Deer in the headlights

Summer is really flying by and the blahs are setting in. Cannot believe it is already mid-August! I've pretty much given up on getting any more from the garden except for tomatoes (lots of those). Everything is a dud, but I did have fun prepping the soil and waiting for something to come of all the work put into the garden. Okay, so I didn't get veggies, but I did get a little exercise and education.

DP is off to camp in a couple of weeks, which means lining up clothes and miscellaneous gear then labeling everything. We are both looking forward to his first experience in the great outdoors. He really needs to see what life is about without traffic, street lights, television, and video games. And I need five days without my name being called. Although...the last few days he has been on punishment, so living without video games is already in place.  He has been staying in the house for a few days, trouble is I'm not sure who's suffering the most--him for lack of being with friends or me because he's huffing and moaning and using his "poor me" look.

Okay! Okay! I couldn't take it anymore, so he has been allowed to go play with his friend for a couple of hours in the afternoons. I knew if I saw one more stick or empty paper towel roll being used as a Harry Potter wand, I was gonna lose it! Every time I toss one stick or twig outside, two more mysteriously appear. Yesterday, I went to vacuum the floor and the extension wands were missing. I asked where they were---he gave me that "deer in the head lights" look, the one where he just stands and stares with a blank look, I can see the wheels spinning as he tries to find an answer. He said they are up in a tree.
- How did they get there, DP?
- I didn't know what it was so I threw them up there.
- How did they get off the side of the vacuum cleaner accessory rack, DP?
Again with the deer-in-the-headlights look.
- And who the heck is supposed to climb up there to get it??? Deer-in-the-headlights.
 So, that was $11 for a replacement. Yep...go play with your friend. Get out of the house. Give me peace, just be sure you're home by 5:00 for dinner.

Oh and did I mention he is now writing rap songs? No video game, no computer, so he's rappin' about hard life in the streets. Hello? Really? Am I THAT bad??