Lightning Bugs

Saturday night Nadia was off and I slept in the house with the kids.  When it was bedtime, I went with the boys to put them to bed and Dilma went with the girls.  When I put the boys to bed, I usually talk with them a few minutes and then after we turn the light out, I let them talk a few minutes and squirm and wiggle.  It usually helps them go to sleep faster if I am not too strict those first few minutes.

They kept turning the lights off before I was ready.  Since I wasn't ready, I would turn the light back on.  I could not imagine them being that tired even after the outing to the park.  When I finally left the light off, they said."look Terri a lightning bug."  I thought it would not hurt anything if we watched it for a few minutes.

It was definitely a bug and it was definitely flashing neon green, but it was doing some pretty strange things for a lightning bug. In a minute there was two.  One maybe.  But I was doubtful of two inside the house.  Then there was four.  I am thinking,"what did they do, go outside and catch a bunch of lightning bugs and bring into the house for their nighttime entertainment.  The boys are getting really wound up, and not settling down.

I began to say this is enough.  I was going to catch the bugs and take them outside.  Antonio said here is the rest Terri.  I am wondering the rest of what.  I walked over to his bed and he handed me a broken glow stick.  It is the season for bugs and there are plenty in the house.  Those little jokesters broke a glow stick and put on the bugs.  We had watched those stupid little bugs that fly into walls and kill themselves flashing neon green.

Yes, this is a "yay for the stupid kid" story and I was  the stupid kid.  It was funny.  And no, there is never a dull moment around here.

Terri