Okay so today was long. VERY LONG.

I started out at full steam, cleaning walls, dusting baseboards and shampooing carpets, but by 4:00 PM my back hurt, my head hurt, the monstor came calling and I was wiped slap out!

I decided that since its just me and the Tween tonight, we’d order some take out.

Now here’s the thing I bet a lot of people do not know about the deep south:

In the deep south, there are only 2 kinds of vegetables - fries and slaw. Seriously, yes, slaw is a veggie. Not SOME veggies as in plural but A VEGGIE as in single. Bearing this in mind, the following conversation ensued:

Momma: So what do you want for dinner tonight? I”m too tired to cook and I think we’re gonna have take out.

Tween: Really?

Momma: Yup, what do you want?

He looked up and to the right which I know means he’s thinking about this.

Finally he said, “Well I know you don’t like pizza so lets see….” He tapped his chin with his finger “What else is there?”

It was a good queston.

“Well,” I said “Lets see. We’ve got Hardys and Arbies and Captain D’s and…”

“Yah.” He interupted, “But all you can get at those places is like.. a burger and.. maybe some fries, except at Captain D’s you get cold slaw.”

“Mmm hmm, you’re right.” I said. “I’m sick of fries and slaw. I wish they’d open a new, reasonably priced take out place around here.”

“Yah, me to. I long for variety.” (Yes, he’s ten.)

“Well, I guess I could go to the grocery store and get something. What would you like?”

“How about those little frozen pizzas? Oh and some fries.”

I swear, true story.