Seriously?

Honestly, if I kept a tally of how many times I have used the word "seriously" in the last week, the count would come to 5,734,218. Sometimes, I don't say it out loud because it may be an inappropriate time, but I'm probably thinking it. It's that go to word, whether I'm saying it because something is funny or it's being said with a sarcastic tone. It's that word that we can say in an angry tone, like we can't believe that actually just happened. Whatever the tone, this word is definitely the most used word in my vocabulary. Seriously.

For example, on Sunday morning, Luke's clothes were laid out for him to get ready for church. I told him to go get his clothes on for church. His ears heard, "Go get my gun, sit down in the living room, and watch Batman." My response was "Seriously?!?" The picture is below to show that I'm not exaggerating at all. And, I seriously apologize for the way my apartment looks. My husband is about to go on a week long bear hunt, and it is also a glorified storage unit until we can move into our new house. Oh, and talk about a "Mother of the Year" moment, I had a great one the other night. Our family is obsessed with the Olympics. We love it! We scream and cheer like the athletes can hear us. Even Luke joins in. We also sing the national anthem at the top of our lungs when the USA wins gold, and they get their medals. We get to the last line, and I hear Elizabeth sing, "and the flag was still there", not "and the home of the brave". First, I responded with "Seriously, Elizabeth?" Then, I thought, "Holy Cow! Have I not done my job as a true patriot and taught her the national anthem?" My oldest child knows it. Elizabeth and Allie were both in choir and sing it with the choir at school. She should know this song. For the love of creation, she's 9 years old! So, needless to say, we've been working on the "Star Spangled Banner" for the last 10 days.

Another way I use the word "seriously" is in surprise. If my husband or kids say something I'm not expecting, I yell out "seriously!" Or during football season, if the Clemson Tigers make a great play, I yell out "SERIOUSLY!!!" When the surprise is unpleasant, like when my 11 year old, Allie, out of the blue decides to be a Miss Sass Pants, I look at her and say, "Seriously, Allie?" There's also the occasions when Luke decides to run through the living room stark naked yelling "look at my booty" when we have company over. Seriously!?!

To be truthful, "Seriously" is just that awesome word that can go with just about any situation. Again, I say it so often that my 4 year old also uses it in context, except he pronounces it surriously, like a true southerner/Texan. So, just for the sake of it, let's say it for the 5,734,219th time for the week. :)