Undomestic Diva: There's bad news and there's good news.

18 March 2011

There's bad news and there's good news.

Brace yourselves. I warn you because I was not warned and the news caught me off-guard, it taking me a full minute to catch my breath when L-Dub matter-of-factly announced at dinner tonight that the Salsa Making Beaver died today.

"He turned 100 and he died."

Sadness washed over me. "What? Huh? I just -- How?"

He rolled his eyes at me like CHRIST WOMAN, MUST YOU GET ALL KLEENEX COMMERCIAL ON ME? and replied, "Don't worry, mom. Before he died he had a baby."

"Yeah." E-man chimed in. "Everyone knows that before a Salsa Making Beaver dies they have a live birth to replace themselves. His name is Billy."

"No. His name is Lucky!" L-Dub insisted.

"Well I have my own Salsa Making Beaver and his name is Billy. He lives with Jumping Steve under the slide."

My head ping-ponged back and forth between the two boys who were very adamant about the various creatures inhabiting our backyard, collaborating and almost always agreeing on their story.

I listened incredulously while eyeing the "Honesty Award" L-Dub brought home from school just recently, concluding that having read the dudes all of Shel Silverstein's books and a good percentage of Dr. Seuss' has allowed their minds to frequently venture into a world of anything and everything and how awesome it would be to visit that place of imagination without the constraints of adulthood.

"Do we even have room for all these animals?" I ask the boys, always one to damper the excitement with logistics.

"Uh, yeah. No problem." E-man sets me straight. "They've got, like, plenty of room."

The kids continue scarfing down their pizza like we had just talked about the weather, no big deal, why you frontin' lady? and just as I get up to clear the table, Big T yells after me. "Hey ma. Der was a fox on da playgwound at my school today."

I want to live in their world.

Mar 18, 2011 7:00:32 PM | Is it wrong?, It's all about ME, My guys