, with my eyes closed, waiting to die because I'm a wimp. Ok, sure, it's only 100.5 degree temperature, nothing major. But every single muscle in my body is aching, shaking and quaking.

Around 4:00 I attempted to nap despite the commotion The Boy always creates around himself. It's not enough to just do his after school chores, he has to make as much noise as possible while doing them. Pulling the pillow over my head, I buried deeper into the cushions of the couch, hoping to muffle the sound. Forgetting I was underneath the pile of blankets, the kids began to speak freely.

"Honestly," Ruth said. "There was this kid, and he followed me home on his bike. I think he's friends with Jake, who was out in the street playing football with these other kids."
"Which kids?" asked Josh
"I dunno," she said defensively, "Just some kids. Anyway, this kid followed me for awhile and said 'Hey there 2nd grader' so I just looked at him. I didn't give him the satisfaction. So he rode off back to Jake and the other guys, and left me alone. THEN he came back a few minutes later and said 'Hey, see the kid in green? He liiiikessss youuuuu.'" She imitated the kid's sing-songy voice. "So I said, 'Yeah, that's because I'm so beautiful, I'm smokin' hot.' and THEN he left me alone."

Oh brother.