I have been invited to go camping. What's that you say? I don't strike you as the camping sort of gal? Well, what's that when there is such an adventure to be had?
First, the real reason is that I need to get the hell out of this house. I am so tired of all five of us being home ALL THE TIME. King George (who hates being mentioned btw) is staying home with our three-year-old hellion, Princess MiMi. I will be taking Princess CoCo (who has developed an attitude this summer) and Princess LuLu (who has developed into the full-fledged maniac that I'd always envisioned).
The other women are 3 School Moms from Saint Whotheheck --where I send the girls. They are lovely, and fertile (they each have 4 or 5 kids). I have to say, fertility is something there is plenty of at our school. Princess CoCo has two girls in her class that are 1/11 and 1/13. Several of my close friends have 5 and one has 6. I am an underachiever with my petite little brood of 3. I'm okay with that, but it does mean that I get a lot of advice because I am clearly in the minor mom leagues.
Anyway, they all camp a lot and thought it would be a hoot to bring me along. Of course, we'll see what they say when they see me without my make-up. My make-up is no joke. This morning Sissy was picking up my girls for something and when she saw me she immediately became alarmed.
"Are you okay" she asked me, as she blinked and tried to adjust her eyes to the glaring homeliness
"Yes, why do you ask?"
"You look.....different" she furrowed her brow and began mentally diagnosing me.
"You aren't used to seeing me without make-up. I'm okay just haven't gotten to it yet. Don't be afraid."
She was in a hurry or I think she would have made me lie down....but seriously it's just that my make-up is the only thing that makes me look faintly human. Otherwise I have kind of and "alien with some horrible skin condition" sort of glow about me. The government has asked me to wear make-up...at least until they can unleash me bare faced on Osama bin Laden. I'm sure he'll have some great camping tips.
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