Michael was itching to help me put up Christmas lights today. It’s a big job, and requires use of the much-hallowed ladder, that glorious construct that allows a person of small stature to achieve great heights.
Daddy was up on the ladder, mommy was helping out below.
“I can climb the ladder!” Michael announces, proudly.
“No, daddy is up there right now,” his mom says, reaching out to give me another handful of gutter clips.
“But I’m not scared!”
“Michael, I’m up on the ladder right now. Only one person can be on the ladder at a time,” I begin.
“It’s okay. I can be here,” he says, and starts up.
“Michael, now you’re in the way! How am I supposed to get down?”
“Fall,” he said, without missing a beat.
I’ll keep him in my will, but he’s not getting my ladder.
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November 29th, 2009 - 4:52 pm
Just wait until he finds out about power tools.
The Ladder is my 6Y0′s favorite toy. You can usually find ours in the middle of the den with a blanket over it and my kitchen utensils underneath it. Sometimes we even use it for other things, like reaching tall stuff.
(MD) He’s quite a conundrum; wants to climb the ladder but he’s still scared of heights. I’m gratified to know Sean likes to make forts; that’s an essential part of boyhood, for sure.
November 29th, 2009 - 9:27 pm
Hehe! That is one way to get down the ladder.
(MD) It’s quick and efficient, just not conducive to further work.
November 30th, 2009 - 3:14 am
LOL! That would definitely get you down! Glad to hear no one was injured in the decorating process.
(MD) Not yet, anyway. As it is, whenever I’m up on the ladder Michael’s mommy stays posted with the phone in hand, ready to dial 9-1-1 at a moment’s notice.
November 30th, 2009 - 7:36 am
I just spewed all over the keyboard. That’s harsh and funny. Sleep with 1 eye open.
(MD) Seriously. This is why I don’t nap.
November 30th, 2009 - 4:01 pm
This is from the boy who wont sit on his mom’s or dad’s shoulders because he is too scared. What a ham.
(Hubby) Yeah… he wants so bad to be big and brave, but when it comes down to it, he’s just not there yet.
December 1st, 2009 - 7:00 pm
Such a loving lad. Don’t ever give up the ladder.
(MD) Never. That, and the cordless drill.
December 5th, 2009 - 5:59 am
I’m with WM: you’d better look out!
(MD) I do, every minute of every day.