It's just a difference in opinion...

So today we were headed back on our nine hour journey to get.the.hell.outta Houston. Hurricane Ike has his eye set on my former *home.* I've begged, pleaded, and been just down.right ugly to my friends about evacuating. Houston hasn't had a storm like this in three decades--- and lets be honest, 'you people' don't know how to 'hurricane'... *unless you are an LA transplant like me, or Carmen, etc- NOT you Erica. See? I'm still frustrated that I'm back in my new house with crankin' AC and I have NO Kingwood evacuees to care for. *pfft*

*minor rant over... now back to the topic at hand*

So we were officially on the road for 11ish am, and didn't role in until 8ish pm tonight. On our journey James sang nearly the entire time... right around Port Allen, the little songbird fell quiet. I turned my head to see him sound asleep with his eyes half shut and his NuNu hanging half out of his mouth. MarcusHotness turned to witness first hand the miracle of silence- and reacted in a totally unsuspected way:

MarcusHotness: "That NUNU! I tell you what!!!..."

me: shocked at his tone

*at this time it's important to fill you in on Hotness' rage against the NuNu machine. James only uses his pacifier when he is going asleep or is riding for some time in the car. BUT Marcus is adamant about having him break the habit soon. I, on the other hand, could care less. I've yet to see a guy get married with a NuNu in his mouth... so I'm not for fretting about it. Heck. In the last two months, James has undergone some major transitions in his short little two.year.old.life. So take a chill.pill dude.

*This is when things turned for the worse*

Hotness: "I tell you what!" all angry and forceful... "James is going to help me dig a pit in the backyard this weekend." *emphasis on the word PIT

Me: turning my head slowly, looking at his profile a bit concerned, as he races 70 mph down the interstate... I would claim to have been perplexed.

Hotness: "Then, I'm gonna take James around to gather up all his NuNus." still in that elevated angry tone... "We're gonna throw them in that pit, then I'm gonna let him squirt lighter fluid all over those suckers. Then, I'm gonna make him throw a match in on them to watch them buuuuuuurrrn. And we're gonna stand there and watch every single one of those things burn to a crisp." ending his tirade with a cynical nod and grin, visibly victorious... almost like he had just planned McCain's surge to take over the world.

Me: still staring at his profile, silent, eyes widened with the 'shock and awe' of the planned NuNu attack... Quietly I replied, "Oh. I was just thinking about tying them on the end of balloons and letting him release them to the angels in Heaven."

That's when I think Hotness threw up a little in his mouth.

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What can I say? It's just a difference in opinion.

Take care my forest.friends... I love my dears.
Peace and Godspeed,
xo
lmkw