Happy BUBBA Day!

Bubbaday This morning at breakfast, Sophia said today is Bubba day. We thought it was pretty funny and decided to sing "Happy Bubba day to you" to Matthew, who to Sophia, is Bubba. I wrote "happy Bubba day" on their lunchbags, said "happy Bubba day" as they walked away into school.

It was all about the Bubba. He got to play the computer. He got to pick dinner. Spaghetti Factory, spaghetti and meatballs. Since I didn’t really want to take them there, I made the home-made version of Spaghetti Factory here. (not that hard…come on…spaghetti. But it was my first time making meatballs…)

What is it about special days that tends to make people really grumpy? They set high expectations of a super-fabulous day, and when it ends up only fabulous, they become very disappointed. That was Matt. Despite his fabulous day, he spent plenty of time crying and whining. Like because I sent him inside after he pushed his little sister down. "But it’s BUBBA day!!" was his argument. Or because he has to do homework: "But it’s BUBBA day!" Same thing with turning off the computer or TV, cleaning his room, clearing his dishes off the table, not getting to go to Coldstone for ice cream, and not getting presents. Sorry dude, but Bubba Day doesn’t automatically make you the king of the world. Still, as fun as it was and wasn’t for him, it was fun for me because I felt like an A+ mom today. I mean, look at me, doing something special for no reason. A+++ :)

This entry was written by Shannon Montez, posted on September 26, 2005 at 8:26 pm, filed under old blog. Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post. Trackbacks are closed, but you can post a comment.

12 Comments

  1. Hilary said . . .

    I can’t put enough plusses on this comment to say how PLUS it was. :) Happy day Matt…

    Posted September 26, 2005 at 8:41 pm | Permalink
  2. jamie said . . .

    total A PLUS. :) go you. that’s rad, shannon. :)

    Posted September 26, 2005 at 9:22 pm | Permalink
  3. Joanna said . . .

    Tooo funny, Shannon!! And so fun! You’re the best!

    Posted September 27, 2005 at 5:08 am | Permalink
  4. Sophia said . . .

    A+ Mommy, for certain, Shannon! WAY TO GO! What a fun entry!

    Sophia

    Posted September 27, 2005 at 8:41 am | Permalink
  5. Mindy said . . .

    Love those A+ days–they don’t happen often enough! Good for you for making it happen. Give the kids a hug for us!

    Posted September 27, 2005 at 8:52 am | Permalink
  6. tifsmith said . . .

    you sound like such a fun mom. and i know just what you mean about special days being a grump inducer. but years from now they won’t remember being grumpy, but he will probably remember the meatballs.

    Posted September 27, 2005 at 9:26 am | Permalink
  7. Moriah said . . .

    OMG such a cute pic!!! Love the story, LOL that Bubba day didn’t apply across the board.

    Moriah

    Posted September 27, 2005 at 11:37 am | Permalink
  8. Emily Kate said . . .

    Ok this is the cutest story ever! You’re a good mama!

    Posted September 27, 2005 at 11:45 am | Permalink
  9. Janet O said . . .

    Oh my goodness…you have a Bubba too? My Bubba thinks EVERY day is Bubba day. LOL! Sounds like fun! You are a way more fun mom than I. :)

    Posted September 27, 2005 at 12:30 pm | Permalink
  10. kent said . . .

    So was it his birthday or just Bubba day - that’s cute!

    Posted September 27, 2005 at 7:24 pm | Permalink
  11. april said . . .

    love the face!

    Posted September 27, 2005 at 9:43 pm | Permalink
  12. Erica said . . .

    Holy crap! How could you NOT love a kid that can make a face like that!?!

    Posted September 28, 2005 at 7:20 am | Permalink

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