GET UP! - Part Drei « If Mom Says OK

Posted by: Tara R. | May 4, 2008

GET UP! - Part Drei

At 0′dark:30 tomorrow morning, I pull out the big guns in the great Wake Up Wars. None of this pandering to the enemy, I mean business. There won’t be any pussy cat-sized, wimp bottle of water.

No, I’m bringing out the cannons. I mean business ~ The Super Soaker 500 with a fill capacity of about 32 ounces of ice cold water. That’s what I’m talking about! Let’s see the boy sleep through that kind of deluge.

GET UP! - Part Deux

If momma ain’t happy…

Posted in parents, sons, teenagers | Tags: over sleeping, Super Soaker, wake up calls

Responses

let em hang TARa.

later lady, beany

[Tara R.] Beany…. looks like rain!

By: so grateful to be Mormon on May 4, 2008
at 11:55 am

Can’t wait to see what happens!

[Tara R.] April… I secretly hope I won’t have to resort to the big guns, but I will if I have too.

By: April on May 4, 2008
at 11:57 am

OH NO! LOL

Is it bad that I’m secretly hoping they DON’T get up?

[Tara R.] Groovy Mom… the gauntlet has been thrown. There is no backing down now.

By: Groovy Mom on May 4, 2008
at 12:16 pm

please sleep in, please.

[Tara R.] xbox… hopefully just the threat will be enough. I really don’t want to resort to such drastic extremes, but I NEED to regain control of my mornings. Sleeping in is not an option.

By: Xbox4NappyRash on May 4, 2008
at 1:07 pm

SNORT!! I love it! I hope you’ll have a camera in one hand too, I’m looking forward to seeing pics of the fun!

[Tara R.] Cyndy… I showed the boy the Super Soaker… I think I have his attention now.

By: cyndy on May 4, 2008
at 1:08 pm

AWESOME!!!!!!! Please videotape & post ! You are my hero!

[Tara R.] Bad Momma… I really do hope that the threat alone is enough. But the boy knows I am serious.

By: Bad Momma on May 4, 2008
at 2:18 pm

My parents resorted to that with my brother!!!! Good luck!

[Tara R.] Laura… did it work?

By: Laura on May 4, 2008
at 2:31 pm

oh, i’ll be checking my feed reader all day for an update of the ‘alarm clock’! I hope he tries to sleep forever!

[Tara R.] Zoeyj… you just wait, ‘I’ will be a teen before you know it. HA!

By: zoeyjane on May 4, 2008
at 2:53 pm

Ooo. I love the videotape idea. (You might need it for evidence.)

[Tara R.] Half-Past… He definitely wouldn’t want photographic evidence of this.

By: Half-Past Kissin' Time on May 4, 2008
at 6:56 pm

I’m in favor of the video too! And good luck!!!!

[Tara R.] Amanda… thanks, I hope I won’t need to bring out the big guns.

By: ~Amanda~ on May 4, 2008
at 7:16 pm

Oh, sweet! Can’t wait to see what happens if THIS doesn’t work!!

[Tara R.] Nola… it could get really ugly.

By: Nola on May 4, 2008
at 7:22 pm

Can you YouTube this for me? I want to laugh.. hahah.. Good luck.

[Tara R.] Kim… if the cannons are employed, absolutely!

By: Kim on May 4, 2008
at 8:08 pm

I may have to steal that idea. Let me know how it works!

[Tara R.] Meg… I’ll give details later.

By: Meg on May 4, 2008
at 8:59 pm

GAME ON! *rooting for you from the sidelines!*

[Tara R.] Jen… yes, game on! I don’t like losing.

By: Jen on May 4, 2008
at 9:11 pm

Exactly.

[Tara R.] Ashley… he now knows I mean business.

By: Ashley on May 4, 2008
at 10:55 pm

well TARa, i am very amused that you showed WK the super soaker, so he knows what will come.

but let em fall.

stay strong sister, beany

Tara R.] Beany… I didn’t want to traumatize the poor boy. Had to give him a fighting chance.

By: so grateful to be Mormon on May 5, 2008
at 1:00 am

Our daughter (hs senior) had to acolyte last weekend at the early church service. She wouldn’t get up. After repeated entreaties, my husband came in and upended her from the bed, mattress and all. She tried to get back in bed. I said, “You’d better get up, or else.” She said, “Or else what?” I said, “You don’t want to know,” and went down the hall to take a shower. She got out of bed and went to church. We were both shocked. So was she, a little bit. Who knew?

[Tara R.] Melissa B… OMG… I LOVE THAT! Sometimes you just have to get their attention.

By: Melissa B. on May 5, 2008
at 5:55 am

I’m laughing harder with each chapter!

[Tara R.] Angela… I’m not sure how this will end.

By: Angela on May 5, 2008
at 6:23 am

Hahaha. Glad to see you took the Super Soaker advice. Can’t wait to see how this works out. lol

BTW, I’ve moved. I’m now at 42.gibkeeg.com. Come visit.

[Tara R.] CableGirl… loved the advice, don’t think the boy liked it too much though. I’ll change my blogroll to the new address.

By: CableGirl on May 5, 2008
at 7:12 am

Haha, can’t wait to read what happens! You are too funny…

[Tara R.] Anna… hope you’re taking notes for when you have your own kids.

By: Anna on May 5, 2008
at 7:17 am

Personally, I’m hoping you had to use it on your hubbie!

[Tara R.] Dina… that would have been too fun!

By: Dina on May 5, 2008
at 8:20 am

Dude, harsh but totally awesome.

[Tara R.] Joeprah… ya know, girls aren’t known to be the best morning people either. Your trio will be in their teens before you know it. And, you’ll think back on this and say, ‘ hmmm, maybe T had a good idea.