Today held the best sign from Caoimhe that I am not perceived as a threat. I held out a hand full of hay and she approached me and sniffed at my hay. She walked off without taking any, but I continued to stand still while holding the hay with my hand stretched out. After a few minutes I allowed the hay to fall from my hand while leaving my hand out-stretched. Caoimhe turned and approached me once again and sniffed at my gloved hand. This is amazing to see considering two weeks ago I couldn't get within twenty feet of her with out her steering the herd away from me. In the Soay sheep, the dominant female is the leader of the group, and all the others will follow Caoimhe's direction. This is progress that is encouraging to see. Hopefully this will continue. I noticed that while Caoimhe was sniffing at my hand, Grizelda was considering coming to see what all the interest was about. If I can get these two ladies okay with me, the rams should follow.
Now, I bet by this point you are wondering why I titled this post "Hooligan's Shenanigans". Well I will tell you. This week has had quite a few interesting conversations and random acts that have been hilarious in their own way. I realize that those of you who read this, are on my FB, and therefore have seen one of these shenanigans on my status. I will completely understand if you chose to close out of this page, but if you do, you will miss out on a hilarious conversation with C.
Still here? Fabulous. Onto the shenanigans.
A little back story for you. Sean and I have often joked about if our kids were a crime syndicate, which kid would hold which cliched position. D, our youngest is most definitely the Boss. She calls the shots and if you don't do as she wishes, you will feel her wrath. C, our only son is the muscle. I once had a pediatrician say "He is freakishly strong, isn't he?" when he was a year old. He is five now and all muscle. He is however a lover not a fighter, so when he hits you, you know you messed up bad. That leaves B, our oldest daughter, She is the brains, the adviser. She gives D her very enlightened opinion, which she usually ignores. B lacks the confidence to be a leader and so she follows D, who has the tenacity to lead. Although she doesn't have the confidence to lead, you can tell that she wants to lead so we are regularly subjected to screaming, bossy behavior that only irritates the little Boss and causes her to send in her muscle to hit the brains of the outfit.
Okay, with that back story in mind, imagine my surprise when D, punched C in the face! Poor guy had a slightly bloody, fat lip. I am not sure of what caused the punch, but she got him gooooood. Following the usual TV based protocol of a crime family...the Boss NEVER does their own dirty work like hitting the muscle. She really stepped out of her designated roll and clocked her big brother good. Perhaps it was an exercise in dominance. Showing her physical strength to support her leadership skills. Whatever the reason, C hasn't been as rough with her this week.
Don't worry, C is fine. Yesterday I was treated to hearing a round of "Guess What? - Chicken Butt" that ended with C telling D that he loved her and she responded in kind.
Next up on the shenanigan list is C and his not lying. For the past few weeks C has been telling me that a girl from his school lives right by us. This week I finally asked the little girl's mom if they did indeed live by us (they don't by the way), but she did tell me that her daughter says that C gives her kisses.
Let's stop right here, and take a moment to realize that C has me wrapped around his finger the same way Sean is wrapped around the girls' fingers... and now my little Squishy Bear is KISSING a girl other than his Mommy!!! Oh. Hell. No.
Okay, so, after the shock wears off that my little boy is kissing someone else, I tell Sean. Who calls C into the sitting room to have a chat.
Sean: Are you kissing on (little girl at school)?
C: No
Sean: Are you lying to me?
C: Yes.
Sean: (stifling a laugh) C, does (little girl from school) give you kisses?
C: Nope!
Sean: Are you telling me the truth?
C: Nope!
Sean: (outright laughing) C, tell me the truth! Are you kissing girls at school?
C: No Daddy, I not.
Sean: Is that so?
C: (smiling)...no...
I am not sure if he is lying about kissing or not kissing the girl from school. Either way, I am not happy that he may or may not be taking an interest in girls so soon. Ugh. When these kids become teenagers, I will gladly accept large gifts of wine. Maybe that will soften the blow of betrayal I will feel when C starts dating and when my girls stop being girls and become she-demons once a month.
So, that has been my week. This weekend is going to be a flurry of activity as we prepare for Thanksgiving. If I do post next week, it will be on Saturday, but I might just wait and make it a two week catch up post. You'll have to wait and see. :-)
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