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Spring Love In Bloom
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About a month ago, all Chloe could do was complain about “Dylan.” She would get off the bus and complain that “Dylan is SO loud! Dylan gets on my nerves! I hate Dylan! Blah, blah, blah.
About two weeks after that, she stepped off the bus, looked up at me with a crooked-teeth smile and asked, “Mom, can I have a play date with Dylan?”
“I thought you didn’t like Dylan?” I said.
“ILoveHimNowAndHe’sMyBoyfriend.”
My brain thought, “Oh shit, here we go.”
So, I told her that I didn’t have a phone number for Dylan (a small white lie, I suppose I could have looked it up in the directory). A week later she was home with a phone number. So, I guess I have to set up a time to hang out with Dylan.
Under strict parental supervision.
Her teacher even said that she can see that they’ve been very buddy-buddy. It’s quite cute. He’s cute. She’s cute.
It’s a big ol’ bucket of cute.
And hopefully not a glimpse into the future I’m gonna have to deal with.
Excited For Entertainment
Posted by: | CommentsJust wanted to share…the second Diary of a Wimpy Kid movie is coming out March 25th. I don’t know who’s more excited, me or the kids! So, here’s the preview. Watch all the way to the end. Trust me.
The Weather Might Not Be Spring, But…
Posted by: | CommentsYes, the weather definitely can’t be spring yet.
Damn groundhog. I would have taken Chloe to punch him in the head, but there was too much snow.
The kids ended up not having school on Tuesday, which put them home for SIX DAYS IN A ROW. Don’t get me wrong, I definitely enjoyed them. But without having the luxuries of summer activities like the pool and just BEING outside, they were ready for school. After about four days.
So, the weather is definitely still winter. But me? My attitude is gearing up for spring. I’ve started re-arranging stuff in the house. I’m gaining a new sense of purpose, and I’m motivated. That’s MY big sign for spring. I never, ever start projects in the winter. Well, I might start them, but I stop them in about five minutes. I’m enjoying my renewed energy, and I’m relishing in my great attitude.
And I won’t even let sleet, rain, snow or ice ruin it.
Point is, if I have this feeling, I know that ACTUAL spring is coming. Soon. So hang in there. Trust me.
Hell, I may even wash my car. Poor thing hasn’t been washed since October.
In Flux
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OK, I can’t decide if this is winter weather or early spring weather. I’m not sure if I should let Chloe “punch that groundhog right in the face,” or tell her to cool her jets. Bad news? 3-5 inches by tomorrow morning. Good news? Well, it should melt pretty quickly. I’ll let the deciding factor be this: If we have a two hour delay tomorrow, I will say it’s still winter, and let the punching commence. (The girls have already been home for five days straight, a two hour delay may be just the thing that would push me over the edge). No two hour delay, and I’ll happily go about my day just waiting for the sun to melt the evil stuff that fell from the sky.
By the way, Girl Scout cookies are in. I will be sorting and figuring tonight, and will take most of them to the restaurant for pick up. If you’re lucky, I’ll deliver them on Wednesday.
Unless I have to take Chloe to punch a groundhog.
Spring Fever
Posted by: | CommentsWe were blessed with a couple of beautiful (well, beautiful for February in Pittsburgh) days on Thursday and Friday. I had originally planned on taking my kids to the zoo on Friday, because they had a teacher in-service day. But, sometimes life throws you curve balls. I guess that your happiness all depends on how you react to those curve balls.
Thursday started as a regular (but warm) day. I threw the kids on the bus and headed home to do some work. About a half an hour later, I got a call from my friend. He had to drop something off to the school that his daughter had forgotten. He said that the school smelled like gas, and there were fire trucks and ambulances. He said he was taking his daughter home. Well, I wrestled back and forth with the decision, and finally decided to just yank mine out of school, too. I didn’t want them sitting and getting nauseous, and if they ended up with an early dismissal, I figured I would beat the rush.
Well, long story short, I got my kids, all my neighbors got their kids, and they moved all the other children over to the middle school to just kill time all day. Me? I took the kids to the zoo a day early. It was 65 degrees, sunny, and we decided to have fun with our curve ball.
We had a great day. There was hardly anybody at the zoo, and we got to watch the animals for as long as we wanted. The kids were in a great mood, and there was absolutely no complaining or whining. (Well, there was the occasional, “Are we there yet???” But I don’t even really hear those anymore).
Usually I make sure that I leave the zoo in plenty of time to beat the traffic. But that day? It just didn’t matter. Traffic, schmaffic. As we headed home, we talked about getting close to home and stopping for ice cream. I drove home through Lawrenceville and the Strip, and I followed through on something I had been meaning to do…Stop at Klavons Ice Cream. I’ve driven past it a bunch of times, but never actually stopped. The kids enjoyed sitting at the counter, and they got to pick out some classic candy. I even got some of those little jaw breakers in a box. Love those. I remember paying 10 cents at a basketball game for them. Well, they’re a quarter now…which is perfect…because I got to say “Hey, when I was little these were only ten cents.”
If I have to get old, I wanna do all the old people stuff I can.
I’ve really been trying to live in the moment, and enjoy every single day. It wasn’t hard that day. So I figure, next time I’m having a hard time enjoying my day, I’ll just close my eyes and think about our trip to the zoo.
