The Boys Of Summer: The Nun At Tim Horton's

Cocaine Princess here.

It’s been officially {counting today} 13 days living with The Boys of Summer.

When I first heard they would be spending the summer with us, my biggest concern was how to prevent them from dying of boredom. Had they been all girlie-girls there would have been no problem keeping them entertained: trips to the mall and spa days. Believe me none of the boys especially the 3 older ones aren’t remotely interested in doing any of that but thankfully we’re all getting along very well. I’m actually quite surprised at how much fun I’m having with them and even what is more surprising to me is that I’m participating in things I didn’t think I would enjoy doing. 


I’ve had quite a busy week with them and I thought I’d share with you part of a conversation that took place on Day 9:

Monday July 12th 2010

Monday morning housekeeper {HK} was sitting at the kitchen table feeding Butterball and the way she's been stuffing him with food I may have to change his name from Butterball to Basketball. Anyways, I could tell by the look on her face how tired and worn out she was. It’s been quite an adjustment for her as well. Usually she comes in 1-2x a week to clean and then cooks a meal for "A" and I. Now she is here 7 days a week cooking and cleaning 3-4x a day, and the two little ones require "all the time looking after" but sister helps out plenty in that department. My lovelies before I continue with this post I must share something:


If you recall from last Friday's post I mentioned how the boys have bit of a cheeky streak. Sometime last week HK was taking a siesta on the couch. The 12 year old {AKA The Prankster} being the sweet and angelic boy he is put his iPod headphones over her ears while she was napping and then turned on the volume at full blast! Well, you can imagine what HK’s reaction was. Luckily she has a great sense of humor because when her heartbeat resumed back to normal she had a good chuckle over the whole incident.

Now back to what I was blogging about:


.........but sister helps out plenty in that department. As HK continued feeding the 7mth old she made mention how she was in need of a good strong cup of coffee. A Tim’s double-double! I happily offered to go on a Tim's run for her and the 12 year old wanted to accompany me. Upon leaving HK had one more request:

HK: "And donuts. Bring back donuts, please."

When we arrived at Tim Horton’s the prankster and I decided to have a little something. We both ordered an icy fruit smoothie and an eclair. {I didn’t order the eclair}. After receiving our order we found a place to sit and began chatting about general things. As my houseguest was talking he stopped midway and diverted his eyes elsewhere. Curious to know what grabbed his attention I turned around and there was a nun, a young looking one, sitting by herself at a nearby table. The 12 yr old leaned in and quietly asked:

12 YR OLD: “What is that nun doing here?”

I did another quick look. I replied:

ME: By the looks of it she's enjoying a cup of coffee and having a snack like you.

12 YR OLD: “Is she allowed to do that?” 


I giggled at his question. I know there's a list of things nuns aren’t permitted to do but eating is not one of them. 

ME: “Yes, I’m quite sure they’re allowed to eat.” 

He then explained that's not what he meant.

12 YR OLD: “I thought they weren’t allowed to leave church grounds?”

ME: I’m not familiar with the nun’s handbook but I think they get some free time.”

12 YR OLD: “Are there a lot of them around here?”

I informed him a church that had been under construction for the past several months in our neighborhood was now open for service and it was more than likely she had come from there. The boy would not stop staring at her. It was like the nun's presence had some type of strange hold on him, so I had to ask if this was his first time ever seeing a live nun?!   

12 YR OLD: The only nuns I ever see are the ones in church during Christmas and Easter service. They're all so old and mean looking. I've never seen one chilling out at a coffee shop before.

ME: There's nothing too sinful about Tim Horton's so I think it's okay for her to be here.  
 
I take that back....their desserts are sinful, high in fat but very yummy. Then I noticed his pale Dutch-Icelandic complexion turning red.

12 YR OLD: “She smiled at me! What should I do?”


I suggested he smile back.

12 YR OLD: “Then she’s gonna think I like her.”

I couldn’t help but giggle again. Good grief the boy honestly thought the nun was showing some type of romantic interest in him.  I told him that wasn’t the case. It was simply nothing more than a polite-friendly-type-smile. I advised he just chill out and to more importantly finish his smoothie before HK called asking where her donuts and coffee were! Lately I've discovered she gets very cranky and moody these days without several daily shots of caffeine. His face then went from a blushed complexion to concern. In a panicky-like voice he said:

12 YR OLD: “She’s looking at me and getting up....Oh no she’s coming over here. Why?”


I made yet another look. And she was! The nun was heading in our direction. Teasing, I gave him the following response:

 ME: “She’s knows about the prank you pulled on HK and she’s come to give you a scolding now. I bet she even carries a ruler.”

The nun approached our table and greeted us by asking how we were doing, then pulled out a flyer from her canvas bag. A BBQ was taking place on Sunday in the church's parking lot after service. The 12 yr old's observant eyes noticed her MP3 player attached to the bag and questioned what type of music she listened to.  

NUN: “Usher, Natasha Bedingfield and The Black Eyed Peas.”

12 Year Old: “Cool......It was a pleasure meeting you.”

She smiled and left and went around to talk to some of the other customers while handing them a flyer also. The 12 yr old made the following remark to me before taking a bite into his eclair: 

“That’s one pretty cool, rocking nun.”

Back home he excitedly told his brothers about the encounter he had with the Nun and about the kind of music she listens to. One of the twins, the non freckled one asked:

“I wonder if she's seen Lady Gaga’s Alejandro?”

If you've seen the video you'll understand why he asked that.

*****

My loyal and dear readers it's finally Friday.

Whatever your plans are have a splendid weekend.-x

XOXOXOXO,
Cocaine Princess