THE FAMILY. We were a strange little band of characters trudging through life sharing diseases and toothpaste, coveting one another's desserts, hiding shampoo, borrowing money, locking each other out of our rooms, inflicting pain and kissing to heal it in the same instant, loving, laughing, defending, and trying to figure out the common thread that bound us all together. ~Erma Bombeck

Wednesday, March 03, 2010

R.I.P. Awesome Clock

My 2 year old loves to leave a trail of destruction. And here's his latest victim. My favorite clock bit the dust yesterday when Luke decided to throw a basketball in the house. It bounced off the 3 foot clock, causing it to fall to the tile below. It's made of particle board, so it's not the most fancy clock, but I've had it for years and it's traveled the country with us.
So my clock stand is sitting empty on the wall. I'm hoping that I can make a new clock to replace it. We'll see if my talents extend that far.
But in the end, it's just a clock and Luke is still my little sweetie. I just have to take a few deep breaths sometimes and remind myself that it's just a phase. Eventually he will no longer have the desire to color on my piano, or break my decorations.... someday.

Incidentally, Drew is convinced that he can fix THIS clock. Does it look bad (symbolically) to have the clock that represents our "Swasey & Co" with a large crack down the middle? I'm just saying!

3 comments:

Suzie Cooper said...

If you can't fix it, we can make another one when I get there!We have the same problem at our house- too many boys and their balls!

Kari said...

My vote is you can definitely fix it. I'd have been so mad though!

Jill said...

That looks so sad! I'm so sorry. I would be very sad if that happened to my clock. I'm sure it will eventually. I'm just waiting for it to happen.