ME -to Zippy16.5.

I am ruining his summer }:)

I am off for a few weeks this summer catching up with home improvements. Zippy out of school and for the past two summers I have lived through:

Zippy's summer hours -2pm-11:30pm (wakes up at 2pm)
Zippy laying like a lazy lion on the living room couch eating bowl after bowl of food watching tv
Zippy, then sauntering downstairs around 4pm to video game his brains out until bed

Repeat day after day for two years-BUT NOT THIS YEAR

New house rule (has to be repeated daily because I think Zippy16.5 was dropped on his head at birth)

No eating on the living room couch-one may eat at the table, at TV table in the living room or Zippy's gaming area.

Zippy is very crusty about this new house rule.

Zippy's friend Art-got Zippy his second job(Zippy got fired from his first job that Daddy got him at his work for 12 lates!). Zippy does not like this job and I am counting down the days until he gets fired from this one because:

On Father's Day Zippy had a shift starting at 10:30AM (remember the Zippeth does not get up before 2pm)-DH was working that day and reminded Zippy that he was to get up early. DH goes to work.

I am doing housework and notice it is 9:45AM-no Zippy and the bus ride is 40 minutes and the buses are on Sunday schedule. I KNOW Zippy will blissfully sleep until 2pm and then play dumb re getting fired from this job, and his "Daddy goggled father" will sympathize with him!

So I bite the bullet and bang on Zippy's door until I hear a heartwarming

"WHUUUUUUU" (nasty loud tone like "WTF do you want"!)

Me: "Zippy, if you are planning to go to work today you may want to think about getting up"

10:00AM Zippy saunters down makes himself a huge cup of tea (shift starts at 10:30AM)-downs the tea like a camel in the dessert that hasn't drank anything in months!

puts it down and looks at me and say

"Endora-I guess I need a ride"

Me: :O

I give him a ride (cuz I want the break from his presence)

I tell DH when he gets home what transpired-had I not given Zippy a ride-he would have lost this job as he is only 3 shifts into it and I would lose whatever precious Zippyless time I have for the next few weeks! DH slightly mentions to Zippy the incident and how "Zippy" must try and get up-Zippy bats his camel like lashes and Daddykins drops the ball-Zippy goes down to video his brain numb.

I mention to DH that maybe allowing Zippy to sleep until 2pm everyday is making it hard for him to get up before then so I suggest that Zippy wake up at 11:00 Mon-Friday over the summer and that if he must get up for an early shift he needs to set not only his alarm clock (which Zippy says did NOT go off that fateful morning) but set the alarm on his precious cell phone (the best most expensive Daddy can buy him of course!) :sick:

DH agrees-but will implement these new rules his way (which means not!)

I state I do not have much confidence in this happening and then WW3 starts again!

Amazing how early Zip can get up when Art calls to do something in the morning-no alarm clock needed.

Zippy "forgot" to turn in an 80.00 text book-

DH gets a call from the school

DH says "Zippy-do you have a math text book to return"

Zippy "Yup"

DH-"Where is this book Zippy"?

Zippy: "In my locker at school"

DH-"Zippy, you cleaned out your locker at school-is there a lock on your locker?

Zippy: "No"

There will be no text book in the unlocked locker (if indeed we are getting the truth)

DH: "Zippy -the school is open today-I want you to go to school and check for that book or you are going to have to pay for the book"

Me: "Good thing you are working eh Zippy?"

Two dirty looks from Zip and DH for the price of one

It is now past 11am -DH is at work -Zippy is still sleeping what do you think are the chances Zippy will check for the text book?

That kid is driving me to drink!