“Tomorrow, God willing and the creek don’t rise!” Mama smacked the rug one last time, stepped back to admire her handiwork, nodded to herself, and shouldered the beater.
“But Mama,” Marlee whined, “everyone else is going!”
I watched the exchange from the safety of a leafy fork on the big tree. If Mama didn’t see me, she could not call on me for chores.
Mama stopped. “Everyone?”
Marlee straightened. Hopeful and suspicious.
“Every. Single. Person?”
Marlee’s shoulders dropped.
“Thought so.” Mama’s dress swirled prettily as she turned toward the cabin, and for a moment I could see the lass she’d been before Bobby and I and Marlee came and brought with us gray hairs and wrinkles.
“But …”
“But nothing. The creek is swelled with rain and more may be coming. No swimming. And,” she added, “You come down from that tree. I need help with the washing.”
For Crispina‘s Crimson’s Creative Challenge
Na'ama Yehuda 
I just knowed Mama saw him up in the tree 😉 No foolin’ the likes o’ her, that’s for sure and certain!
This was delightful, Na’ama!
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Ah, I knew you’d know. We all did, eh? She has eyes in the back of her head, which Mamas (and some Na’amas) get installed in their back of their heads. 😉 Glad you liked this! I figured it would be relatable … 😉
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O’ course! It’s a special power we are all given 😉
Very relatable!
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🙂 I don’t know if you had a woven (wicker?) rag beater, but we sure did, and them rugs and duvets and blankets and so on sure did themselves a good beatin’ once in a while. No one needed a gym when I was growing up … 🙂
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Oh, hell no… But I’m thinking it would have been a good thing to have – if for no other reason than to beat our your frustrations.. 😉
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Yep, mostly for that …
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He he he…
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😀
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We had something like this:
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That’s what I picture!
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There’s no fooling mama. No hiding place is good enough!
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Exactly! 😉
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Mothers always know where the kids are hiding & what they are doing. I was accused of having eyes in most peculiar places by my kids
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Yep. It is an adult trait in some … I have been accused of “seeing everything” and “hearing everything” and “somehow knowing everything” 😉
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Hawk Eye was my kids nickname for me
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😀
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This is great. Mama sees everything. And we used to have these beaters when I was a kid, too.
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Yep. Mamas often do see everything. Or should. 🙂
Here’s to clean rugs and practical parenting. 🙂
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