So, I don’t know what you all do for fun on a Friday night, but around here, this is what we do.
While Monkey Girl practices her flute at the kitchen table (because her practice space in the library, apparently, isn’t good enough), the boys and I dance around like fools.
During some songs, the boys bust out the recorders and play along with her.
It gets loud.
But then, as I’ve mentioned before, it’s always pretty loud around here.
I like her band teacher, because he’s got them playing songs like “Jump” by Van Halen.
Nothing like a 5th grade band playing some 80’s rock.
Maybe next week they’ll get some Def Leppard.
Anywho…
Then, she starts practicing the theme from StarWars and the boys and I decide to re-enact the scene at the end of StarWars, where Princess Leia gives the boys the medals.
I play Luke Skywalker.
Monkey in the Middle plays Han Solo, and gives a super cute wink when he gets his medal.
If I were Leia, I’d have swooned.
Baby Monkey portrays Chewbacca.
He plays a mean wookie.
Then, we switch roles and Baby Monkey plays Han as he is frozen.
Then, the 6 of us sit around and try to see who can make the best Wookie sound.
Tiny makes a pretty good Wookie.
Looking back, I should have recorded that part of the evening.
If you heard it, your lives would never be the same.
Then, we put the kids to bed.
It’s a Friday night, so they have a sleepover in Monkey Girl’s bed.
After we let them get comfy and snuggly, Real Man and I climb into bed with them, and elbow them and scootch around and say “This is how it feels when people who shouldn’t be sleeping in your bed come in in the middle of the night and take up all the space.”
The monkeys find this hilarious.
I realize I’m actually pretty comfy and don’t want to get out of the bed, but then Monkey in the Middle moves and his elbow digs into my back and I remember the point we were trying to make and I hop out.
Then, Real Man and I snuggle up and play Words With Friends against each other, while sitting next to each other, instead of pulling out the actual Scrabble board.
We’re a very 21st century couple.
Or something.
So, there it is…our rockin’ Friday night.
Very different than our Friday nights when we were dating.
Cuz, you know, we didn’t used to have kids.
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