Have I said lately that my son hates bugs? I mean the loathe-kind of hate. He freaks out over everything with the exception of butterflies, but truthfully, I'm sure if a butterfly swooped down near him and caught him off guard that he'd freak over it as well. And it's because of his dislike of bugs that I'm telling my story.
The setting: Our car on the way to church Sunday morning.
Seth is sitting in his seat, just building up to a rousing rendition of Send Up Judah, which was the current song playing.
"Send up Judah, send up Judah, send up........DAD!!! THERE'S A MOSQUITO LOOSE IN THE CAR!!!!!" And all through his shrieks, the song keeps on playing.
And he keeps screaming AND singing.....back and forth.
"DAD!!! KILL IT!!!........For everything He has done, for every victory He has won.......DAD!!! I SAID THERE IS A MOSQUITO!!!!!......Lift it up, lift it up, lift it......AHHH!!! THE MOSQUITO IS ON MY WINDOW DAD!!! GET IT DAD!!! Let everything that has breath praise the......IT'S GONNA GET ME!!! KILL IT, DAD!!!! Praise Him, praise Him......."
I was trying in vain to maintain control in the front seat. Spasms of laughter were trying to burst forth. Dad, on the other hand, was unmoved. Bugs loose in the car and his son's wails are a regular occurrence, after all. For me, it was the combination of wails and singing that got me going.
Then all of the sudden there was a big "thud" against the window.
"There, dad. I threw my Bible at the window and I think I killed it. Yup. For everything He has done, every victory He has won, send up.....AHHH! IT'S STILL MOVING, DAD!"
That was too much for me and I could not suppress it anymore. Dad was still NOT amused. I realize that throwing your hard cover children's Bible at the window is really not a good idea and could cause damage, but it is was still really just too much for me.
The story ends with the mosquito NOT dead. With dad unamused. With me finding it all totally hilarious.
And with my son sending up praise while the crippled mosquito hid for dear life.
4 comments:
This story made my day. My goodness he is quite the character.
The song and his fight with the mosquito went well together! That was so funny!
I wanted to laugh out loud and couln't cause Shannon was sleeping and I didn't want to wake him up. Thanks again for the story. He is so funny!
Thanks ladies.
And Laura, you should go away more often cuz you comment regularly on my blog when you're away.....:)
Just kidding, I miss you like mad when you're not here. DON'T DO IT AGAIN!
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