Sunday, December 23, 2012

Christmas Eve Surprise

Just a quickie. I wasn't actually going to post today but events transpired which were hard for me not to share.

I went out for a run this morning. It was a pleasant enough 10k as far as 10k's go at the moment. There was sweat - running into my eyes, down my arms, legs and butt crack. There were Christmas greetings exchanged with Peter the Greek (he's a fixture on every one of my runs to the university). There were rowers on the river. Lots of cyclists cycling. And a Kookaburra in a gum tree (apologies to the writer of 12 Days Of Christmas).

When I'd left home, Iven was just catching a few zzz's on the couch before heading off to work. When I got back home the couch was still occupied. I thought for a moment that it was still Iven and he'd really drifted off and was going to be late for work but a quick second glance told me that it was Josh. A third glance told me that he was completely starkers.

                                    
This is a G-rated (mostly) blog so I've 'pixelated' the picture for your viewing comfort. 

Josh had gone out the night before and was a little under the weather. My guess is that he'd gotten up to go to the toilet in the morning and then gotten confused about the direction of his bedroom - ending up on the couch.

I tried to wake him up but he's a heavy sleeper at the best of times and this wasn't the best of times so I had no hope. So I ended up getting a modesty towel and left him in peace.

But my philosophy as a mother is that it's every mother's duty to embarrass their child all the way through their life - to help build resilience. And I have a little streak of evil in my sense of humour. So it wasn't very long before a little plan was knocking on the front of my brain. All it required was a visit to the garden and a camera.

I don't have a fig tree but zucchini leaves are a similar shape - albeit a bit furrier. Position said leaf strategically and then take the incriminating photo.

Hmm ... now I wonder how to get best use of it.

Merry Christmas everyone.

10 comments:

  1. Ho ho ho! Some Christmas mischief! LOL! Have a lovely day and don't forget to tell us what you decide to do with the incriminating picture!

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  2. Excellent! Love this story.

    Merry Christmas to you and yours!

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  3. Ha! What a lovely Christmas story! Have a great Christmas and New Year.

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  4. That'll teach him hahaha
    A very merry Christmas to you and your (entertaining) family Char :)

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  5. Merry Christmas! Is the picture going to be on FB?

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    1. As much as I'd like to Andrea, I just can't. My meanness has a limit.

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  6. teeheehee; one for the further .... he won;t know where adn he won;t know when ;-)
    Merry Christmas to all xx

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