Killing a Fly with a Ukulele: Hits a little close to home

I am the Mum.
If life was a circus, I would be the plate-juggling lady with monkeys on her shoulders who stands on one leg on a horse's back as it canters around the ring.

I am the Writer.
I use too many commas, dashes and dot-dot-dots, and I often start sentences with conjunctions because I like my blog to look the way it sounds in my mind.

I am the Hero.
Life is a bit like a superhero action comic, except that the superheroes are tiny children dressed in super-suits who possess no actual powers, while I just get them food, break up fights and clean their super-suits.

01 March 2011

Hits a little close to home

I wrote a new song today, while I was driving the children home. It goes to the tune of "Rock-a-bye your bear."

       Everybody cry ... Wah! Wah! Wah!
       Everybody moan ... M-o-o-o-a-a-a-n!
       Whinge to your Mother ... MUH-MEEEE!
       Then you turn around ... Yippee!

Buzz and I were in stitches, rolling about in our seats laughing. Buzz was gasping, "Whinge to your Moth... ha ha ha!"

Jessie was petulantly hissing from her corner, "It's not even funny!"

I guess someone was feeling a little challenged by the song.

8 comments:

tinsenpup said...: You were reading my blog post at exactly the same moment I was reading yours! Eerie!

And you know this song's going to be going through my head for days now, right? "Everybody cry! Wah! Wah! Wah!" I think it's going to need actions too.

Oh and the package is totally in the mail. As good as sent. It'll be there any second now...any second...ahem...; 01 March, 2011 19:40
Swift Jan said...: DO you have copyright on those Lyrics? I may just steal them LOL Classic!; 01 March, 2011 19:46
Emily Sue said...: Hahaha... poor Jessie! A little too close to home, perhaps. :D; 01 March, 2011 20:04
Allegro ma non troppo said...: Hahaha, yes, poor Jessie!

I have 'Don't Cry' by Human Nature on a CD in the car, and boy Peanut gets mad when I crank it up to drown out her whinging.; 01 March, 2011 20:53
Jodie said...: Hands in the air grumpy 2 year old... Go and have a sleep. snore snore snore.

Yep we love it here.; 01 March, 2011 21:23
Heather said...: Love it! :-D; 02 March, 2011 00:05
flask said...: that is an awesome song.

trust me; i'm a professional.; 02 March, 2011 00:13
B said...: Hmmm.... are you sure you were not driving my children around?; 02 March, 2011 21:10

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01 March 2011

Hits a little close to home

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