Noise Bubble

Today, Grant had his first official eye doctor appointment. He has been having trouble reading the board at school and has been complaining about headaches, so we thought it was time. And sure enough, Dr. Reins prescribed some glasses.

Grant was pretty pumped about picking some out. Not at all like I was when I was in fourth grade picking out my glasses. I was such a dork. Grant is cool and he thinks its cool that he gets to wear glasses, just like his dad. And I guess kids with glasses don't get made fun of as much anymore. You've come a long way four-eyes.

We picked up Mia and came home for lunch and that was when the craziness started. They both started yelling at the top of their lungs. I suppose they were excited about their routines being thrown off-2 kids home for lunch instead of just one or all 3. Yelling nonsense. I told them to stop and then they both started to jibber jabber. No words, just nonsensical syllables over and over.

"You need to stop making noise, just to make noise," I pleaded. So they stopped and Grant started breathing....loudly. Panting, wheezing, audible moaning. Over and over and over. "Grant! Stop making noise, just to make noise."

But he couldn't help himself. It was like there was a big noise bubble inside of him that just needed to "pop." And it didn't just "pop," it blew up all over the kitchen. (Where are the dogs when you need them). He didn't have anything to say. No thought or idea that he needed to express. He just needed to make some noise.

I thought about how many of us just need to make some noise. Talk show hosts, reality tv, that crazy rock and roll music the kids are listening to these days. We can tell them to shut up all we want, but they have to let their noise bubble "pop."

I suppose that's what I'm doing with this blog too. Even though its quiet (unlike my dog Lacey who is barking every 5 minutes today to be let out so that she can go kill a squirrel), it's my way of making a little noise. It might not always be a coherent thought or idea or even interesting, but it's my way of popping my noise bubble.