Monday, October 17, 2005 - Tarantulas and Fruit Loops..

Saw my first real life 'wild' tarantula last night..It was just sitting there in my friends back yard. Almost three year old thought it was a Halloween decoration and was trying to poke it with things..14 year old ran off screaming..Hubby muttered something about it not being as big as he thought they were, I could tell he was scared shitless though....

Apparantly they are quite common where they live which is right up in the hills but then again so are bears, bob cats, deer, raccoons, snakes and mountain lions so maybe tarantulas aren't really that bad.. 

Got up this morning after a night of thunder so loud my ear drums have been perforated. As usual almost three year old slept through it all..

I was too tired to argue with him about breakfast and as 14 year old had left 'them' out on the side I couldn't lie and say "we don't have any"..

I am of course talking about those things that spawn from the 'cereal making factory in hell', Fruit Loops..

The only reason I have them in the house is because my daughters friend came to stay this weekend and after she accused us of having cereal that was 'way too healthy' last time she stayed my daughter convinced me it would be a nice gesture to buy her some cereal she actually liked..

I gave in and bought the smallest box they make..

Every morning I have a row with almost three year old about what to have for breakfast, like most families we carry a choice of 87 different cereal varieties and most mornings he wants ones that we don't have..I do usually convince him to have a healthy choice though, such as Cheerios or Weetabix but most mornings he makes a half hearted effort and leaves most of it with a "I want something with loads more sugar on it please Mum" look on his face..

So due to my tiredness this morning there was to be no arguing, the last of the fruit loops were poured into a bowl and covered with 2%..I sat him at the breakfast bar and gave him his 'fix'. In my desperation to feel awake I turned around to make a cup of coffee..Two minutes later with cup of coffee in hand I turn back round to witness almost three year old sucking the last dregs of milk out of his bowl with the straw I gave him to drink his juice with....

Every last fecking Fruit Loop has gone and in record time, I've never seen anyone eat something so quick in all my life, I even check on the floor to make sure he hasn't dropped them as I can't quite believe he could eat them so fast..

Almost three year old looks up at me, milk still dribbling down his chin "more please Mum"..

I'm too astounded to answer him but in my desperation to give him something healthy, I half heartedly wave a banana in his face..He gives me a 'I don't think so Mum' look and runs off into the living room..

I'm expecting any minute now to find him, frying pan on head, Bart Simpson style, running round the lounge shouting "I am so great, I am so great, everybody loves me, I am so great"..And last time he had something with so many 'E' numbers in it he was up until 2 am..What joy.. 

BTW, I allow my daughter to eat them because at the moment she's going through that 'I'm 14 so I'm too cool to eat anything, and anyway, eating is like, so last year' phase so I'm thankful for her eating anything, even Fruit Loops..