Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Stay tuned!

So I've been quiet in writing a new blog. Pardon me. I've suddenly landed a new job of nanny. I'm actually writing this from my phone while at work.
My cousin and her two kids came in from jand last week and I thought it would be a routine visit of 3 weeks but now I know I have my work cut out for me. One of the kids is a 6 year old boy. He didn't talk to anyone on the ride from the airport but once he saw that I had an xbox 360, I became his best uncle. How sweet??? NO!!!
this kid has made it his duty to bother me the minute I walk in the door from work about playing the xbox. Unfortunately, I don't have any kid games. My games are gory; guns and blood and stuff. I can't have the kid having nightmares 'cause of a game he played. I try to avoid him playing with the system 'cause all he does is bang on the controls.
The kid is smart though. He's figured out how to work the remote for the tv. In short, now before I leave the house, I hide my remotes and unplug my gadgets. That kid is always hyper y'all. Jumping from chairs, bed, stairs and pressing every button. He almost closed the garage door on my head one time. He needs to be watched 24/7. I can't complain though. I was just like that at his age so I know what my parents went through.

The sister is 12 and so she's got a bit of the teenage girl attitude - ignoring you, staying in her room with a romance novel all day. But when she decides to play, Lord have mercy. I came close to going nuts last night. These kids were screaming and kicking all over. Now I know not to let them have ice cream after 9pm.

Their mum? Poor woman hasn't adjusted to the time difference yet so she sleeps London and Florida night times. Even if she's adjusted, she probably needs the rest. She's dealing with some bastard idiot good for nothing nonsensical gogolarity of a husband. I'm not going to talk about that though, God dey!

So pardon my scattered presence in blogosphere. I have testimonies to share and soon as I can take a break from my second job, I will need you to say halleluyah for me. No be girl testimony o, this na serious something.

Wow, in between dodging coworkers and pretending to work, I finished this. I love my iPhone. I'm coming o, stay tuned. I'll be right back.

Oh, by the way, the mum's sister (also my cousin) comes in tonight from Detroit with her little boy also. I don't think I can handle the next few days with all these kids around. PLEASE, pray for me. If you don't see my testimony by Sunday, start fasting.


Aug. 07 UPDATE
Okay, seriously fellow blogosians. Please start fasting for me from now. Two 5 and 6 year old boys in the house is so not fun. All I've been hearing is screaming and fighting and running. I went to bed early last night with a headache after giving up on chasing the boys. I'm going to start getting mad at the mums now, they need to control their seeds.
Oh, did I mention that the 6 year old snores? No, real snoring like gear 4 and gear 5. Being the kid's "best uncle", he's decided to be sleeping in my room. Unfortunately, when I sleep, my ears don't sleep. I wake up to the slightest sound. I've been losing about 2 hours of sleep every night and this last night wasn't any different. I woke up with bloodshot eyes because I spent the whole night kicking the boy and counting sheep.
Oh, wait! I think they are going to Disney for a few days tomorrow. Some peace for me. Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against them being around, I just don't have the capability (lemme speak small grammar) to handle all of these adrenalin rushes these kids are having.

Disclaimer
Coz, in case you're reading this by any highly slim chance and can figure out who the players in this blog are, I'm not against you or your kids o.

10 comments:

Enigma said...

Daddy day-care! lol

ibiluv said...

.......*evil grin*........

i love ya famille........

all those kids.......good for u.....loads of exercise so u dont think of....*cough*.........

*wink*

Invisible said...

ibiluv, don't let me swear for you o, lol.
I don't need this kind of exercise. You're right though, I haven't had a chance to think of .. *whatever's making you cough* .... lol.
That's so funny (yet so right), lol.

archiwiz said...

LOL....Heiyaa...pele ohh. You dey try with all the kids.

Pele...hopefully you'll get your sleep when they go to Disneyland.

Buttercup said...

awwwwwww poor u! i can imagine wat u r goin thru...its funny tho!

back in naija, my neighbours' kids had to stay over at our place for like 2 days, they were 1, 3 n 5, gosh, it was somn!!! at one point i just broke down n cried...im just tryna picture how being a parent wud be...God help me...

i want an iPhone!!!! my phone just got stolen, maybe i shud upgrade to that...hmmm...(i wish)

i hope u r ok!

Chari said...

Fuck!
I laughed ma ass off mehn! chai! Guy u try o!

Chari said...

My Kids have to freaking Docile mehn...OTHERWISE...but teh funny thing is if ma kids are docile I will be AFRAID!

Invisible said...

@ archiwiz, yes o, I got my sleep, played my games, watched movies, thank God.
@ buttercup, God will help you with parenthood, lol. The iphone is nice, any generation.
@ Chari, I kinda can't blame them. I was the same way as a kid but at least if karma will come at me, it should be from MY kids and not from someone else's kids. lol

Unfortunately, they get back today for 2 more days so I have 2 more days to survive.

miz-cynic said...

i can remember this my last hols in jand wen i tuk up a (wanted to save the moni i tuk for shopping...can u imagine). , my God i suffered, it was like those 2 little morafuckers(d kids i was babysitting) were sent as a punishment for all my bad deeds put together walahi cos they showed me....and trust me i also showed them, as in naija style, i showed them the real meaning of the naija proverb"omo to ba nipe iya oun oni sun, oun naa oni foju kan orun"-it means a child tht says his mother will not sleep, im sef ma no go sleep.but i miss them sha, i even hv their pics on ma fone.

miz-cynic said...

i tagged u for the meme.....hope u'v not filled it b4