TGIP!

It's thank goodness for pencils!

TGIP!

Thank Goodness It's a Pencil.

It was 3:00 p.m. MST in Mesa, Arizona, on Thursday, November 19, 2009. One Quirky Husband ws talking to one Quirkyloon via cell phone.

"Yes, I picked up Quirky Son #2 (6-yr-old) from school. What time does Quirky Son #1 (12-yr-old) get home?"

"Around 4:30 p.m. Remember you do NOT need to pick him up today."

"Okay, well I'm taking QS#1 back to work with me. I have to finish up few things."

"Oh. Is that going to be okay?"

"Yeah, it won't take long."

"Okay." Quirky hangs up and goes back to bebopping around the movie theater.

What?

Yes, I spent about fourteen hours, yes FOURTEEN hours in the movie theater on Thursday.

Why?

New Moon.

And I'm not even a fanatical fan, but yes I was there. All twenty of us. It didn't start filling up til after 4pm. I guess we could have waited, but why take the risk?

It was quite the experience. Women (because I saw no men, until much much later) brought their i-phones, Smart phones, laptops, Macbooks and of course, one of the Twilight Series books by Stephenie Meyers with them to keep them occupied during the long, long, long, LONG wait.

I brought a Sandra Brown book leant to me by my mother-in-law.

I read about ZERO pages.

Let's just say the atmosphere was not conducive to reading. Too much laughing, chatting, and joking around going on.

Oh yeah, and others contributed to the fun too, from time to time, when they could get a word or joke in on me edgewise.

*smile*

I even checked in a couple of times with Quirky Hubs to make sure all was going well at the homestead. Of course, I became anxious about a couple of things that I knew would not make a blip on my huband's "taking care of the boys" radar.

"Did QS#1 do his homework? Did you sign it?"

"Yeah, he did it at my workplace after we found a pencil."

"Oh, how did that go? Was he well-behaved?"

"Yes, everything went well, after we found a pencil."

"Oh good." I wish I could say the same on a regular basis from HOME! It can be difficult to find a pencil in our home. They always manage to disappear.

"What about QS#2? Did he get home okay?"

"Yeah, everything was okay when QS#1 and I came home, QS#2 was on the computer."

"WHAT?"

Quirkyloon continues: "Don't you remember? He's been grounded from the computer INDEFINITELY."

"Oh yeah."

"Hon, he's got to stay off the computer."

"Don't worry, just enjoy your movies. How much longer?"

"About three more hours before they air Twilight, then at midnight they will show New Moon."

"Well have fun."

"Oh yeah."

"Wait. QS#2 wants to talk to you."

"All right, put him on."

"Mom? I love you."

"I love you too, Son."

"Guess what Mom?"

"What?"

"I got an 'O'!" (O for outstanding behavior in class.)

"Way to go! I'm so proud of you! I told you! You can do it!"

"And Dad gave me candy."

"Well, okay. Good. Oh, did you do your homework?"

"Yes, Mom. I did it at Dad's work. And guess what Mom?"

"What Sweetie?"

"They have pencils there. Lots of them Mom. Pen-cils."

"Well this is a good thing." Quirkyloon chuckles.

"So I got all my homework done."

"Good job son. I'll see you later."

"Bye Mom, I love you."

"I love you too, Sweetie."

Well thank goodness for the modern miracle of pencils!

And more importantly, thank goodness my husband's workplace keeps pencils on hand.

That's what the world needs more of: pencils.

And cowbell.

*clink, clank, clink, clank*





B.S. No pencils were broken or harmed during the production of this post. And New Moon was awesome with a capital "A!" Sadly, there were no cowbells in the movie theater and Quirky was EXTREMELY tired on Friday after only four hours of sleep. But it was worth it.