Thanksgiving Break (AKA PRESCHOOL IS CLOSED ALL WEEK)
Day 1 | 11.23.15
- 06:00am - Both kids are up. "Mom, why is it so dark out?" Because God is still sleeping.
- 06:30am - Both kids are eating "breakfast" snacks in our bed. I don't even know what the snacks were, nor do I care.
- 07:00am - "Mom, can I have a creamsicle?"
- 07:45am - Had every puzzle we own out and mixed up
- 08:30am - Chastise the potty talk for the 15,000th time
- 09:00am - MOM WE ARE STARVING AGAIN!
- 09:04am - I text my friend: "Bring your kids over today; We'll be home all day!" - 09:30am - Sword to the eye? Check!
- 09:31am - "Being home all day" suddenly sounds like a death sentence
Who are these children and where is their parole officer?!
- 09:32am - IF YOU DON'T CLEAN UP THOSE PUZZLES I WILL PACK THEM ALL UP AND TAKE THEM TO CHILDREN WHO DON'T HAVE ANY TOYS
- 09:35am - GET IN THE CAR I DON'T KNOW WHERE WE'RE GOING BUT AT LEAST YOU'LL BE STRAPPED IN
Guys, I made up as many errands as I could that didn't involve getting out of the car. I know you've done this, so don't judge me. {Side note: Remember when you were a teenager/young adult and knowing that the malls opened at 10:00am seemed silly because who gets up before noon? Fast forward to motherhood: WHY IS NOTHING OPEN?! WE'VE BEEN UP FOR 4 HOURS ALREADY.} We had to drop a off a travel-sized hairbrush in a friend's mailbox (I know), then go to the post office (drive-thru mailbox), go to the bank (drive-thru ATM), pick up lunch (drive-thru bad food), drop a bag of clothes off to a friend, and then go to Jump Jump to save my children's lives.
"MOM THESE ERRANDS ARE TAKING FOREVER!" Really? Seems like we could use about 10,324 more things to do today because it is ONLY LUNCH TIME.
While at Jump Jump, my kids played like little angels whose halos were perfectly adjusted for the audience of strangers who had no idea why I looked like a crazy rabid animal entering the indoor playground. We ate lunch, I got them off and playing, and then I pulled out my iPad to continue reading Mindy Kaling's book, Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns). I sat in my happy place, reading and laughing like a hushed hyena while the kids played. They came over to me every few minutes to remind me of how sweet they can be and that maybe I didn't need to spend $15.00 to play inside today, and I sent them back on their way each time with a, "...remember we are here to play! GO play!"
One of the times they came over to see me and get water, P saw that I had my iPad out and said, "What are you reading? The Bible?"
My own son just gut-punched me with a heavy dose of ironic conviction.
"No baby. It's one of mommy's books."
But I need to go read the Bible ...
"MOM THESE ERRANDS ARE TAKING FOREVER!" Really? Seems like we could use about 10,324 more things to do today because it is ONLY LUNCH TIME.
While at Jump Jump, my kids played like little angels whose halos were perfectly adjusted for the audience of strangers who had no idea why I looked like a crazy rabid animal entering the indoor playground. We ate lunch, I got them off and playing, and then I pulled out my iPad to continue reading Mindy Kaling's book, Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns). I sat in my happy place, reading and laughing like a hushed hyena while the kids played. They came over to me every few minutes to remind me of how sweet they can be and that maybe I didn't need to spend $15.00 to play inside today, and I sent them back on their way each time with a, "...remember we are here to play! GO play!"
One of the times they came over to see me and get water, P saw that I had my iPad out and said, "What are you reading? The Bible?"
My own son just gut-punched me with a heavy dose of ironic conviction.
"No baby. It's one of mommy's books."
But I need to go read the Bible ...
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