Here's Where Sarcasam Will Get Ya'

Tonight after reading to the kids I was trying to get them all settled down. Reading is supposed to do that, but it doesn't always work out that way. Abby is a Queen Staller and Attention Grabber. JD doesn't really have to be in bed when the girls are and has a tendency to raise the energy level in the room. Anyway, there was the usual squabbling about dumb stuff; tonight it was about Abby looking at the pictures in the book after I told her she had to wait until we read the next chapter. I walked away to turn off lights down the hall and as I headed back Rachel said, "Mom, you need to have another baby so Abby stops getting all the attention!"

"Yeah!" chimed in JD, "She needs some one to push her out of the way like we were!"

"Don't you think the baby would just get all the attention and then you'd be no better off?"

JD answered, "Not if it was a boy, then it would be alright."

Rachel makes random affirmative noises and general begging, whining noises along with this that I don't really catch.

Eventually I say, dryly, "Fine. I'll try to get pregnant tomorrow."

Abby finally enters the conversation with this show stopper, "I don't think so Mom. You'll need a man to put a seed in you and that means Daddy would have to do it."

JD and Rachel burst into embarrassed giggles. Rachel starts rolling her eyes and shaking her head.

Abby continued, "I don't think Dad would say yes. I think he would think it wouldn't be that fun."

"No? You don't think so, huh?" I'm totally cool about the whole thing as I grin conspiratorially at JD and Rachel.

"Yeah. I'm getting a really gross picture in my head."

I look at Rachel. She has an absolutely horrified look on her face.

"Who would want to put their hand in someone's belly and plant a seed!?"

Whew! I think it's time for prayers and lights out!