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The forecast.

Sunday, July 18th, 2010

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The weather here lately has been hazy, hot and humid. Did I say hot and humid? I meant HOT and HUMID.  But the National Weather Service neglected to mention that with the advent of Hot and Humid, there is also a 95% chance of Rambunctious, with added spots of sibling hostility and/or violence. It’s shaping up to be quite a stormy week.

We had a long season of Rambunctious paired with Hostility a couple of years ago, and I found that the best way to deal with it was to turn off the television. (I know, you may gasp audibly here.) After the children’s initial shock (but not awe), and the obligatory Day 1 testing of the ban (“Can we watch tv?” “But it’s time for _____” {insert your favorite show –Nick, Disney or other silliness — here}), the children settled down and we had a lovely month (yes, I did it for a month). We’ll see how we do this week (I’m getting soft — it’s only for one week).

It’s my hope that I can disrupt this Rambunctious with Hostility pattern just enough that we can return to Hazy, Hot and Humid with a seasonal chance of Rambunctious. I’ve got no issue with that. In fact, the dogs decided they were pleased with the atmospheric change already, and have jumped, with wild abandon, into Rambunctious.

I find it a tad early on a Sunday morning, but I suppose if you’re going to embrace the Rambunctious, it doesn’t hurt to get an early start. You can’t really ever be sure what the weather will do next: I’m sure the Doodles have some concern that Ennui will roll in, and then no one will pay attention to them.

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